Dallas police have managed to track down and arrest two men after they were caught on video breaking into a house - and the homeowner posted the footage to her Facebook.

The two thieves broke into the Carrollton home of Megan McNulty, but were captured by a security camera when they forced their way through the back door.

McNulty then put the footage on Facebook, writing: 'Anyone know these two idiots, they broke into our home in Carrollton and stole our passports and all of James' brand new guitar equipment, let's make them ''famous'' shall we?'

Sprung: This is the moment the burglars burst into the Carrollton house, not knowing that their every move was being recorded on a security camera inside

A second man is then seen coming through the door with a bat. He walks over and turns the camera around, but it is too late. The men were already captured by the device

The posted video received more than 100,000 views and helped police identify the two men.

'It was such a great video,' Carrollton police spokeswoman Jolene DeVito told WFAA.

'It was so clear.'

Authorities plan to charge the two men with burglary of a habitation. Neither have been identified.

'Usually when you see videos on TV, it's kind of like night vision, you can't really see any details or anything,' said Barbara Kester, who lives across the street.

Kester and her husband, Bob, have lived in the neighborhood for 21 years.

They say it is not unusual for burglaries to occur in the area, but that residents need to take precautions, like Megan McNulty did.

'You can't stop them from breaking in …but when you have a camera you've pretty much got their faces,' Barbara Kester said.



