Woman's brazen act at South Hurstville BP sparks police manhunt

By OLIVIA DAY, ASSISTANT NEWS EDITOR, AUSTRALIA Published: 02:29, 15 May 2026 | Updated: 02:29, 15 May 2026 A mystery vandal who keyed the length of a stranger's car using an air hose at a petrol station is being hunted by police.  The incident was caught on CCTV at the South Hurstville BP in Sydney's south.  The woman, dressed in a bright green t-shirt and jeans, is seen approaching a blue sedan while holding an air pump.  She then keys the entire length of the right-hand side of the car before taking the pump over to her own car to fill one of the tyres with air.  The unsuspecting driver was inside the servo when the vandalism occurred.  NSW Police say they are confident they will identify the woman responsible.  A woman who scratched the length of a stranger's car using an air hose at a petrol station is being hunted by police (pictured) The unsuspecting driver was inside the servo when the vandalism occurred (pictured) The comments below have not been moderated. The views expressed in the contents above are those of our users and do not necessarily reflect the views of MailOnline. By posting your comment you agree to our house rules. Do you want to automatically post your MailOnline comments to your Facebook Timeline? Your comment will be posted to MailOnline as usual. Do you want to automatically post your MailOnline comments to your Facebook Timeline? Your comment will be posted to MailOnline as usual We will automatically post your comment and a link to the news story to your Facebook timeline at the same time it is posted on MailOnline. To do this we will link your MailOnline account with your Facebook account. We’ll ask you to confirm this for your first post to Facebook. You can choose on each post whether you would like it to be posted to Facebook. Your details from Facebook will be used to provide you with tailored content, marketing and ads in line with our Privacy Policy.