5-year-old finds camera on video mode in Starbucks bathroom

California

A woman and her 5-year-old son reportedly found a camera on video recording mode under a Starbucks bathroom sink in Lancaster. According to a local news outlet, the phone was cover in paper towels, facing the toilet and recording.

 The woman who found the camera, requesting anonymity, told to a local news outlet that her son spotted the phone first.

 "I noticed he was staring at the sink a little bit perplexed. I asked him what was wrong and he said, 'Mommy, why is there a phone under there?'," the woman said.

 Starbucks employees, after being notified, immediately contacted police. "We take our obligation to provide a safe environment very seriously both for customers and our own partners who work in our store," Jamie Riley, spokesperson for Starbucks, said.

 This is the second times such incident took place in Starbucks in recent months. A man was arrested in April after reportedly placing a camera twice in an outlet bathroom, according to reports.

 Riley said employees are trained to inspect bathrooms for cameras or other devices on a regular basis, but that these incidents still occasionally happen.

 "This isn't the first time we've seen it, but I wouldn't call it common," she said. "And I'm sure it's not specific to Starbucks."