Callous thieves stole two cars from a house in a quiet suburban Dublin neighbourhood on Friday morning.
The crooks used the method known as 'fishing' to snatch the ignition keys of both vehicles from inside the house.
The practice of ‘fishing’ is when car keys are fished through a letterbox by burglars, and gardai say Dubliiners are the most at risk of falling victim to the crime.
As part of the Lock Up Light Up campaign, gardai advise homeowners to "use timer switches to turn on lights, lock all doors and windows, store keys away from windows and letterboxes, and use your alarm".
A spokeswoman for An Garda Siochana confirmed to Dublin Live that the two vehicles had been stolen, but thankfully no one had been injured by the thugs.
She said: "A burglary occurred at Bayside Square North, Sutton in the early hours of this morning Friday, 28 June, 2019 and the keys to two cars were taken from the house and the cars then stolen.
"No persons injured, investigations ongoing."
