Crime & Safety

Hidden Camera Found In OC Home Puts Residents On Edge: Report

The hidden camera has many homeowners wondering if the surreptitious surveillance has anything to do with burglary tourism rings.

ORANGE COUNTY, CA — A hidden camera aimed at a home was found in Garden Grove, leaving residents on edge and wondering if the unsettling surveillance has anything to do with burglary tourism rings in SoCal, KTLA reported.

According to the report, the camera was found in the bushes and was camouflaged to prevent it from being seen — but who put it there and how long it's been there is another unknown.

The homeowner who found the camera in the bushes has been "unsettled" since discovering the camera, which she originally thought was "trash in her bush," the report said.

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