Edinburgh mum wakes to find 'creepy' intruders caught on camera in her garden
An Edinburgh mum has warned her neighbourhood to remain watchful after making a disturbing discovery in her garden.
Thieves made off with an Amsterdam-style bicycle after raiding an Edinburgh property on Ford's Road after dark.
The incident took place in the early hours of the morning on January 27, 2025.
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Security camera footage captures unknown intruders creeping around shortly before 1.50am.
Hours later, CCTV records the pair of crooks hopping a fence in the yard. A later clip shows them riding off on bicycles.
The raging mum took to social media the following day, alerting her neighbours to "keep a look out" following the break-in.
Images of her garden shed show the lock smashed off its hinges and its door slightly ajar.
The resident warned her neighbours: "Check your sheds please. This happened at Fords Road at 5.01am.
"I also had motion detected on my camera at 1.47am from the same people.
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"The bike was stolen. Please keep a look out, thank you."
The mum later spoke to the impact it had on her family, claiming the household was "uneasy" knowing that perpetrators were "creeping about" in their garden.
The resident told Edinburgh Live: "We're more angry than anything as it has caused inconvenience now having to get someone to fix all the sheds.
"Also my kids are worried that someone has been creeping about their garden while they are sleeping, very uneasy."
A Police Scotland spokesperson said: "At 7.40am on Monday, 27 January, 2025 we received a report of a bike stolen from a shed in Fords Road, Edinburgh. Enquiries are ongoing."
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