They attempted a stickup — but couldn’t drive stick.
A gang of carjackers pistol-whipped a Maryland restaurateur — but were unable to steal his Porsche because they couldn’t operate its manual gears, according to cops.
Dashcam footage from Myo Maung’s Porsche showed a red Nissan pull up next to his sports car outside of his Bethesda Ramen restaurant at around 11:50 p.m. Sunday — then at least three people jumping out to confront him.
One, in a gray hoodie and a mask, could be seen pulling a gun on the business owner and leading him out of frame, where he was pistol-whipped and forced to hand over his keys along with his phone and passport, Fox 5 said.
The footage also caught the noise of one of the suspects inside the Porsche — which the bungling carjacker couldn’t drive because of its stick shift, cops told the local outlet.
During the raid, a man in the front passenger seat was also seen leaning out of the window — and pointing a handgun straight at the sports car they were unable to swipe.
Maung later told police that he ran inside the restaurant cover — and heard at least one gunshot.
However, cops said they did not find any shell casings. It is believed Maung may have been followed to Bethesda from Washington DC, where he was earlier dropping off supplies at another business he co-owns, according to Fox 5.
Montgomery County police said they are also aware of reports that a red Nissan SUV, like the one seen in the dashcam footage, was reported stolen earlier that day in DC.
Captain Sean Gagan, head of the Montgomery Police Department’s Major Crimes Division, noted that it has seen people trailed and targeted for their cars before.
He said police have responded to about 82 carjackings so far this year. The county had a total of 79 reported in 2022.
Meanwhile, Washington DC surpassed 900 carjackings over the Thanksgiving weekend.
“We are focusing very heavily on the locations that border the Washington DC and Prince George’s County line by placing additional resources with our uniform patrol and our plain clothes assets down in those areas to try and address the growing number of vehicles that we’ve seen either carjacked or that have been stolen,” Gagan told Fox 5.
“I really, really encourage people to stay aware of their surroundings at all times,” he added.
“A lot of times just driving around, we see people on their phones. And this is one of those things our criminals are looking for as well.”