Waukesha Day Care Owner Finds Secret Hidden Camera, Fires Employee: Police

WAUKESHA, WI — Police say a Waukesha day care owner called police to document an incident after a now-former employee set up a secret surveillance camera inside the business to record the owner's interactions with children.

According to the report, Waukesha police responded to a day care center just after 11:30 a.m. Friday on a report that the business owner found a hidden camera that was deployed inside the day care center without her knowledge.

According to police reports, the business owner terminated one of her employees earlier Friday morning.
The report stated that the employee had concerns about how the owner was speaking to the children at the day care center, specifically how she was being loud and verbal.

According to the police report, the owner stated that on May 11, she had contact with the state officials about filing a complaint, but backed out.

The report stated the employee placed the camera in the center in an attempt to see how the business owner was interacting with the children.

The owner reportedly terminated the employee earlier in the day due to violating company policy of recording the daycare without "consent."

Patch is not naming the day care center at this point as no charges or citations have been issued.

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