LAPD sends in robot dog to wrangle armed man on Metro bus -- only to find him sleeping

The Los Angeles Police Department deployed its controversial robot dog during a standoff with an armed man on a Metro bus Wednesday -- only to realize the person was asleep. Police responded to the busy intersection of Melrose and Western avenues in Hollywood just before 4 a.m. after receiving a report of a man with a gun on a bus, Officer Melissa Ohana said. The LAPD has since confirmed that the robot dog had been used before. A passenger had informed the bus driver about the armed man, and the driver contacted police. The driver pulled the bus to the side of the road and passengers safely got out, while the man stayed on board.