People With Security Cameras Share The Creepiest Thing They've Ever Captured On Video
Cameras are everywhere, capturing every second we breathe. It can be hilarious. However, security cameras sometimes aren't always as fun to watch as our phone cams. Security cameras are set up to record nefarious activity, so why are we shaken when we find ourselves proving its use. Maybe it's because those cams prove that we do have a lot to fear in life. Ghosts. Nutty neighbors. Wild animals. The UPS guy. The footage can sometimes be the thing of nightmares.
Redditor u/Pepperoniplayboy21 wanted to know what surprising frights some people have immortalized on film by asking.... People of Reddit with security cameras, what is the creepiest thing you've caught on video?Standing Still
<p>A neighbor walking by, which he does every day, and realising the cameras were being installed (CCTV van, etc.) Next day, on his walk by, he stands still, and just looks at the camera. Could understand him looking for a few seconds to see how they were wired, what brand, what they might be able to see, etc. but he stood there, just looking at a single camera, for about 14 minutes.</p><p><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/kqd9iw/people_of_reddit_with_security_cameras_what_is/gi3492s?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank">boardsieKKV</a><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/kqd9iw/people_of_reddit_with_security_cameras_what_is/gi3492s/?utm_source=reddit&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">6</a></p>Chicken Lady
<p>My stepdad woke up one morning and found a bucket of fried chicken in our driveway. For some reason he didn't think it was odd at all. I did and checked our camera recordings. Ends up being this lady walked up to my car at like 3am with a bucket. She was obviously homeless. When the camera light turned on she yelled I brought you some chicken and left the bucket on the ground by my car. To this day I wonder what was up with the chicken lady. </p><p><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/kqd9iw/people_of_reddit_with_security_cameras_what_is/gi54i8b?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">whatsinthebut</a><span></span></p>Poking In
<p>My old apartment had incredibly unprofessional repair staff. I'd call them because my AC would be out, and they'd come over while I was at work (rather than at the agreed-upon time while I was home) and they'd use my bathroom, poke around through my stuff, type on my keyboard, mess around with my pets, etc.</p>It's Over
<img lazy-loadable="true" data-runner-src="https://assets.rebelmouse.io/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJpbWFnZSI6Imh0dHBzOi8vYXNzZXRzLnJibC5tcy8yNTQzMjY2MS9vcmlnaW4uZ2lmIiwiZXhwaXJlc19hdCI6MTY3MTg2OTc0OX0.HcEUu7RlsVec_gjSYvepL98I_jnZ3z_lyKHh8QqO4qI/img.gif?width=980" id="e8d3e" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="89e30826c04d057f29fae2f6370da9b8" data-rm-shortcode-name="rebelmouse-image" data-width="520" data-height="295" />Nathan Fillion Wow GIF by ABC NetworkGiphy<p>My ex wife sneaking up to the front door and peeking in the window. At 10pm one night. Right after divorce was final. Probably a full 4 minutes worth, Ordered 3 more cameras from Amazon that night. </p><p><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/kqd9iw/people_of_reddit_with_security_cameras_what_is/gi4i51u?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">johnnypaper</a><span></span></p>TPing....
<p>It started out being slightly creepy, but it ended up being really funny. I have external cameras with night vision all around my house. My family and I were on vacation several time zones west of our house. One night, right before I was about to go to bed, I got an alert and logged in to see what was going on. I saw a car pull into my driveway and 4 people get out, acting all sneaky and stealthy. </p>On Property....
<p>I'm a Property Manager, and one of the communities I worked at had cameras installed. One night, person in all black clothes with their hood up gets let in by a resident. Black clothes goes to elevator, goes up to a specific floor, then to a specific door, and knocks. Resident opens the door, black clothes produces a pistol, and bang shoots him the face, and walks off. Back on elevator, out the same door, never looked up. Creepy AF. </p><p><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/kqd9iw/people_of_reddit_with_security_cameras_what_is/gi45fnf?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">hugotheyugo</a><span></span></p>Dog Footage....
<p>I have cameras in my house for my dogs that alert me when they bark and I can send them treats, etc. It basically functions as a security camera. Anyways, we went on a vacation and I warned our dog sitter in advance that we have cameras in common areas of the first floor of our home. One day during my trip (at 3am) I review my dog footage because I get an alert on my phone that my dogs are barking like crazy. </p>I'm Listening....
