The spotlight fell on a Denton man when he least wanted attention early Thursday.

Police received a report at about 1 a.m. that a prowler was in a new neighborhood in the 3700 block of Northpointe Street. A woman said she was in her bathroom brushing her teeth and glanced up to see the face of a man staring in her window at her.

She called a friend, who called 911.

An arriving officer didn’t see anyone near the house, so he cruised slowly through the neighborhood. He spotted a man kneeling by a window on the side of a different house. He appeared to be peering in the window.

The officer turned on his powerful spotlight and illuminated the man, who appeared to have his pants down.

The officer knocked on the door, and a woman allowed him to look at her bedroom window. He could see that the window covering was not long enough to block the area.

Outside, the officer noted that if you knelt in the spot where the imprints of the man’s knees could be seen, you could see through the window.

He arrested the man on a charge of indecent exposure.

Other reports

500 block of West University Drive — Supermarket employees called for help Wednesday after stopping a man who was trying to leave the store with a cartload of beer without paying.

The employees told officers that the man had four cases of Budweiser in the cart and attempted to leave without going through the checkout line.

The man told the officer he had “done something stupid” at the goading of some friends. The officer noted that the man had two prior theft arrests. He took him to jail.

Roundup

From 7 a.m. Wednesday to 7 a.m. Thursday:

• Denton police handled 340 service and officer-initiated calls, including one report of criminal mischief, two vehicle burglaries, three cases of disregarding a sex offender’s duty to register, one deceased person, one report of harassment, one sexual assault, three thefts, one burglary, one missing person and one case of indecent exposure.

• Denton County sheriff’s dispatchers handled 198 service and officer-initiated calls for the agencies they serve. Thirty-six people were booked into county jail. Deputies took reports of one missing person, one case of harassment, one case of tampering with a witness and one criminal mischief.

• Denton firefighters responded to nine medical calls, five traffic accidents, one request to assist police and one request for public service.

Krum firefighters responded to one odor investigation.

Double Oak firefighters responded to one medical call.

Sanger firefighters responded to one traffic accident and one medical call.

Pilot Point firefighters responded to one structure fire.

Aubrey firefighters responded to three medical calls.

Lake Cities firefighters responded to one gas leak, one traffic accident and three medical calls.

Argyle firefighters responded to one medical call.

Oak Point firefighters responded to one smoke investigation.

DONNA FIELDER can be reached at 940-566-6885. Her e-mail address is dfielder@dentonrc.com .

Denton County Crime Stoppers will pay a reward of up to $1,000 for information leading to an arrest in these or other crimes. Callers will remain anonymous. Call 1-800-388-TIPS (8477). Reach the Denton police narcotics tip line at 940-565-5801.