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Yahoo
17 hours ago
- Yahoo
Police find multiple hidden cameras in Ocean City restrooms
The Brief Investigators say what started with the discovery of one camera, led to more cameras being found in other restrooms. The invasion of privacy caused many beach-goers to react with shock. OCEAN CITY, N.J. - A disgusting discovery was made in Cape May County where police say small cameras were hidden inside multiple restrooms. The woman who made the discovery was appalled to find the camera. Timeline Ocean City prides itself as one of New Jersey's finest family resort towns, but now visitors are on alert. "My best friend and I and her three-year-old were using the bathroom, getting changed. We're ready to go on the beach and I glanced down and noticed something sticking out from behind the trashcan," explained Fallon Conway, who found a recording device. Puzzled, Conway picked it up and found an undercover pen video camera in the family bathroom at 6th and Boardwalk. She continued, "It was really heavy. It had a blue light on it. I noticed the slide over the lens and you uncover it like you would a webcam. It was directed right toward the toilet and we had been in there for about five minutes before we noticed it." What they're saying Fallon called police who removed the device and then detectives discovered several more devices in other public restrooms along the boardwalk. "I think it's crazy. It's disgusting that people come down here with their families and have to deal with things like that," visitor John Ruggiano reacted. Carrie Pinot commented, "To me, it's an invasion of privacy. It shouldn't be happening." Fallon – concerned that images of her using the bathroom – may already be out there, said, "To know that I am definitely recorded somewhere, potentially, on the dark web – it's really scary." What's next There are surveillance camera outside the public restrooms that may help police identify the person or people who placed the devices inside. In any event everyone should keep their eyes open in a public restroom.
CBS News
a day ago
- CBS News
Hidden cameras found in bathrooms on Ocean City, New Jersey, boardwalk; police investigating
Police in Ocean City, New Jersey, are investigating after multiple hidden cameras were found in public bathrooms along the Boardwalk this week. On Thursday, officers responded to a restroom at 6th Street and the Boardwalk in the Jersey Shore destination and spoke with a woman who found a hidden camera. All other public restrooms on the boardwalk were then searched and "several additional cameras" were found in restrooms at 10th Street and 11th Street, according to police. Fallon Conway, who found the first device, shared pictures showing that it looked like a pen or marker. Fallon Conway Police told CBS News Philadelphia these are family-style restrooms, which are often where beachgoers change before going onto the sand or after leaving the beach. Officers will now be stationed at the restrooms and conducting additional checks, police said. No charges or arrests have been announced yet. Anyone with information is asked to contact detectives at 609-525-9131 or email Lt. Dan Lancaster at DLancaster@ "I want to assure the public that our detectives will use every available resource to find the person who placed these cameras, and any suspect will be prosecuted to the fullest," Mayor Jay Gillian said in a statement. contributed to this report.
