A Midlothian man has recalled chasing off a balaclava-clad intruder after he was woken during the night to find his ‘door handle being tried’.
The man’s Ring doorbell app captured an individual, understood to be a male, wearing dark clothing approaching the home on Carrick Crescent, Easthouses at around 2am on Saturday morning, October 19, before allegedly trying the door handle.
The homeowner claims he was woken by a notification on his Ring doorbell app and heard the door handle being tried as he quickly ran downstairs in a bid to scare off the intruder, reports Edinburgh Live.
Footage shows a figure sprinting away from the property before hopping on the back of a motorbike accompanied by another black-cladded individual before speeding down the street.
The resident, who wishes to remain anonymous, said: “Around two in the morning I was alerted by the ring camera, which I only installed last week, that a person was at the side of the house.
“I got up as the front door handle was being tried and ran down the stairs shouting out the back as he moved around the side of the house. I then ran out the front of the house to see the young male dressed in all dark clothes with a balaclava on.
“He was running and then jumped over the garden wall over the road and onto a motorbike with another guy dressed all the same covered up who then started the bike and rode off.”
In the clip, the man can be seen going to the front of the house despite a light on the driveway coming on before walking around to the side of the house and emerging moments later running back out.
Shouting can be heard in the background as the motorbike starts up and makes off down the road. It is understood police were called at the time and were seen in the area a short while later.
A Police Scotland spokesperson said: “Around 2.15am on Saturday, 19 October, 2024, we were called to a report of two men acting suspiciously in Carrick Crescent, East Houses. Officers attended and enquiries are ongoing.”
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