THERE have been no arrests after three thieves were caught on a Ring doorbell stealing car parts in under a minute.
The Toyota's owner Sajid Bhatti said he is now selling the car because he no longer wants the anxiety as police have made no arrests since it happened.
Footage caught on the doorbell camera shows the trio of masked thieves loudly taking the catalytic converter from a Toyota parked at a home in Redfern Avenue in Worcester.
Th theft took place on Sunday, February 26 at around 10.40pm.
The family, who have lived at their Redfern Avenue home for five years, said it was the second time thieves have stolen a catalytic converter from the same car in four months.
However, police said no suspects have been identified at the moment and nobody has come forward as a witness.
The case has been filed as pending until police receive more information.
A spokesperson from West Mercia Police said: "The victim has been fully appraised.
"No suspects have been identified at the moment.
"No witnesses have come forward.
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@worcesternews A Ring doorbell captured thieves stealing car parts from a home in Worcester in under a minute.
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"The crime has been filed pending any new information coming to light."
The CCTV footage was posted on Worcester News' TikTok page and has now raked up over 7million views.
Mr Bhatti, who lives at the property, said the car has been mostly kept in the garage since the theft.
But Mr Bhatti added: "We are selling the car now, no point bringing it back for the same thing to happen again.
"The first theft took ages to recover from but the second time made me want to get rid of the car.
"I just don't want the anxiety and I want to sell that car.
"It is horrible, nobody saw those people come into Ronkswood. They really should have cameras set up.
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"Councillor Basharat Ali said CCTV cameras are needed in Ronkswood because there is only one entrance in and out to Ronkswood."
A West Mercia Police spokesperson previously said: "We were called shortly after 6.10am following the theft of a catalytic converter from a vehicle on Redfern Avenue in Worcester."
Anyone with information should call 101 or report it on the West Mercia Police website.
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