<img lazy-loadable="true" data-runner-src="https://assets.rebelmouse.io/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJpbWFnZSI6Imh0dHBzOi8vYXNzZXRzLnJibC5tcy8yNTQzMjY2OC9vcmlnaW4uZ2lmIiwiZXhwaXJlc19hdCI6MTY2NDI0MTA2MH0.kaYL3fFxe_fMgG_pAFdNKJQpBaCUb5MQ6dcyoHtMaUs/img.gif?width=980" id="6dba6" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="c36a134c24d18959b1d383251e18290b" data-rm-shortcode-name="rebelmouse-image" data-width="480" data-height="270" />come again mission control GIF by NASAGiphy<p>Guy walked up to my front windows, put his ear against it, then walked away.</p><p>I see him around the neighborhood sometimes, not sure what his deal is but he hasn't come to my place again so far. </p><p><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/kqd9iw/people_of_reddit_with_security_cameras_what_is/gi3fm3s?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank">Askeee</a><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/kqd9iw/people_of_reddit_with_security_cameras_what_is/gi3fm3s/?utm_source=reddit&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"></a></p>Into the Woods
<p>I was looking for a lost calf out in the woods one night and found a game camera I didn't recognize on the property. It got a few pictures of me. It was my boss's friend and she had forgotten to tell me. My boss had a good laugh when her friend checked his camera and nervously told her there was a guy with a shaggy beard and a handgun wandering around the woods in the middle of the night. </p><p><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/kqd9iw/people_of_reddit_with_security_cameras_what_is/gi4itwb?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">youvegotnail</a><span></span></p>In Motion
<img lazy-loadable="true" data-runner-src="https://assets.rebelmouse.io/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJpbWFnZSI6Imh0dHBzOi8vYXNzZXRzLnJibC5tcy8yNTQzMjY3Ny9vcmlnaW4uZ2lmIiwiZXhwaXJlc19hdCI6MTY2NTUzMzUyMH0.W9A0Sm_DnpTFiUTWncIS32Snzg8XF--aoOj_X4j0xnw/img.gif?width=980" id="76fe7" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="7cf97be09ff53ce1faef71b6ae34e11d" data-rm-shortcode-name="rebelmouse-image" data-width="480" data-height="270" />Dc Comics GIF by TITANSGiphy<p>We have Wyze cameras with motion detection. Every now and again I'll get an activity tagged "Motion" or "Person" and it's just a 5 second clip of absolutely nothing. Especially weird on a still night. </p><p><span></span><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/kqd9iw/people_of_reddit_with_security_cameras_what_is/gi4fzm3?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank">KotexAvenger</a><br></p>In this day and age we should just always assume we're on camera. Being camera ready is just a given when leaving the house. We seem to not acknowledge that there are people on the other side of the camera. There are people watching us and judging or just flat out laughing. Security people know far too many secrets and we need to treat the accordingly.
A Redditor wanted to discuss all the things witnessed by security when we all think we're not being watched by asking.... Security guards that view cameras, what's the weirdest thing you've seen?The Break room.
<p>Not weird, but funny. We had a spate of purses having items stolen, usually when they were in the break room. So, we set a camera in the break room and waited. We caught an employee red handed waiting until one of the ladies weren't watching, reach into their purse and grab their wallet. </p>Dirty Birds.
<img lazy-loadable="true" data-runner-src="https://assets.rebelmouse.io/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJpbWFnZSI6Imh0dHBzOi8vYXNzZXRzLnJibC5tcy8yMzM3NjIyMS9vcmlnaW4uZ2lmIiwiZXhwaXJlc19hdCI6MTY1NDQ5NDYxMH0.G7bh-ZlZiok3MdmiNkt4NnpoDpuEv4ByVoERnmpgog0/img.gif?width=980" id="61bb8" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="a234353eefd0144d0d283c03c761c4fe" data-rm-shortcode-name="rebelmouse-image" data-width="524" data-height="394" />Giphy<p>Not on camera but I've seen two birds doing it in the middle of the street.</p><p>On camera I saw a skunk go sailing past one of my cameras one night. No explanation for how it was propelled. <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/czmaey/security_guards_that_view_cameras_whats_the/ez0ce1p?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x" target="_blank">flamedarkfire</a></p>Register on Fire....
<p>I used to provide support for (insert big corporation)'s camera system. I've seen many things through my job.</p><ul><li>Register on fire</li><li>Car being run through the front of the store</li><li>Thief coming into the cash office and stealing many thousands of dollars at gun point while someone was counting the money (this one was hard to watch)</li><li>Car crash that ended up with one of the cars flipping</li><li>A group of people backing a truck through the front doors to steal the ATM <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/czmaey/security_guards_that_view_cameras_whats_the/eyzviml?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x" target="_blank"> cbosch12</a><a href="https://www.reddit.com/user/cbosch12/" target="_blank"></a><span></span></li></ul>The Display Window.
