Hopeless thief smash his way into £50k expensive car in broad daylight - but walks off after failing to start it

The moment captured a car thief smaching his way into a classic £50,000 Porsche in a bungled attempt to steal it during a three-hour crime spree on two supercars and a shop. Detectives have released CCTV of the suspect seen in broad daylight using a five-inch knife to cut his way in to the red 911 sportscar in Mayfair, central London, before climbing in. photos after the cut..

The man, who is black and believed to be in his twenties, is shown trying to steal the car but fails before climbing back out of the Porsche and jumping off its spoiler to damage it further.

Police say the sportscar was scratched and the lock was damaged and the suspect was seen pulling out a large knife and a witness called the police and he fled.

As the crime spree continued at 10.53am police were called to reports of a robbery at JD Sports on Oxford Street.