Did he forget his tent on the campout?

Needs to be scared off, neighbor or not. Do you have any home protection?

Ojiisan

10/17/21 10:47pm

Yep. Pretty clear you need to shoot him.

Zaphod

10/17/21 11:13pm

How did you get shooting out of this? I was clearly saying machete attack

Ojiisan

10/17/21 11:26pm

Yep. Oops. My apologies. I was being ridiculous.

Zaphod

10/17/21 11:38pm

Ugh. Id very skeptical and watch him like a hawk.

Hank Rearden

10/17/21 10:48pm

Keep watching. May just be getting a kid's ball that went over the fence & paranoid about being seen.

Soupie

10/17/21 10:48pm

A ball in the windows though?

Ojiisan

10/17/21 10:50pm

"towards windows". Didn't sound like he was actually close to them or looking inside them. Just my read of it.

Soupie

10/17/21 10:52pm

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Corn

10/17/21 10:50pm

Okay. That's a real issue. Not sure what I'd do but hopefully the video will keep him away.

Soupie

10/17/21 10:53pm

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Corn

10/17/21 10:53pm

And then update us here. Also semi jokingly—could you take him if you had to?

Ojiisan

10/17/21 10:55pm

Honestly I usually play dumb in situations like this & act like I assume the best possibility. I know,

Soupie

10/17/21 11:01pm

I kind of go this direction too...but not necessarily play dumb, just gather

Punk Philosopher

10/18/21 12:30pm

Yeah, you definitely need an explanation. Keep a copy of that video for proof.

AZPTCOUG

10/17/21 11:07pm

Uhh, you have his number?

abyunobody

10/17/21 11:42pm

Do it. It's worth an awkward moment either way for your family's safety

Ironhide

10/18/21 12:17am

Don’t give him an out. Let him explain why he was sneaking around

kotacoug

10/18/21 12:52am

This. Don’t ask if he lost something. That gives him an easy excuse

ColonelMustard

10/18/21 3:51am

"What were you doing in my yard on X day at X time?" He's the one who made this

PGVikingDad

10/18/21 5:05am

RE: "What were you doing in my yard on X day at X time?" He's the one who made

Superman21

10/18/21 7:36am

And don't do it via text. Phone call way better.

HONOMO

10/18/21 10:42am

Must be in person. Need to see his reaction, which will tell you what you need.

seacougar

10/18/21 10:44am

Agree with this! Don’t give him an out.

Tuskaloosa Cougar

10/18/21 7:39am

It likely is what it appears to be. Which window(s) was he looking into and at

kingmike

10/18/21 7:14am

Get the authorities involved - call the cops

CoolB

10/18/21 10:31am

RE: I’m kind of in shock. I hope it isn’t what it appears to be.

ditch

10/18/21 11:01am

If you can get the video on your phone, I would go knock on his door and ask

Ironhide

10/17/21 11:48pm

Be forthright with him. Your conversation could start like this:

Boring

10/18/21 1:31am

Police. Now.

Abe Froman

10/18/21 7:26am

Wowsers.

ditch

10/18/21 10:56am

Can you update what you decided to do? I say call the cops now if you haven't!

Desert Rat

10/18/21 11:45am

Let the dog out

Nat Gas Man

10/17/21 10:48pm

who?

shimmy

10/17/21 11:29pm

who?

jreid191

10/17/21 11:40pm

who?

akmewg

10/18/21 12:04am

Who?

ColonelMustard

10/18/21 3:52am

Whom?

wonderbred

10/18/21 1:55pm

Yeah. My thoughts exactly, but buy one of those rescue pit bulls that have a

Big McLargeHuge

10/18/21 9:05am

Find his frisbee and throw it back over.

MarkWatney

10/17/21 10:48pm

Get motion activated video surveillance

Thrill

10/17/21 10:49pm

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Corn

10/17/21 10:51pm

What about motion lights?

TailgateU

10/18/21 8:06am

How about just walk out and ask him if you can help him

A Drew Aitch

10/17/21 10:50pm

Don’t hesitate to report to the authorities if it happens again IMO

zuko

10/17/21 10:57pm

My dad saw footprints in the snow from an odd neighbor leading back to his house

OU Cougar

10/17/21 10:58pm

RE: My dad saw footprints in the snow from an odd neighbor leading back to his house

Sandstone Cougar

10/17/21 11:52pm

RE: My dad saw footprints in the snow from an odd neighbor leading back to his

russkiejedi

10/18/21 7:18am

I had a similar experience, but it was just Jesus carrying me all these years

Odysseus

10/18/21 7:30am

I once had a problem with kids doorbell ditching my home.