<p>Not a security guard but handle the security systems at our animal control kennel. These events happened all in the same week: 1 lady came up to the kennel doors ~20:00 banging on the door laughing</p><p>Next night guy pulls gun out and stares down it before putting it back in his pants and walks into the bar next door</p><p>Same guy pistol whips gf the next night.</p>No Thanks....
<img lazy-loadable="true" data-runner-src="https://assets.rebelmouse.io/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJpbWFnZSI6Imh0dHBzOi8vYXNzZXRzLnJibC5tcy8yMzM3NjIyMi9vcmlnaW4uZ2lmIiwiZXhwaXJlc19hdCI6MTY3MTAyMDg5OH0.v8rZVdFN8OzUEW1KH_wIWOh16-CUNqmaADxVj_N1-PU/img.gif?width=980" id="14504" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="cb05bbea6cab0ea8b9e8830942b86bee" data-rm-shortcode-name="rebelmouse-image" data-width="500" data-height="375" />Giphy<p>My mom is a dispatcher and they have TVs for the cameras in the jail cells. One girl was touching herself and threatened to poop all over the place. This is why I would never work in a jail. <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/czmaey/security_guards_that_view_cameras_whats_the/eyzgpdj?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x" target="_blank">BinkBonkers</a></p>Going Up.
<p>Everybody lets their guard down in the elevator, especially if there's a mirror. I've seen people dancing, doing their hair/makeup, picking their nose, couples getting handsy, couples fighting, etc. Every now and then someone will remember the camera is there and just stare at me intensely until they get off. <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/czmaey/security_guards_that_view_cameras_whats_the/eyzurwe?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x" target="_blank"> dr_ralph_daggers</a><a href="https://www.reddit.com/user/dr_ralph_daggers/" target="_blank"></a></p>They got fired.
<p>Not a security guard, but once at a call center when I was working there, a guy and girl went one at a time into the handicap restroom. Security caught it on the cctv and when the guy came out after 30 minutes (they clocked out for lunch) a guard was waiting for them, together with one of the operations managers, their team lead, and a rep from hr. </p><p>They got fired.</p><p><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/czmaey/security_guards_that_view_cameras_whats_the/eyzezcy?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x" target="_blank">Superlemonada</a></p>"scary security stories"
<p>I have been in security for over a year, and finally, someone asks a question about it on AskReddit. (I actually signed up after reading the old "scary security stories" Ask threads. And yes, I know about <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/talesfromsecurity/" target="_blank">r/talesfromsecurity</a>. Meh.)</p><p>The disappearing people are the weirdest. My facility has 100% exterior camera coverage, and i've got several I can move around as needed.</p>Riding High....
<img lazy-loadable="true" data-runner-src="https://assets.rebelmouse.io/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJpbWFnZSI6Imh0dHBzOi8vYXNzZXRzLnJibC5tcy8yMzM3NjIyMy9vcmlnaW4uZ2lmIiwiZXhwaXJlc19hdCI6MTYyOTIyNDQ2MX0.mwMrXAfSo-ZfePA7CpaHFwsPoWjnH_yNwknW4jJwOkI/img.gif?width=980" id="3d5ca" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="9467f9fbeca357dac8a51c228203499d" data-rm-shortcode-name="rebelmouse-image" data-width="620" data-height="349" />Giphy<p>I watched my schools security footage and saw our 60 something year old janitor try and fail to ride the back of his mop bucket down the hall. <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/czmaey/security_guards_that_view_cameras_whats_the/ez0ebyu?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x" target="_blank">CookieOfTheNorth</a></p>swiping in drunk....
<p>Not a security guard, but I got in trouble when I lived in the dorms in college for swiping in drunk. I didn't remember it and was super confused about how I had gotten inside, and still got caught at the same time. When I had to meet with the dorm advisors for my meeting to discuss getting punished, they showed me the video.</p>Dance....
<img lazy-loadable="true" data-runner-src="https://assets.rebelmouse.io/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJpbWFnZSI6Imh0dHBzOi8vYXNzZXRzLnJibC5tcy8yMzM2MzgxMS9vcmlnaW4uZ2lmIiwiZXhwaXJlc19hdCI6MTYzOTkwNTc1N30.ukvpo7y8BZEVU6htTz7a51wkylfXOJjXcPVHOKXzZrc/img.gif?width=980" id="4c64a" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="e85456da7f655ea5b753dbb87da62fab" data-rm-shortcode-name="rebelmouse-image" data-width="500" data-height="500" />Giphy<p>Honestly at this point I am unfazed by the spontaneous dancing and singing. Especially when you've been through stuff like Gangnam Style where every dad tries the moves when he thinks he's alone.</p><p>The thing that stays with me is some guy picking up a dead hedgehog from the parking lot, stuffing it in his coat and having a dead bird fall out. Crazy stuff. <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/czmaey/security_guards_that_view_cameras_whats_the/eyzlxc8?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x" target="_blank">Reddit</a></p>I see the problem.
