Bungling Burglar Finds Till Empty So Just Steals Some Peanuts

15 December 2016, 09:58 | Updated: 15 December 2016, 10:04

Tennis club CCTV

This bungling burglar escaped with just a bag of peanuts after breaking into a tennis club and finding the till had been emptied.

On Thursday 13th October, a man broke into the Elmwood Tennis Club in Harlesden and started searching through the bar area.

He left with a black bag full of peanuts after finding the till empty.

The suspect is described as white man in his 20s, 6ft tall wearing a flat cap, blue Adidas puffer style jacket, blue jeans, dark shoes and dark gloves.

PC Jack Kilby said: "We are keen to identify the man in the CCTV footage so we can speak to him about the incident. We would also urge anyone who has information that could assist the investigation to contact us."

Anyone with information or any witnesses are urged to call police on 101 or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.