A neighbour's doorcam captured the moment the white Alfa Romeo missed her by inches as it came speeding towards her as the burglar made his getaway.
Car owner Joanne Byrne, 28, was lying awake in bed when she heard her front door creak open and thought it was one of her housemates arriving home. The brazen thief is seen taking a screwdriver from his pocket and uses it to open the front door. Less than a minute later he is seen sneaking back down the driveway towards Joanne's car, which was parked on the road outside the house.
Video Loading Video Unavailable Click to play Tap to play The video will auto-play soon8Cancel Play now "The door makes a loud noise when it opens because the hinges creak and I heard keys rattling and the door close so I waited to hear the girl come up the stairs but instead I heard my car click open.
"It was only when he accelerated towards me at top speed that I froze in the centre of the road and he almost hit me with my own car." "Apparently there are many cars being stolen this way around Dublin and being abandoned in local near by estates to see if the car is not found then they move it again," she said.