<p>Was working in a manufacturing facility that did injection molded plastic. One night about 2am one of the machines came on and started running all by itself. I could see it running on two of the cameras. Went to investigate and shut it off. Back to my desk.</p><p>Two hours later i see it come on again. Shut it off again. Turned the controllable camera towards it and zoomed in to watch.</p>"looks like blue won this time."
<p>I was filling out some forms in the security office with the two guards on duty. It was long after hours and very dark out. Heard a "What the F**k?" from a guard and looked up.</p><p>A whole bunch of college students, dressed in next to nothing, were whaling on each other with pool noodles.</p>About an hour later.....
<p>My wife and her co-workers scheduled some fun "olympics" events for their team. One of them was "synchronized office chair swimming," where they choreographed routines of riding around in spinning office chairs.</p>Snog away....
<img lazy-loadable="true" data-runner-src="https://assets.rebelmouse.io/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJpbWFnZSI6Imh0dHBzOi8vYXNzZXRzLnJibC5tcy8yMzM2MzgxMC9vcmlnaW4uZ2lmIiwiZXhwaXJlc19hdCI6MTY2NzM2Mjk5NH0.xPJEOp1nv111aEm4AAmRuANUNhAGbAnkDtmrYVVRF5M/img.gif?width=980" id="6e051" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="46f8f52e0e51af9724cef335681e06c7" data-rm-shortcode-name="rebelmouse-image" data-width="480" data-height="270" />Giphy<p>Once had a teenage couple snogging (making out) against the back door where I work, unaware I could see them. Managed to get their attention and they "moved" away but only by a couple of feet. I switched to the back door camera and in my innocence I originally thought the girl was bending down to do up her shoelace...... nope! </p>The Breach....
<p>I've shared this story before, but my first job out of college I used to work as a electrical engineer for a major security firm (worldwide global, with a lousy reputation), the job was designing cameras, junction boxes, security systems power calculations, etc.</p><p>One of my first assignments there was to help write a report about a security breach at a nuclear storage/research facility that was using a security system our company had implemented for them.</p>She scurried away quickly after that.....
<p>Obligatory not a security guard, but one time I was interviewing for a position at a restaurant. They brought me back into the office to get some paperwork done and you could see a feed of the camera at the back entrance of the store. We were just sitting there chatting while I'm filling out forms when suddenly a girl appears on camera. </p>WITH HIS TEETH!!!!!
<p>Back when I was a security guard during my second semester of college I was checking the cctv cameras and this guy was juggling beer bottles the center was close so no one was supposed to be there. I grabbed my walkie and went to check him out when I got to him. </p>I hate him!
<p>Not a security guard, but I kept finding my workstation tampered with when I came in for work (cables unplugged, etc.). I suspected my sociopath supervisor. He didn't realize I knew how to work the security system. What followed was a very amusing video clip of him waiting until everyone else was out of the room, furtively looking around, then reaching back and unplugging the cable on my system.</p>Love.
<img lazy-loadable="true" data-runner-src="https://assets.rebelmouse.io/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJpbWFnZSI6Imh0dHBzOi8vYXNzZXRzLnJibC5tcy8yMzM2MzgxNy9vcmlnaW4uZ2lmIiwiZXhwaXJlc19hdCI6MTYyNzkwMzgwNX0.LdgiDJx-NiOJi1n9PDVDkX1l7PPSTfVJ_ZwaDFTuFvk/img.gif?width=980" id="d38af" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="253b326c8977a2ad15bbf73615c55937" data-rm-shortcode-name="rebelmouse-image" data-width="365" data-height="205" />Giphy<p>Not a guard, but have cameras at my house, saw a opossum and a mole getting it on. <a href="vhttps://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/czmaey/security_guards_that_view_cameras_whats_the/eyz7e4q?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x" target="_blank">MrMokele</a></p>Security Guards Share The Weirdest Thing They've Seen While Watching Security Cameras
Security guards are the unsung heroes of every mall, parking lot, and concert. They've seen some s**t, am I right? But what are the weirdest things they've seen? Keep reading to find out!
u/LightCaramel asked: Security guards that view cameras, what's the weirdest thing you've seen?