Footy commentator Brian Taylor reveals the incredible step he took immediately after his family were victims of a home invasion

Brian Taylor has revealed how his family laid a trap after falling victim to a home burglary in Fitzroy.

Taylor, 61, and his wife Tania were sleeping while sons Harrison and Jesse were also in the house when they realized they had been robbed last weekend.

Harrison had been away and returned home at 11:30 p.m. when the family learned they had been victims of a burglary.

“The next thing I know (Mom) comes into my room… saying someone stole all our keys, Dad’s car is gone, my purse is gone,” Harrison said on the Life of Brian podcast.

A Toyota Landcruiser Sahara belonging to Taylor, a football fanatic and commentator for Channel 7, was stolen, as well as Jesse’s wallet, a balance bike and a number of sneakers.

Taylor, 61, said his family home was raided while he and his wife slept last weekend

But the quick-thinking Taylor executed a plan to ambush the invaders, leading to the arrest of a civilian.

“Everyone is in bed and all the keys to all the cars are gone and only one car is physically gone and we had a feeling they were going to come back for all the cars,” Taylor said.

“We hid in an ambush at three in the morning and peered around the corner, waiting for someone to come back with the key fob and press the unlock button.

“It was a strange ute that stopped on the street and floated around.”

While Tania was calling the police, sons Harrison and Jesse chased the street and eventually arrested the citizen.

The man in question gave an alibi and claimed he was not at the scene.

“The amber lights went out and Jesse and I immediately sprinted to the car…Jesse followed the man on Brunswick Street and I turned onto Johnston Street and we met there just after the 7-Eleven,” he said.

“He did have an alibi and I don’t think he’s the man, although I’m still suspicious.”

In a strange turn of events, Taylor got his car back the next day after finding it abandoned 600 meters away.

He now wonders whether he should leave his car keys on the table or take them into the bedroom.

His sons Jesse (second bottom left) and Harrison made a citizen’s arrest in the early hours

‘The question is whether we should leave all our keys on the kitchen table, so that if someone invades our privacy again, he or she can just take the keys and the cars and not stab us.

‘Or do we take the keys and put them in each individual’s bedroom, so that the next time they come into the bedroom and steal the keys. It’s a bit of a dilemma.’

He added: “Jesse had his cards used at 7-Eeleven in Melbourne. Lots of inconvenience. Credit cards, licenses, probably 20 or 30 different cards that need to be replaced. It’s a big inconvenience, but we’ll move on and we’ll all learn from it.”