MOONLIGHT patrols have been carried out by police officers keen to catch car criminals plaguing Worcester.
Police officers have been walking the streets in and around Perdiswell after a spike in vehicle crime.
A wave of car crime has blighted the city with opportune thieves trying car door handles and stealing items.
Worcester Safer Neighbourhoods Team said it was carrying out patrols by moonlight around the Perdiswell area on Wednesday evening.
The patrols have been carried out because of a rise in vehicle crimes reported this week.
Car crime map
Worcester News has been reporting on the spate of break-ins since last year.
This map shows the locations of all car break-ins that have been reported by the Worcester News.
Thieves have been operating across Worcester but with many of the reports coming from Warndon Villages.
Elisabete Viegas, one of those who shared the footage of the latest suspected offender, described the situation as "scary".
READ MORE: Another suspected thief caught on camera as Warndon Villages car crime wave continues
Her footage was among many shared by Warndon Villages residents, taken on Ring doorbells, of a man trying vehicle door handles in Homestead Avenue.
The latest offender was spotted in the early hours of Tuesday, January 18, at 1.47am with neighbours living in the area reporting him to police.
Have you got doorbell or CCTV footage of a car thief? Email catherine.phillips@newsquest.co.uk.
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