Busted for looking in residents’ windows
A 25-year-old man named Kyle Tom is facing charges of voyeurism after he was reportedly caught looking into a woman’s window.
Around 9 am on Aug. 11, Gallup Police Officer Cindy Romancito was dispatched to the Cliffside II Apartments at 621 Dani Dr. after a call came in saying that a man was looking in apartment residents’ windows.
When she arrived at the scene Romancito met with a man who said his girlfriend had just finished taking a shower and walked into her bedroom when the incident happened. The bedroom window was reportedly open, and when the boyfriend woke up he noticed a shadow go by. He reportedly looked out the window and saw a neighbor, who was later identified as Tom, walking away.
The man said he quickly got dressed and went outside to confront Tom. According to Romancito’s report, the man tried to go around the apartment building to cut Tom off, but he couldn’t find him. The man told Romancito that Tom is known around the apartment complex for looking through residents’ windows and “doing strange things.”
Tom was reportedly wearing a gray pullover and black pants at the time of the incident. The boyfriend said he wanted something done about Tom because other residents have reportedly expressed anger and frustration concerning his behavior.
Multiple officers went over to Tom’s apartment, and a woman answered the door. She said Tom wasn’t there at the moment, but she let the officers come inside.
Romancito searched one of the apartment’s bedrooms, and she eventually found Tom hiding in a closet behind some clothes.
Tom is being charged with voyeurism. His pretrial hearing is scheduled for Sept. 14.
Staff Reports
