{"id":65415,"date":"2026-08-05T05:01:22","date_gmt":"2026-08-05T05:01:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/australia\/65415\/"},"modified":"2026-08-05T05:01:22","modified_gmt":"2026-08-05T05:01:22","slug":"brisbane-homeowner-speaks-out-after-young-children-allegedly-used-to-access-property","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/australia\/65415\/","title":{"rendered":"Brisbane homeowner speaks out after young children allegedly used to access property"},"content":{"rendered":"

A Brisbane homeowner is reeling after his house was targeted for the sixth time, with footage appearing to show children as young as 10 involved in the latest attempted break-in. <\/p>\n

Jack Bruce was asleep inside his Holland Park home with his family, including his nine-month-old baby and 10-year-old child, when an intrusion alert woke them in the middle of the night.<\/p>\n

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Security footage appears to show young children vaulting a wall before opening a gate to allow adults to access the property. <\/p>\n

On Sunrise on Wednesday, Bruce said despite having a comprehensive security system, the family has to remain constantly vigilant to protect their home.<\/p>\n

\u201cI was quite disappointed last night after this had occurred because it really puts a big burden on us to be consistently making sure that we\u2019re dotting our i\u2019s and crossing our t\u2019s with the house every single night,\u201d Bruce said.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s at a state where there\u2019s clearly really little kids involved, and they\u2019re actually being used to gain access to areas that adults can\u2019t and then let the adults in.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"BrisbaneBrisbane homeowner Jack Bruce has revealed the footage that appears to show kids as young as 10 attempting to break into his home. Credit: Sunrise<\/p>\n

Bruce said it is not the first time he has seen young people involved in incidents at his home, but this was the first time he had clearly seen young children involved.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt does seem to be each time there\u2019s definitely some adult leading, and then the teenagers and the kids are then used, or they help to then gain access and steal things,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

The repeated incidents are particularly concerning given Holland Park remains one of the safer suburbs in the area, recording a relatively low crime ranking of just 10 out of 100 on Red Suburbs\u2019 Crime Map of Australia.<\/a> <\/p>\n

\"HollandHolland Park remains one of the safer suburbs in the area. Credit: Red Suburbs – Crime Map of Australia<\/p>\n

A total of 68 burglaries or break-and-enters were reported in the suburb in 2025.<\/p>\n

The repeated targeting has led Bruce to create a neighbourhood group chat so residents can alert each other when offenders return to the area.<\/p>\n

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