Locals are now banding together to form a crime watch group, with the 500-strong group of vigilantes conducting nightly patrols.
suburb of Pallara are being targeted by intruders and are so terrified they are barricading themselves inside their homes.
The shocking alleged home invasion took place in broad daylight at an address in Pallara, south of Brisbane, on Sunday.Vision of the break-in, exclusively obtained by 9News, reveals the latest in a spate of youth crime in the local area. New video released by Queensland Police shows a man with a shot-gun demanding cash from a business at nearby Forest Lake on Saturday.
"We are on tenterhooks… we are on the edge and I honestly don't know if there's anyone who's looking after us," Tejinder Singh told 9News.Singh said his home was the target of an attempted break-in and he was threatened with a knife when the alleged criminals couldn't get inside.
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