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Man arrested after allegedly peeking into windows of Concord home multiple times

Man arrested after allegedly peeking into windows of Concord home multiple times
SUSPECT BEHIND BARS... THEY SAY THEY FEEL SOME RELIEF. 56-YEAR-OLD JOSEPH LECOUFFE OF CONCORD... CURRENTLY AT THE MERRIMACK COUNTY HOUSE OF CORRECTIONS. CONCORD POLICE SAY THEY GOT A REPORT IN LATE JULY LECOUFFE WAS PEEKING INTO WINDOWS OF A RESIDENCE ON WEST STREET. THEY SAY DURING THE INVESTIGATION... THEY LEARNED HE WAS SEEN AT THE SAME HOME MULTIPLE TIMES. <CLIP 1975, 00:02:21:19 WE WERE CONCERNED WE WERE LOCKING OUR DOORS AND WE WERE KEEPING OUR PHONES READY ACTUALLY TO MAKE SURE IF WE SAW SOMETHING WE WOULD REPORT IT." 00:02:33:20> <CLIP 1976, 00:00:59:26 "WE WERE DEFINITELY LOOKING AT IT TRYING TO KEEP OUR EYE OUT BECAUSE IT'S VERY SHOCKING, WE HAVE A 7- YEAR-OLD AND A 13 YEAR- OLD." 00:01:05:25> PEOPLE LIVING ON WEST STREET TAKING THESE FLYERS TO HEART... HOPING TO RESTORE THE PEACE IN WHAT THEY CALL A MELLOW NEIGHBORHOOD. <CLIP 1975, 00:02:52:18 "WE SIT OUT HERE ALL THE TIME AND THERE'S A LOT OF ACTIVITY, THERE'S A LOT OF PEOPLE WALKING DOGS, AND YOU KNOW WE SIT OUT AT NIGHT A LOT OF TIMES, AND ITS USUALLY PEOPLE THAT WE'RE PRETTY FAMILIAR WITH SEEING THEIR FACES 00:03:05:29> <CLIP 1976, 00:00:34:28 "TO HEAR SOMETHING LIKE THIS IS KIND OF FRIGHTENING BECAUSE THERE'S A PLAYGROUND RIGHT THERE AS WELL. A LOT OF FAMILIES LIVE AROUND HERE AS WELL SO IT'S SHOCKING, IT REALLY IS." 00:00:46:20> LECOUFFE WAS CHARGED WITH STALKING AND A VIOLATION OF PRIVACY AND SEXUAL GRATIFICATION. HE WAS ARRAIGNED MONDAY IN THE CONCORD DISTRICT COURT... AND IS BEING HELD ON PREVENTATIVE DETENTION. THE INVESTIGATION IS ONGOING INTO EXACTLY WHAT HAPPENED
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Man arrested after allegedly peeking into windows of Concord home multiple times
A Concord man is behind bars after allegedly peeking into windows of a home multiple times.He faces charges of stalking and violation of privacy and sexual gratification.People living in the area of West Street in Concord said they're shocked this happened in their neighborhood. They put up flyers in efforts to spread the word. With the suspect behind bars, they said they feel some relief.Joseph Lecouffe, 56, of Concord is at the Merrimack County House of Corrections.Concord police said they got a report in late July that Lecouffe was peeking into the windows of a residence on West Street. They said during the investigation, they learned he was seen at the same home multiple times. “We were concerned," one neighbor said. "We were locking our doors and we were keeping our phones ready actually to make sure if we saw something, we would report it." "We were definitely looking at it trying to keep our eye out because it's very shocking. We have a 7-year-old and a 13-year-old," another neighbor said. People living on West Street took the flyers to heart and hope to restore the peace in what they call a “mellow neighborhood.” “We sit out here all the time and there's a lot of activity, there's a lot of people walking dogs, and you know, we sit out at night a lot of times, and it’s usually people that we're pretty familiar with seeing their faces,” a neighbor said. People in the neighborhood said it's shocking and "frightening because there's a playground right there as well."Lecouffe was arraigned Monday in the Concord District Court and is being held on preventative detention.The investigation is ongoing into exactly what happened. Anyone with information is asked to contact Concord Police.

A Concord man is behind bars after allegedly peeking into windows of a home multiple times.

He faces charges of stalking and violation of privacy and sexual gratification.

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People living in the area of West Street in Concord said they're shocked this happened in their neighborhood.

They put up flyers in efforts to spread the word.

With the suspect behind bars, they said they feel some relief.

Joseph Lecouffe, 56, of Concord is at the Merrimack County House of Corrections.

Concord police said they got a report in late July that Lecouffe was peeking into the windows of a residence on West Street.

They said during the investigation, they learned he was seen at the same home multiple times.

“We were concerned," one neighbor said. "We were locking our doors and we were keeping our phones ready actually to make sure if we saw something, we would report it."

"We were definitely looking at it trying to keep our eye out because it's very shocking. We have a 7-year-old and a 13-year-old," another neighbor said.

People living on West Street took the flyers to heart and hope to restore the peace in what they call a “mellow neighborhood.”

“We sit out here all the time and there's a lot of activity, there's a lot of people walking dogs, and you know, we sit out at night a lot of times, and it’s usually people that we're pretty familiar with seeing their faces,” a neighbor said.

People in the neighborhood said it's shocking and "frightening because there's a playground right there as well."

Lecouffe was arraigned Monday in the Concord District Court and is being held on preventative detention.

The investigation is ongoing into exactly what happened.

Anyone with information is asked to contact Concord Police.