Locals have been left shaken by a spate of break-ins in a Dublin suburb.
The latest burglary in Clonsilla saw heartless thieves gain access to a home and steal a van and laptop all while the occupants of the house slept soundly in their beds.
It's understood a group three people are behind the thefts, Dublin Live reports.
The homeowners said: "Three people prowling the Briarwood area targeting certain front doors that they know how to get access to.
"They got in our front door at 3:45am on Friday morning and took the keys to the van and a laptop while we were in bed."
This is the latest in a long line of reported attempted break-ins in the area in the last week.
Just 24 hours previous, a house in the same estate was targeted but thieves fled when the occupants of the house disturbed them during the incident.
A spokeswoman for the Gardai told The Irish Daily Mirror that investigations were ongoing into the alleged break-ins and that no arrests had been made yet.
