Perth thief smashes a car window with a brick and steals valuables as WA Police issue warning

A thief has been caught on camera smashing a car window with a brick and stealing  a wallet – sparking a warning from police.

WA Police shared security footage to their Facebook page of the brazen theft, which took place at a St James neighbourhood in Perth on November 20.

A man is seen exiting his blue Mazda wearing a balaclava and holding a brick.

He walks over to an SUV parked in a driveway and throws the brick at the driver side window.

A thief has been seen on security footage smashing a car window with a brick in an attempt to steal valuables inside the vehicle

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The man allegedly made six fraudulent with the wallet owner’s card soon after breaking into the vehicle (pictured, the alleged perpetrator at a service station in Riverdale in Perth’s inner east)

The brick falls onto the pavement after the throw, with the thief picking it up and throwing it again. 

It appears to bounce off the window and lands in a nearby nature strip.

The thief manages to break the window with the third throw and proceeds to steal a wallet inside the car before quickly taking off in his vehicle. 

It has prompted a warning by police to car owners about leaving wallets and other valuables inside their vehicles.  

‘A timely reminder not to leave valuables in your vehicle even when parked out the front of your home,’ the social media post read.

‘This vehicle was chosen randomly by the thief who got away with the victim’s wallet from inside the centre console of this vehicle.’

‘Sadly, thieves patrol the streets in cars and on foot.’

The man exits his Mazda in a Perth neighbourhood wearing a balaclava and holding the bric

The brazen theft prompted WA Police to warn car owners about leaving valuables inside their vehicles 

The thief allegedly made six purchases with the wallet owner’s card not long after he broke into the vehicle.

He made one fraudulent purchase at a service station in Riverdale in Perth’s inner east on the same day of the robbery, where his face was seen on CCTV. 

He is described by police as being tan skinned, with a slim build, greying goatee and moustache and aged in his 40s or 50s.