Hidden cameras discovered outside L.A. County homes prompt warning

Hidden cameras recently discovered in a Los Angeles County neighborhood have prompted a warning from law enforcement.

“Please be aware of your surroundings around your home and report anything out of the ordinary,” the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department said in a social media post after a surveillance camera was found concealed in bushes near a home on the 12500 block of Summerwind Street in Cerritos.

“Similar devices have also been discovered in bushes and on poles in other areas of the city,” officials at the Cerritos Sheriff’s Station said.

Authorities believe burglars are planting the cameras to monitor residents’ movements and activity around targeted homes…

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