Hidden Camera Found In 80-Year-Old Woman's Potted Plants: Report

LOS ANGELES — A family is shaken after an 80-year-old Highland Park woman found a camera hidden among the potted plants outside her home on Jan. 5, KTLA reported.

Her son, whom the outlet identified as “Kenny” due to safety concerns, said he believes the device, hidden with fake grass and facing the front door, was placed to monitor his mother and target her home for burglary, according to KTLA.

He disconnected the battery pack and covered the lens, but could not turn the device off without a password, KTLA reported, adding the camera was handed over to detectives.

Hidden cameras have been found outside homes in Encino, Chino Hills, Garden Grove, San Marino and West Covina, according to KTLA, which reported that criminals use a drone or app to monitor such cameras.

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