Franchise owner of multiple frozen yogurt locations accused of planting hidden recording devices in store bathrooms

A Massachusetts business owner has been charged with a disturbing crime.

On Saturday, July 23, just after 7:15 p.m., members of the Nashua Police Department’s Uniform Field Operations Bureau responded to Tutti Frutti located within the Pheasant Lane Mall after a hidden recording device was located within a bathroom within the store. Detectives from the Special Investigations Division furthered the
investigation.

According to police, it was determined that 42-year-old Chanphanou (Sab) Pou, of Hudson, New Hampshire, the franchise owner of multiple Tutti Frutti locations in New Hampshire and Massachusetts, purposefully concealed a hidden recording device within the store’s bathroom. As a result, Detectives applied for and were granted a warrant for Chanphanou Pou’s arrest.

On August 31, 2022, just after 6:15 p.m., members of the Nashua Police Department’s Problem Oriented Policing Unit arrested Chanphanou who was charged with three counts of Violation of Privacy (Class A Misdemeanor).

Each Class A Misdemeanor is punishable by up to one year in jail, exclusive of fines. Chanphanou was released on $500 cash bail, pending his arraignment at the Nashua District Court on October 3, 2022.

This investigation is on-going and may involve multiple Tutti Frutti locations in New Hampshire and Massachusetts. The Nashua Police Department requests anyone with more information about this incident or any other potential suspicious incidents involving Chanphanou Pou or any of the Tutti Frutti locations to please contact the Nashua
Police Department at (603) 594-3500 or the Crime Line at (603) 589-1665.