WEST COVINA, Calif. — A Southern California house owner is apprehensive he is being focused after discovering a hidden digital camera camouflaged with faux grass on his property.
The house owner tells our sister station, ABC7 Eyewitness Information in Los Angeles, he discovered the digital camera hidden within the hedges of his West Covina house on E. Cortes Avenue on Friday night time. He mentioned he was watering them after darkish when he seen a lightweight coming from one of many bushes.
He investigated additional, solely to discover a well-hidden system going through his house, lined in faux grass to mix in with the greenery. Police peeled again the facade and located a digital camera that was getting used to observe the comings and goings on the man’s home.
Who precisely positioned the digital camera and what their intentions have been is unknown.
This has been a rising pattern — not simply in West Covina, however in different areas round Southern California — the place burglars place cameras in yards to control homes and see when folks go away their properties.
Previously 12 months, a digital camera disguised as a flower was present in Chino Hills, and cameras camouflaged into landscaping have been present in Alhambra, Santa Barbara, and Misplaced Hills.
Investigators have linked using the cameras to housebreaking tourism teams visiting from South America with the only intention of committing crimes.
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On this case, the house owner discovered the digital camera earlier than his home was focused, however he mentioned it is nonetheless unnerving that somebody was watching.
“I did not notice what it was till I kicked it out, and it felt heavy, so I knew it was some form of system, I suppose,” house owner George Nguyen mentioned. “So yeah, that is once I realized it, and I picked it up, and I seen the inexperienced mild on it.”
West Covina police inform Eyewitness Information that final month, there was one other digital camera discovered within the space, going through a house. Whether or not the 2 incidents are associated is beneath investigation. To this point, no arrests have been made.
Nguyen mentioned he instructed his neighbors in regards to the incident, and now everyone seems to be searching for potential hidden cameras on their property.
“It was actually unnerving listening to about it. I went outdoors and began checking my space, ensuring it was safe,” mentioned neighbor Alex Beard.
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