Pangare

10/18/21 10:12am

Dog or BB gun

BYU Grounds

10/17/21 10:59pm

Maybe let your neighbors know you saw someone wandering around your yard suspiciously. Make sure he gets the message. Is

Probable Sacko

10/17/21 11:00pm

I’d totally confront him, but that’s me. That’s trespassing AND he is stalking

idacoug

10/17/21 11:19pm

If its clearly him on the video, I think I would do this. You can tell him you

Tricky

10/17/21 11:22pm

Nope. I don’t care for his reason. He will make up some excuse. It’s trespassing

idacoug

10/17/21 11:25pm

This is what I would do.

Kolipoki

10/18/21 12:20am

You could also ask his wife first.

Boring

10/18/21 1:34am

Totally agree, but just to add on. Don’t just tell him you’ll tell the neighbors

Alpi Gusto

10/18/21 1:11am

If I were your neighbor I'd be upset you didn't tell me about him creeping...

Null

10/18/21 7:29am

It’s called VOYERISM. He should be in jail. Call cops

Bad Plus Fan

10/18/21 8:31am

RE: It’s called VOYERISM. He should be in jail. Call cops

AF'er

10/18/21 11:39am

I also had this thought. Might he be on the Registered Offenders list?

85fan

10/18/21 2:06pm

Isn't the next move to go knock on the guy's door and ask him why he's in your yard and ask him why you shouldn't turn

HarlemCoug

10/17/21 11:23pm

No. Then you are just going to hear some made up lame story. You tell him simply

idacoug

10/17/21 11:28pm

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Corn

10/17/21 11:32pm

He is looking for opportunity. Please do your diligence. Notify him. Notify

idacoug

10/17/21 11:34pm

This is what move me to action. Couldn’t live with myself if I could have prevented a bad thing.

Soupie

10/17/21 11:58pm

I disagree with notifying him. I'd go to the cops and let them investigate.

ditch

10/18/21 5:20pm

Could do a quick sex offender search.

Soupie

10/18/21 5:52pm

Trespassing is technically illegal. Especially if you all have fences.

idacoug

10/17/21 11:38pm

Staying anonymous is a solid concern. I'd just tell the cops. Turn the video over and let the cops go question the

HarlemCoug

10/17/21 11:42pm

The guy was in HIS yard. The only way anonymity is important here is if

Tricky

10/18/21 12:24am

Sure, he can lie. But going in guns blazing (metaphorically) isn't how I want

Tricky

10/18/21 12:19am

I don't know. Depends on what I saw on the video. Maybe I would just call the

Tricky

10/18/21 12:28am

What if he just goes to someone else’s yard instead then?

ColonelMustard

10/18/21 3:57am

So use your judgment. If there's any reason that this doesn't seem 100% above

Tricky

10/18/21 11:15am

Following

Ted Lasso

10/17/21 11:26pm

Same

Sandy Lyle

10/18/21 6:32am

Strike up a conversation with him and find a way to discuss video surveillance

dYrtbYkerYder

10/17/21 11:34pm

This is good. Strike some rapport with the guy then eventually scare the crap

idacoug

10/17/21 11:37pm

You ought to be the one who knocks. I’d be walking over to his house right now.

Sandstone Cougar

10/17/21 11:53pm

I usually don't jump to call the cops, but In your situation I wouldn't hesitate

Cougar TD

10/17/21 11:58pm

First step is to turn on the back lights on (if you caught him while it’s

akmewg

10/18/21 12:09am

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CougaRR4L

10/18/21 9:55am

What's your relationship with the neighbor? Friend? Same church/ward? etc...

shakarocks

10/18/21 1:20am

Apparently he has the guys phone number. Not sure what that means though

ColonelMustard

10/18/21 3:58am

Neighbor few doors down have phone number equals most likely ward list

DJROSS

10/18/21 6:45am

I don't understand these responses. Report it to the police right now.

