‘So scary’: Shock footage shows masked intruder breaking into Qld home through dog door

Worrying footage has captured the moment a masked intruder used a dog door to enter a Queensland home.

Shock footage has captured the moment a masked intruder squeezed through a dog door and entered a Queensland home before allegedly making off with jewellery.

Motion camera footage, shared on social media, shows the alleged offender, dressed in all-black clothing, crawl through the dog door at a home in Park Ridge, Logan, 20km south of Brisbane, around 11am on Monday.

After manoeuvring half their body through the dog flap, the intruder appears to reach up and attempt to unlock the door to allow their accomplice to enter the property.

“You got it?” a voice asks.

After a brief attempt, the door doesn’t appear to budge.

“The front door … quick … check,” the other person suggests before the intruder crawls through the dog door and enters the home.

The intruder was caught crawling through the dog door in motion camera footage. Picture: Facebook

The incident took place around 11am on Monday at a home in Logan. Picture: Facebook

The worrying footage was shared to a local community Facebook group, where a local encouraged residents to be vigilant and lock their dog doors.

“A break-in was reported in the Park Ridge area today, prompting residents to be cautious due to considerable jewellery loss this is the second break in a week in the area and please lock your doggie door,” they wrote.

Queensland police told news.com.au they received a report of a burglary at a home in Spencer Way in Park Ridge on Tuesday morning.

Once inside, police said the offender took an unspecified amount of jewellery.

The intruder was seen making their way through the home as the motion camera followed. Picture: Facebook

Many online were quick to express their concern over the “scary” incident.

“Far out the Doggie dog even! That is absolutely crazy!” one person wrote.

“Omg that’s so scary,” said another.

“Unbelievable,” another commented.

It comes as data released earlier this year revealed Queensland has become the nation’s crime capital, recording more assaults and break-ins than any other state in 2023.

According to the Australian Bureau of Statistics, there were 49,490 break-ins across the state in 2023, a five per cent increase since 2022.

Of the break-ins recorded, around 34,000 occurred at the victim’s home, of which more than half having items stolen.

There were an extra 151,501 victims of other thefts, such as retail theft or theft from another person, up by 20 per cent. This was a record high since 1995, the Courier Mail reported.

Last year, 18,201 vehicles were stolen, marking the highest number in the state since 2000.

Originally published as ‘So scary’: Shock footage shows masked intruder breaking into Qld home through dog door