It’s like riding a bike – you never forget… right?

Well, not for this burglar, who was caught on CCTV entering this private property through a dog flap and attempting to escape on a bike he found in the garage.

The problem with his escape plan was, he was unable to ride a bike, fell off it and had to race off on foot.

To add to his bumbling attempt, the unknown crook made no attempt to hide his face from the CCTV camera.


The owners of the Houston property, Tony Ragsdale and Doug Eldridge, were luckily not home at the time of the burglary but still feel ‘violated’ by the illegal intrusion.



They were an hour’s drive away when they got a call from their alarm company to say they had been burgled.

Doug Eldridge spoke of the criminal’s failed getaway: ‘I would say idiot, he tried to flip his foot and caught his foot on the bottom tyre and flipped over the bike.’

Police are currently on the look out for the burglar, armed with the very useful video footage.

This is the moment the crook entered the house through the dog flap(Picture: YouTube/Hezakaya)