A burglar helped himself to a drink during a break-in at a milkshake shop.

CCTV caught the man slurping down a beverage as he took a break from stealing cash and a television in a branch of Shaketastic in north London.

Footage of the raid in Finchley in the early hours of June 18 has been released by the Metropolitan Police.

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