Young family-of-four confronted by men with hammers in early morning break-in
A young family in Melbourne's eastern suburbs has been confronted by armed offenders in an early morning attack.
The family-of-four was woken by the sound of two men as they used hammers to smash their window and back door of the home in Camberwell before 3am.
The 46-year-old father confronted them in the living room, where he said he was threatened with a cricket bat.
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A 46-year-old father said the armed offenders were "determined" to get through their glass. 9News
Despite his best efforts, the thugs took off with his white Jeep Cherokee.
"That glass, I think it's double glazed, they must have hit that 15 times to get through, so they were really determined," he said about the smashed glass doors.
"It's only when they picked another window that they got through quite quickly.
"I got lucky that none of us got hurt, that's the main thing."
Three men were caught on security cameras as they cased out half a dozen homes along the quiet street this morning.
They jumped fences and scoped out cars before they decided to target the victims' home.
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Three men were caught on security cameras as they cased out half a dozen homes along the quiet street this morning. 9News
The terrifying burglary comes just a day after a brave Brighton grandmother demanded a pair of hooded men get out of her house.
Investigators have been back on the street this morning to speak with neighbours.
They were able to track the car via an AirTag but the trail went cold when it was thrown from the vehicle.
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