‘How are you going, miss?': Chilling moment armed teens attempt to smash way into home in Toowoomba, Qld
Chilling footage has captured the moment a group of teenagers, armed with knives and shovels, attempted to smash their way into an elderly couple's home under the cover of darkness.
The teenagers can seen wearing hoodies tightly-wound to conceal their faces as they gather outside the home in Toowoomba on Friday night.
In a bizarre moment, one addresses the occupants on the video doorbell footage, saying: 'How're you going miss?'
The resident responds with: 'I think you better go. I'll have to call the police'.
Holding shovels, one of the teenagers tells the other to: 'Smash the window, smash the window with a shovel'.
Although unsuccessful in their attempt, the teens take a picture of the house before leaving with one teenager remarking the couple had a 'Volkswagen'.
It is alleged the teenagers had also approached another house up the straight in Harristown five minutes earlier – with footage allegedly capturing one teen stabbing the door with a knife.
Michelle, who lives a suburb over, told 9News that the group were allegedly 'bashing and trying to get into the door'.
'They had a knife and yelling out they wanted the car keys,' she said.
Michelle's partner went outside to make sure the teenagers had left.
He did not realise they were allegedly armed until seeing the footage.
'Quite a decent-sized knife, yeah it's just terrible and there's a few around last night unfortunately,' she said.
'There's certainly no feeling of optimism that anything is going to get any better.'
Michelle also told Sunrise she was initially scared and in disbelief, but says she is now angry.
'The neighbourhoods really quiet there's a few young families around, a few elderly people,' she said
'After it happened, on the (neighbour's) advice we went to the police, just in case they tried to attempt something at their houses as well.'
While Michelle admits feel rattled by the events, she says she wants action taken.
'I know that they can't get in, they tried and they failed so (I'm) not as vulnerable as Friday night,' she said.
'(I want) tougher penalties, knowing that they are going to get in trouble, that they may potentially spend a period of time in jail.
'I'd like to see a complete knife ban in public. That would be great. Just to try and take some of these weapons off the street. So a potential home invasion isn't going to be one that could lead to something a lot worse.'
Queensland Police have said investigations remain ongoing and anyone with information is urged to contact police.
9News reported that the police have said that the group are also being investigated for a break and enter in Kingthorpe and were last seen driving a Kia Cerato.
The car was stolen on Friday morning with the number plate KORD43, and has been spotted in Newtown and Kearneys Spring in a continued crime spree across the Downs.
No arrests have been made.
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