A video has emerged that appears to show two hapless robbers botching a getaway on a moped after trying to steal cigarettes from an Eltham convienence store.
The footage, posted on Facebook by a staff member at Best One in Newmarket Green, shows a hooded man waiting outside on a moped before his alleged accomplice exits the shop and drops a bag.
He then attempts to start the bike before giving up and wheeling it away.
CCTV footage from the shop also appears to show a man inside the shop grabbing cigarettes from behind the counter and shoving them in a bag.
A spokesman for the Metropolitan Police confirmed police in Greenwich borough are investigating allegations of a robbery at the address.
Police were called at 7.12am on Friday, March 24.
There were no injuries reported in the robbery and no arrests have been made.
Inquiries are ongoing.
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