Radio host Stacey Lee fears for her safety after a gang of thieves broke into her home to steal thousands of dollars worth of belongings.
The burglars carried out the brazen robbery at around 3pm last Thursday at the home in Myrtle Bank, in Adelaide’s eastern suburbs, where the FIVEAA Afternoons presenter lives with her husband.
CCTV footage captured the moment a hooded man, dressed all in black, pushed his way through the main entrance of the property and appeared to be armed with a weapon.
Radio presenter Stacey Lee fears for her safety after a gang of thieves broke into her home
The man was part of a gang of three men who arrived at the property in a stolen blue Toyota Rav 4.
The thieves took various items, including jewelry, shoes, handbags, a laptop and iPads.
Ms Lee’s wedding dress was left on the floor and the intruders also searched her bedroom drawers.
The gang are then seen on CCTV loading the valuables into a white Toyota Yaris – belonging to Ms Lee’s mother – after finding the spare key.
We then saw the intruders drive away in both vehicles.
CCTV footage captured the moment a hooded man, dressed all in black, forced his way through the main entrance of the property and appeared armed with a weapon (pictured)
Ms Lee’s wedding dress was scattered on the floor and the intruders also searched her bedroom drawers and stole thousands of dollars worth of items.
Fortunately, no one was in the building at the time of the burglary.
“I didn’t sleep and we immediately changed our locks and we are looking at other security options,” Ms Lee said. Nine news.
Ms Lee, who arrived at the property at 5pm, said the men had taken some of her most prized possessions.
“I had things from my Yiayia (Greek word for grandmother) that were passed down, so those things probably don’t have much value, but they are priceless to me,” she said.
Ms Lee praised the work of police officers investigating the incident.
Police said the Rav 4 was stolen from a property in Modbury Heights on April 1 and was used in several burglaries in the city’s northern and eastern suburbs.
The incident comes after South Australia’s police commissioner, Grant Stevens, agreed to deploy 20 police officers to the Northern Territory.
The hooded intruders were seen loading the stolen items into a white car (pictured) before fleeing the scene a short time later
The move was taken to help NT Police tackle youth crime with a two-week curfew for young people in Alice Springs due to end on Wednesday.
Ms Lee told the FIVEAA breakfast program on Monday that she was stunned by the decision as the state faces its own officer shortage.
“We know how difficult it is to get the police to fill the gaps of the police leaving and retiring, and we are moving some of our staff to the highway,” Ms Lee said.
Anyone who knows the whereabouts of the two cars or has information about the home invasion is urged to contact police immediately.