Fayetteville, N.C. — Fayetteville police are looking for a man they believe is peeping into people's windows in an attempt to break into unoccupied homes.

Assistant Police Chief Katherine Bryant said Friday that several residents have reported instances in recent weeks in which they have encountered a man in their yards or banging on their doors.

When confronted, he runs off, Bryant said. There have been no reports of injuries.

In some cases, Bryant said, the intruder is described as a brown-haired man, possibly 50, driving a gold or beige Buick LeSabre.

"He's a very bold person," Bryant said." (He's) very aggressive, as afar as driving around, knocking on doors, having excuses for being in areas where he doesn’t belong."

In another case, a resident said she encountered a man with a similar description looking into her windows. When her husband opened the door, the man said he had he was from Raeford and had lost his dog.

Bryant said part of the problem in trying to identify a suspect is that police are not receiving reports of the incidences until too long after they occur. She urged residents to report such incidences immediately.

Bryant said North Carolina is ranked No. 1 in the nation for burglaries. In Fayetteville, according to 2007 police statistics, the latest available, there were 3,571 reports of burglary, up 1.5 percent from 2006.

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