WATCH: Shocking moment thieves violently attempt to steal car as three arrested
The video has been widely circulated on social media
A video showing three thieves attempt to steal a car in the middle of the night has gone viral as three males have been arrested.
The video that was widely circulated on social media show two masked people walk into the driveway of a home while one of the men open the driver seat and get into the car.
After a few moments, the owner of the car can be heard shouting at them from the house and the men run away.
The owner of the house comes out and can be heard saying to another member of the house “they were trying to rob my car”.
A moment later, the man walk out to the street and immediately runs back in to the house saying “they’re coming back up”.
Three men then appear with golf clubs and start smashing the car windows. One man, who is out of frame from the ring doorbell camera, is believed to be smashing a window of the house while shouting, “where are the keys...give me the keys,” before all three run away.
In a statement on Sunday evening, Gardaí confirmed that three males were arrested after their vehicle, a stolen VW Golf, failed to stop near the M50 after being pursued by Gardaí.
The statement said,
“Gardaí in Coolock have arrested three males following a managed containment operation in the Dublin area this evening, Sunday, 18th October 2026.
“Shortly after 7pm, Gardaí from the DMR North, on mobile patrol as part of ongoing investigations into a series of burglaries and incidents of criminal damage in North Dublin, observed a vehicle with multiple occupants on Naul Road near Dublin Airport. The vehicle failed to stop and a was pursued by Gardaí.
“A coordinated response was launched, involving several local and divisional Garda units from across the DMR, including the Armed Support Unit (ASU) and Air Support.
“The vehicle came to a stop on the M50 near Clondalkin, where three males—two in their 20s and one juvenile in his mid-teens—were subsequently arrested.
“All three are currently detained under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act, 1984 at Garda stations in north Dublin.
“The vehicle, a VW Golf which had been reported stolen during a recent burglary in the Santry area, has been recovered and brought for technical examination.
“No injuries were reported during this incident.
“Investigations are ongoing.”