Suspected surveillance device found buried in Queens lawn puts neighbors on high alert

By Kristie Keleshian

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NEW YORK, New York (WCBS) — A Queens neighborhood is on guard after a device believed to be recording the block was discovered buried in a resident’s lawn.

The device looks like an Android phone covered in black tape with only its camera exposed. It’s believed to have been used by potential burglars waiting to strike. It’s a trend that’s been taking place across the country.

Similar incidents reported across Tri-State Area, U.S.

Forest Hills resident Mary Kehoe said she found the device outside her home of 35 years in late May. She called police, who took the device and say it was a phone connected to a charger buried in her lawn.

“Why us? I had lots of things going through my head as to why they chose our lawn but realized we