Chilling moment family discovers hidden cameras camouflaged in bushes and flower beds pointed at their mansions - amid fears burglary tourists are watching their every move

A California family has been left on edge after discovering a hidden camera camouflaged in a bush pointing directly at their home. 

The device was discovered in a neighborhood in Garden Grove leaving homeowners concerned they have been under surveillance relating to burglary tourism rings. 

The woman whose house was apparently being watched was alerted to the camera by her neighbor who thought it was trash in a bush. 

The woman, known only as Lisa, told KTLA her neighbor had pulled out a bag that had a camera with a battery pack that was pointed right at her home. 

She told the outlet: 'She thought that someone had put trash in her bush, so she went to clear it up.'

Lisa continued: 'Upon getting closer to the bush, she pulled out a bag and there was a camera with a battery pack.'

The camera was pointing right towards her family's home and was just one day after she watched news coverage of four men who were arrested with a similar camera. 

Last week, an officer with Glendale police pulled over a vehicle being driven without headlights, police said. 

A search of the vehicle turned up a 'video surveillance device' with a 'battery pack charging system camouflaged with leaves', according to cops. 

The camera, seen here after being discovered, was found in a neighborhood in Garden Grove leaving homeowners concerned

The homeowner whose house was apparently being watched was alerted to the camera by her neighbor who thought it was trash in a bush

In a statement, Glendale Police said: 'This evidence, combined with the finding of freshly disturbed dirt in a planter in the cul-de-sac, led Glendale detectives to believe that the suspects had strategically placed the camera in the planter. 

'This method allowed them to create a sophisticated method to gain a view of residences and know when homeowners would leave.'

The suspects have been identified as Bryan Martinez Vargas, 28, Jose Antonio Velasquez, 28, Edison Arley Pinzon Fandino, 27 and Luis Moreno, 29. 

All four men are Colombian nationals that they believe to be part of an apparent burglary tourism ring. 

The homeowner, known only as Lisa, seen here, said that her neighbor had pulled out a bag that had a camera with a battery pack that was pointed right at her home

The camera was pointing right towards her family's home and was just one day after she watched news coverage of four men, seen here, who were arrested with a similar camera

The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department released a bulletin warning residents about the theft groups after another camera was found in a flower bed of a Calabasas home, seen here

The bulletin warns that South American Theft Groups (SATG) are often made up of Chilean or Colombian nationals

Glendale PD Sgt. Vahe Abramyan told KTLA: 'They'll commit these crimes, they'll use different identities, things like that and eventually they'll go back to their home country.'

On Tuesday, the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department released a bulletin warning residents about the theft groups after another camera was found in a flower bed of a Calabasas home. 

The bulletin warns that South American Theft Groups (SATG) are often made up of Chilean or Colombian nationals. 

Cops said that the groups are 'highly organized criminal enterprises' with members often in the US on limited tourist visas. 

They have warned homeowners to remain vigilant, conduct regular property inspections, enhance home security measures, and report anything suspicious. 

The camera was concealed in dirt and designed to look like a rock, and was supported by a power bank so it could work without a cord 

This is the suspect seen placing a hidden camera directed at a California family's home 

Earlier this month a Chino Hills family were left terrified after another hidden camera disguised as a rock was found pointing at their home. 

The device, concealed in dirt next to a sidewalk, was found by the neighbor of apparent target James Dimapasok.

He told KTLA: 'I was scared. My wife was crying. It was a camera that was covered in clay that looked like a rock, so it was very precise.'

The footage downloaded from the camera showed the suspect brushing back dirt to hide the camera, wearing gardening gloves, a blue shirt and bike helmet.

The perpetrator rode a scooter to and from the scene, and Dimapasok feared the device was purposefully placed outside his home, to case it out for a robbery.

Police told Dimapasok that the camera was transmitting off local cell towers, and was potentially used as a live stream of the neighborhood.

Dimapasok said he is beefing up his home security system, while the case remains under investigation by the San Bernardino Sheriff's Department.