I hired a sitter on Rover over a month ago for a trip this week, from last Saturday through Friday (today), to house sit at my house. We did a meet and greet, I liked her. She has 8 5-star reviews over the last year and a half, with the last several months of verified stays. Booked through Rover. We did exchange Whatsapp numbers because I am out of the country on this trip and do not have an international calling plan. 

She sent messages the first few days. Wednesday at 3am she sent a message that she had been sick with a stomach bug, but was feeling better. She asked a question about one dogs behavior (sitting in the bathroom barking), and I responded (she probably wants fresh water, she's asking to drink from the toilet). I didn't hear anything so I sent several messages checking in, on Whatsapp and Rover. No response. I checked my smart lock on my door and there was very minimal locking and unlocking, and always from the inside. I checked my camera outside that door. My dogs happened to be outside so I watched them. Then you hear a man (a man I don't know) say "okay one last shot". Then the man whistles for the dogs to come inside, and she wobbles into the door way. They walk out and she falls over and he catches her. They leave together in, I assume, his vehicle. She was barefoot and obviously heavily intoxicated. That was 4pm Thursday.

I sent my friend over around midnight to check on the dogs and let them out. She found my bottles of liquor, now empty, all over the dining table (they were all either brand new or over half full), a handful of my truly seltzers empty and in the trash, a container of cratum on the table and several more in the trash. A couple empty bottles of a THC drink, with more in the fridge, that are not mine. A weed vape pen on the table. Loose pills in the bottom of her purse - methocarbamol 500mg. That matches a prescription my dog has but she had more than what my dog was prescribed, so either none or only some were stolen from my dog. My boxes where I keep medications were taken down from the cabinet in the bathroom and set on the counter and back of the toilet. I won't know if any are missing until I get home, but I have the things worth stealing with me. The toilet was clogged. The second toilet has a towel under it like it was leaking, which it has never done before. 

My dogs free feed - I keep food in their bowls at all times. Both bowls were empty. Their water (a 2 gallon bowl with fountain) was empty. My friend put 2.5 cups of food in both bowls and they immediately ate all of it. Then she put another 5 cups in both bowls and they kept eating. They never do this so they hadn't been fed in a long time. 

Thank you for reading this far. I want to know, what is every single step I should take next? I have already made a report to Rover. I can't call their number until I am back in the country at my layover around 6:30pm today. I sent them all the pictures from my friend and the video from my camera of her falling over. They are sending it to their trust and safety team and said I should get a response within 24 hours. They have offered no alternatives to pet care in the mean time. 

My friend spoke with the police and they said her stuff is abandoned property so have her car towed and do whatever with her things inside my house. If she comes back, I can keep her stuff until I am home and make sure she only leaves with her things. I have deactivated her door code so it won't work and all doors are locked, but I will see if she attempts to come back and use her code. Her car is still in my driveway. My friend peeked inside and saw synthetic urine inside. I have not had any communication since the message Wednesday. 

How much liability is on Rover? 

Sitter drank all my alcohol then abandoned my pets