WATCH: Homeowner Uses Motion-Activated Sprinkler To Scare Off Thieves

PORTERVILLE, Calif. (CBS Local) — A California homeowner who was tired of dealing with thieves prowling her neighborhood took matters into her own hands and turned a sprinkler into a security system.
Katie Camarena says crooks have been stealing tools and whatever else they could get their hands on out of vehicles in her neighborhood in Porterville, about an hour north of Bakersfield.
“Our flood light didn’t seem to scare them off, so we decided to have a little fun with a moti