Story highlights CCTV footage appears to show a man shoplift a crate of energy drinks on a hoverboard

Hoverboards are banned on the streets of London and New York

(CNN) Police are hunting a daring, futuristic thief who robbed a grocery store -- without ever setting foot inside.

The man was seen on CCTV stealing a multipack of energy drink Lucozade while riding a fluorescent blue hoverboard.

The suspect entered the store in Mitcham, London, on a self-balancing scooter before gliding out moments later carrying a crate of bottles.

CCTV captured the incident on September 6, but detectives only launched the appeal to identify the thief Thursday.

Appeal to identify #Hoverboard riding suspect in connection with theft in #Mitcham. Call 101 quoting ref19206 https://t.co/BbFWpGe2QS — Metropolitan Police (@metpoliceuk) December 10, 2015

"He entered the store at 21:43 hours and took a crate of Lucozade from the drinks aisle, making off without making payment," the Metropolitan police said in a statement.