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Puyallup, Wash. • Sitting in their family room, Joe and Vicki Higginson had a front-row seat to the unfolding drama at Steve Powell's home.

They watched investigators pull up in unmarked vehicles about 9:30 p.m. Thursday, with lights flashing. They quickly loaded Steve Powell into a squad car. At the same time, they placed the two sons of missing West Valley mother, Susan Cox Powell, into another squad car. The two young boys had backpacks in tow.

Meanwhile, their father, Josh Powell, stood in the driveway with his sister, Alina. For nearly a half-hour after investigators left, the two remained there, with Josh Powell visibly angry and upset as he repeatedly kicked a van parked in their driveway.

Friday, authorities released more details about the voyeurism and child pornography case they're building against Steve Powell, 61, the father-in-law of Susan Powell. Prosecutors allege Steve Powell was a peeping tom, using video cameras and a telephoto lens to capture images of unsuspecting women and girls living in the neighborhood. Some of the photos showed alleged victims nude, while others focused on their intimate areas, authorities said.

The Higginsons said they weren't particularly surprised to see Powell hauled off in cuffs. On Tuesday and Wednesday, investigators visited their home, which is adjacent to the Powells', and met with their now 21-year-old daughter. Investigators showed their daughter three pictures and asked her if she recognized anyone. Their daughter said it wasn't her, but she did recognize two girls who live nearby.

Joe Higginson said some of the pictures appeared to have been shot through blinds in the Powell home while others were shot from the road. They realized the images likely were seized during the Aug. 25 raid on Steven Powell's home.

"It's creepy," Joe said.

Neighbors, by and large, were rattled when learning Steve Powell may have captured footage of them unknowingly. Many homes surround a large greenway, and the Powell home provides an unobstructed view in the windows of at least six homes.

"It's just weird, kind of freaky," said neighbor Debbie Early, who has a 2-year-old daughter. "In a neighborhood like this, you can see into everybody's house and yard."

But she was surprised about the arrest.

"Steve? No way," she said. "He just seemed honestly like a normal guy with a job. Like a normal guy trying to be a good parent."

But other neighbors Katie and Rob Felix, parents of two children, saw a different side of Powell.

Katie Felix said their home overlooks the Powell's house. She would often notice that the blinds in the room where Powell allegedly took his most graphic photos — of children bathing — were always down, but the slats were often open.

When the two learned that Josh Powell's children had been removed, Katie Felix said they were pleased.

"We all celebrated that," she said about some of the neighbors. "We've all wanted them out of that house."