Here are the disturbing scenes which shows a suspected Dublin gang trying to break into a van in a neighbouring county as part of a spate of ongoing break-ins in the area.
The masked group, who were caught on CCTV by one household who they targeted in Bray which was posted on a local page, are understood to be from the capital.
The trio allegedly comprise of two men who carry out the heavy work in the attacks with a girl getaway driver on hand to flee the scene once they're finished.
A community alert, seen by Dublin Live, said: "A gang are attempting to break into several vans in the Bray area.
"There are two lads with one girl driving and they are using a dark navy, three door car."
A source told Dublin Live: "The car was spotted heading over the Dublin border following the alleged incidents.
"It was also understood to be driving recklessly on the road and put several cars in danger who were forced to swerve or pull in to avoid it."
It comes after a similar spate of incidents were reported in Meath last week.
A suspected armed Dublin gang, who fled several break-in scenes in a silver Audi, targeted vans in Meath and were understood to be searching for power tools and cash.
Just over 20km across the Dublin border, the group broke into vans in Dunshaughlin and further down the road in Trim.
One eye-witness claimed that the thieves were masked up and were using crowbars during the incident.
Meath officers confirmed that they are investigating and appealed for witnesses to come forward.
A spokesman said: "Gardaí are investigating a number of thefts at Hattons Garadice.
"Two vans were broken into and 4 males were spotted getting into a Silver Audi Estate.
"Any sightings please contact Gardaí on 046-9431222."
