Surveillance camera nabbed a man chugging down milkshake while he took a break from stealing from the shop he broke into.
The man was said to have stolen some cash and a television set from the shop in Finchley, England.
Footage of the raid in the early hours of June 18 has been released by the British Metropolitan Police.
A spokesman said: “The door’s shutters had been broken into, the padlock had been smashed and the front door damaged. A television was stolen and money taken from the safe.”
The suspect was described as white and clean-shaven, with short hair. He was wearing a light coloured T-shirt, black trousers and a dark-hooded anorak.