THIS is the moment a brazen vandal rips the wing mirror off a car while looking directly at a CCTV camera recording his actions.

The incident, which happened at 3.20am on Tuesday, February 21, is the latest in a spate of vehicle vandalism to blight Harrowby Street, Farnworth.

The owner of the Honda Civic installed £400 cameras after his car was targeted previously.

The footage shows three males walking past the car, before one stops and begins to tamper with the wing mirror.

The offender then rips it from the side of the car while appearing to stare directly into the CCTV camera.

The 19-year-old resident, who didn’t want to be named, said: “I was absolutely shocked when I saw the footage, and they even had the absolute cheek to look at the cameras while damaging the vehicle. It just shows they have no respect.

“When I moved into the area ten years ago, no one had CCTV cameras. Now more than 11 properties have got cameras and my next door neighbour installed his cameras for similar reasons a few months back.

“It’s this new generation of kids causing problems. There have been a number of other incidents to other residents on the street. It seems to be youths from other estates causing the damage.

“The side mirror has been ripped off completely. I don't know the exact cost but it will definitely cost more than £40, as we need to fix the wiring in the wing mirror too, as it's electrical.

“The vehicle had been damaged previously so I decided to install cameras, which cost me £400.”

After ripping off the wing mirror, another of the resident’s CCTV cameras captured the youths calmly placing it in an unlit area next to the house.

A police spokesman said: “At around 10:05am on Tuesday, February 21, police were called to reports that a car had been vandalised on Harrowby Street, Farnworth.

“It was reported that three males had approached the car at around 3:20am before one of them pulled off one of the wing mirrors.

“No arrests have been made and enquiries are on-going.”

Anybody with information should contact police on 191, quoting incident number 559 of 21/02/17, or the independent charity Crimestoppers, anonymously, on 0800 555 111.