Agreed ;-)
Posted on 05/01/2025 8:00:26 PM PDT by george76
A Southern California homeowner discovered a hidden camera disguised with fake grass on his property — part of a growing trend in which burglars plant covert cameras in yards in the area to monitor homes and track when residents leave...
George Nguyen, who is a homeowner in West Covina, California, was watering the hedges in his front yard after dark on Friday (April 25) when he noticed a light coming from one of the bushes.
However, when Nguyen investigated further, he discovered that the light was coming from a well-hidden device — with a lens and a green light — facing his home camouflaged in fake grass. He saw the lens and the green light.
Nguyen covered the lens with his thumb and moved the camera, which he estimated to be 10 inches long and about 4 inches high, so it faced away from his home. He then called West Covina Police immediately. When cops responded to the scene, they confirmed that it was a secret camera that was being used to monitor the comings and goings at Nguyen’s house.
Police have not yet identified the suspect or suspects who hid the camera in the Nguyens’ front yard in West Covina.
A Growing Trend for Hidden Cameras..
The use of hidden surveillance devices by burglars is becoming an increasingly common tactic — not just in West Covina, but across various parts of Southern California — as criminals plant covert cameras in yards to monitor homes and track when residents come and go.
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another camera was discovered in the area last month, positioned to face a home. Authorities are still investigating whether the two incidents are connected and no arrests have been made. While it differed in type from the camera found in Nguyen’s home, it raised similar concerns.
ABC News also reports that in the past year, a camera disguised as a flower was found in Chino Hills, and cameras camouflaged into landscaping were found in Alhambra, Santa Barbara, and Lost Hills.
Law enforcement agencies say these covert devices are increasingly favored by burglars looking to surveil homes and determine when they’re unoccupied. According to the San Gabriel Valley Tribune, many of these cases have been tied to so-called “burglary tourism” groups from South America, who travel to the region specifically to commit crimes.
“We believe it’s consistent with burglary crews operating in Southern California,” Sgt. Steven Spagon of West Covina Police Department tells San Gabriel Valley Tribune.
These have a wireless link or on board storage that needs someone to retrieve it?
Kevin McAllister, pick up the white courtesy phone.
It would have to be wireless because the burglars need real time data to know when you have "left the building."
So there are several ways to scan a hotel room for cameras and I think that anyone using a B and B would be smart to do that.... but now we got to do a scan of our property on a regular basis?
Invite a few friends over, wait for your "guests"...
I have thought about what would happen if someone broke into our house.
We don’t keep any cash,
We don’t have any valuable jewelry.
What are they going to steal?
One of our flat screen TVs?
The most valuable thing we have here are
some rib eyes and T-Bones in our freezer!
If people leave to work or school at same time, may not need real time camera feedback.
That’s creepy, knowing somebody is casing your home, and involved enough to use a device to gather information.
What do they think is in that home?
I thought the one who purchased that camera would be on record of a retail transaction somewhere, even if just on Amazon.
There are bound to be serial or part numbers visible.
Real time action or trends to plan future raids?
if wireless, the transmissions should be detectable with an RF sniffer.
Agreed ;-)
I am hoping someone will break in to my home and steals all the furniture. I want to buy new furniture and will avoid the expense and effort to get rid of old couches, chairs, 8-14 year old TV’s etc. I have not gone to bank for cash in 20 years. It’s all online cash transactions.
Or place a big black or brown scorpion inside camera.
This is why One should have several LARGE DOGS aka Cane Corso Mastiff (see My FRHomepage)/Doberman/Rottweiler/Boxer.
Or an Attack Bull, with horns...
Wireless yes.
Catch them and kill them. Nothing else is going to work. Set up a VERY good, well-hidden camera to monitor your yard YOURSELF and catch who is placing them (it).
Can’t post on here what I’d likely do, but it would probably not be relying on the screwed-up, so-called criminal justice system.
I will say this; we got some big ole gators in a nearby bayou. I’ve seen a couple of em that would go at least 10’-12’ long.
They would likely get a “special treat”.
>The most valuable thing we have here are
some rib eyes and T-Bones in our freezer!
I resemble that remark!
Either that neighborhood has them all over or someone knows him and wants something that he has in his place. Probably the latter.
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