A Glasgow dad has spoken of his horror at catching a prowler armed with a hammer lurking outside his home on CCTV.
The hooded figure was captured on Ring doorbell footage peering through windows and trying to access the property in Garrowhill on Wednesday night.
David Welsh, who was fast asleep upstairs at the time, was alerted to the man's presence outside his home via his son, who received a notification from the Ring app on his mobile phone and quickly sounded the alarm.
After failing to gain entry, the man turns and walks back down the driveway, and can be seen clutching a hammer and a crowbar.
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David, 64, told the Daily Record: "I was upstairs fast asleep and didn't even know anything about it until my son had got in touch.
"He has the Ring CCTV app on his phone and he got a notification when the sensors picked this guy up approaching the house.
"He hangs around for a wee bit at the front door. He's holding a hammer in one hand and a crowbar in the other. What was he going to do with them?
"We slept right through it but my fear is wondering what would have happened had he got inside."
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David added: "Thankfully, nothing seems to have been taken but it is just the thought of someone lurking around outside my home.
"I don't want him to be trying anyone else's house next."
A Police Scotland spokesperson said: “Around 8pm on Wednesday, 4 May, officers received a report of a man having been seen acting suspiciously on Rosedale Drive, Glasgow, around 2am that morning.
"Enquiries were carried out and no criminality was established, however advice and guidance was provided.”
