LOXLEY, Ala. — While most of us laugh and crack a few jokes, there’s nothing funny about discovering a “peeping Tom” outside your window.

That was the situation Valentine’s Day when a Loxley woman discovered a “peeping Tom.”

Police are still monitoring the area, says Lt. Raymond Lovell, a spokesperson for the Loxley Police Department, but he says police think the incident was a “boyfriend-girlfriend situation.”

Lovell declined to provide more information about the alleged crime.

It’s wise to be on guard and take precautions like making sure window shades are opaque and are pulled all the way down. Planting thorn-laden bushes outside windows and other vantage points may also be a deterrent. Discussing security with neighbors and watching out for each other is also a help, no matter what type of crime.

Should you find a pair of unwelcome eyes watching you, Lovell offers some advice.

The best thing to do, Lovell says if you discover someone peeping through the windows is “call 911.”

“The best thing to do is call while they’re there,” said Lovell.