Police in Dracut, Massachusetts have identified a suspect accused of peeping into a children's bedroom.
Police said they received two separate reports of a suspicious male looking into the bedroom. In the first, a resident reported she was walking her dog around 2 a.m. Monday when the dog started barking at a set of bushes. She then saw the suspect coming out of a section of bushes near an apartment at 120 Skyline Drive.
Another resident of the same building said she was awoken by a barking dog and then heard her children crying. When she went to check on them, her 5-year-old told her there was a man looking into the room, according to police.
Officers searched the area but did not immediately find the suspect. Later however, police got a call that the suspect had returned to the area and was driving off in a vehicle. Police stopped that vehicle and identified their suspect.
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The suspect has not been publicly identified at this time, but police said there will be charges. The owner of the property has also issued a no-trespass order to keep the suspect away from the area.
"This was a concerning incident, and I want to thank the residents who contacted us and provided us with information that was key to this investigation," said Dracut Deputy Chief David Chartrand in a statement.
Residents are encouraged to report anything suspicious to Dracut Police at 978-957-2123.
