Thugs smash windscreens of parked cars on Niddrie street [VIDEO]

This is the moment masked criminals attacked parked cars in an Edinburgh suburb on two occasions last week. 

In the first video, two men, who had their faces covered, are seen running through the residential area in Niddrie on the southside of the city. 

Niddrie is a socially deprived part of the city with a reputation for violence and disorder. 

A man wearing a balaclava approached a car in Niddrie, Edinburgh on Sunday. The man, pictured threw a brick at the victim’s car smashing the windscreen

After smashing the windscreen, left, the man jumped back into the waiting VW Golf, right, ahead of his escape

Police Scotland confirmed they are investigating the incident and an earlier act of vandalism on Friday

This incident on Friday showed two men approaching the victim’s car, top left, in Niddrie, Edinburgh

The first incident  CCTV footage shows two men run up to a car and attempt to smash its window with a brick around midnight on Friday, February 25. 

Two days later a VW Golf pulls up outside a property. Video footage from a neighbouring house showed a masked man alight from the rear of the vehicle and run up to the driveway before throwing a brick at the back of the victim’s car. 

Seconds later the thug returns to the Volkswagen, which speeds off.  

Both cars were damaged in the respective incidents. The motive behind both attacks is not yet known. 

Tens of thousands of people have viewed footage of the incidents which have been shared on TikTok. 

One person said their father’s car was targeted by the thug. He urged viewers: ‘Track these people down.’   

A Police Scotland spokesperson told MailOnline: ‘On Sunday, February, 27 officers received reports of two cars damaged on Cleekim Drive, Edinburgh. 

‘Police enquiries are ongoing into these incidents and anyone with information should contact 101 with reference 0315 of 27 February.’

This is the damage which was suffered by one of the cars during the late night attacks