This is the heart-stopping moment a gang of bikers in balaclavas break their way into a flat in broad daylight, swiping safes stuffed with cash and jewellery.
The brazen thugs were captured raiding the plush flat in Dean Village, Edinburgh, on Monday morning. The gang smashed the flat's front door with a crowbar in the burglary, which reportedly took place moments after the owner had left.
A courageous dog walker can be heard standing up to the gang as she filmed the events unfold shortly before midday, as she yells: "Drop it, drop it, I would drop it." But her calls went ignored, with the gang re-mounting their bikes and fleeing the scene.
Rebecca Brass, sharing the footage in an appeal on social media, said: "They used crowbars to break into two doors. One being a very heavy main door!" One of the riders in the video can be seen picking up a sizeable safe after it falls from his bike onto the road.
The thugs were seen breaking into the swish Edinburgh pad on Monday
The resident had left moments earlier, leading some to believe they had been watching the property"They must have been watching as the owner had only just left before it happened," Rebecca added. "Does anyone recognise them? The three of them made off with both safes on electric bikes with no number plates after causing a world of distraction inside, Daily Record reports.
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"Footage was filmed by a very brave dog walker. Please be careful and vigilant, they seem to be getting braver and braver and they have been watching most likely for days which is a terrifying thought."
It's understood that one of the safes contained a large quantity of jewellery inside, with police confirming they were investigating the crime. Rebecca, a local to the neighbourhood, added: "One [safe] was empty but very heavy, they dropped it down the stairs a few times and cracked the flooring.
"The other had jewellery inside that was more sentimental than valuable. Absolutely awful." Other residents told of their horror after recognising the thieves.
The shameless thugs made off on bikes after smashing their way into the flat in broad daylight
The masked thieves made off on bikesOne local said: "I called 999 on Saturday night as these guys drove past me on Randolph Crescent as I was walking along towards Dean Bridge. They had stopped at the end of Randolph Crescent and threatened to steal my bag then drove off."
"I called the police, more as a warning as they were circling the area, looking for trouble. The police called me back, later that night, to say they'd had numerous calls from West End and Haymarket about them." Another said: "I saw them last Tuesday cruising along Learmonth Terrace checking out all the basements - pure scum."
Another added: "I saw two guys on bikes like this at the gates of a house on Grange Loan on Wednesday about lunchtime. They were dressed the same with balaclavas and hats. I called 101 as if just didn't look right and was worried if someone was home and they got in those gates."
Police Scotland detectives have now urged anyone with information about the gang to come forward. A spokesperson said: "Around 11.45am on Monday, 24 June, 2024, we received a report of a break-in to a property at Learmonth Terrace in Edinburgh. Enquiries are ongoing. We also are aware of a video circulating on social media."
"We would ask anyone with any information to contact Police Scotland on 101 quoting incident 1371 of Monday, 24 June, 2024."
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