Masked men flee empty handed after car theft attempt in Brighouse.

A couple were threatened in their own home by a knife-wielding masked intruder who was part of a trio trying to steal their cars at Brighouse.

They spotted three masked men outside the house on a residential cul-de-sac in the Bailiff Bridge area at about 4.42am yesterday (Sunday).

They were looking at cars on the drive and one of the men broke in through the front door, threatened them with a knife and demanded keys to three cars outside.

The suspects, all wearing dark clothes and balaclavas, made off empty handed when the couple said the police had been called.

Acting Det Insp Toby Facey of Calderdale CID, said: “This was a serious offence in which the victims were threatened at knife point in their own home, in what must have been a very frightening experience.

“We are continuing to support them and are conducting a number of enquiries into what took place."

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