Mister P

10/18/21 4:29am

Here is the correct answer

mendoncoug

10/18/21 6:02am

"Mr. Cop, My security camera caught a man sneaking around my back yard near my

Fdnman

10/18/21 6:56am

He will never come back? Not sure I agree with that conclusion, not dealing with

Bin01015

10/18/21 7:45am

I'm sure he won't come back to a place that busted him with video and

Mister P

10/18/21 9:23am

This. 100% this. Call. The. Cops.

Bad Plus Fan

10/18/21 8:32am

I’d go over, say u saw him on video, ask if u could help if be lost something.

zerome4sooners

10/18/21 4:35am

RE: Just caught my neighbor on camera sneaking around in my backyard.

hamaca

10/18/21 5:41am

Call cops. How many girls might he have done this to? What if he is a molester?

BYUfan92

10/18/21 5:42am

Changed my mind...if I had daughters with windows on the bottom floor, I would

Fdnman

10/18/21 6:13am

Like move them to the 2nd floor?

Dark Forest Green

10/18/21 8:35am

What if he's peeping on little boys?

Mister P

10/18/21 9:28am

My last boy is a 315 lb senior center on the football team. Not extremely

Fdnman

10/18/21 9:47am

He wasn't always 315 lbs. He was once a little boy.

Mister P

10/18/21 9:59am

Voyeurism doesn't apply to strong boys. 😳

Dark Forest Green

10/18/21 3:18pm

Report him. Civic responsibility for all daughters/wives. You may be preventing

Craner64

10/18/21 6:34am

This. First move is to report to police. It’s not time to be nice or a tough guy

Doogal McCougar

10/18/21 6:42am

What if he is peeping on little boys? Boys can be victims too.

Mister P

10/18/21 9:29am

Of course... Anyone... child or adult. Voyeurism is a crime.

Craner64

10/18/21 9:58am

Before doing anything, check to see if he is on the sex offender registry. If he

DJROSS

10/18/21 6:44am

Bishop involvement should always be an "and" action and not the only action

cougarsnooty

10/18/21 11:52am

File a restraining order

kapcreations

10/18/21 7:02am

Call the cops.

RockyBalboa

10/18/21 7:07am

Show cops the video. Not something I'd take lightly

RIGAMORTIS

10/18/21 7:21am

Clearly, you post the video on the neighborhood Facebook page and NextDoor and

russkiejedi

10/18/21 7:28am

That's a bad idea.

ditch

10/18/21 11:05am

You sure? It seems like a really great idea to me. Maybe you could even ask

russkiejedi

10/18/21 11:19am

Yea. If he's a criminal it's really bad idea.

ditch

10/18/21 11:25am

RE: Yea. If he's a criminal it's really bad idea.

russkiejedi

10/18/21 12:05pm

Go to your local departments page and submit and online report.

Zedhead

10/18/21 8:02am

Report it. Show the video to the authorities. This is the sort of thing…

Zastava

10/18/21 8:08am

If you go the route of knowing how to defend your family

kapcreations

10/18/21 8:10am

If you haven't checked already, do you know if he's on a sex offender list?

TailgateU

10/18/21 8:09am

Talk to him about it in a non threatening way. There may be a logical reason he

BlooCoog

10/18/21 8:11am

Man, I had no idea you had a camera.

deljdc

10/18/21 8:16am

Is this where you found my cat? I’ve asked them not to feed it for this exact

DiamondMo

10/18/21 11:42am

Police, Police, Police

BingoNY

10/18/21 8:28am

This was posted late at night, labeled that it “just happened” and you don’t

Fishious

10/18/21 8:28am

May have already been mentioned, but have you checked to see if this guy is a registered sex offender?

NewYorkCougar

10/18/21 8:32am

He is not.

Corn

10/18/21 8:57am

yet

HarlemCoug

10/18/21 9:01am

Good luck with this. Is your backyard fenced? Just wondering how hard it was for him to get there.

NewYorkCougar

10/18/21 9:37am

I'd call and ask him. No texting, and no letting him off the hook. Just politely

katmai32

10/18/21 9:09am

I would call the police ...

davidsonlaw

10/18/21 9:24am

Maybe he was hammered or one these dudes that wanders on Ambien or whatever. I used to sleep on the tramp in my backyard

mokelembembe

10/18/21 9:25am

This isn’t something to brush off or give benefit of the doubt

LifelongAP

10/18/21 9:33am

Is this guy just a neighbor or is he a good friend?

CougaRR4L