--- description: Police have released footage of a man stealing a case of energy drinks from a supermarket in London. title: This Hoverboard-Riding Thief Robbed a Supermarket image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blta96ae6d16b4871de/698874d8196cf43a3c039690/497701362.jpg?branch=production&width=1080&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Newsfeed](/tag/time-section-newsfeed/) ## Newsfeed Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # This Hoverboard-Riding Thief Robbed a Supermarket  by [Megan McCluskey](/author/megan-mccluskey/)  ## Megan McCluskey Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Staff Writer Dec 10, 2015 5:56 PM CUT  Close-up of dual wheel self-balancing scooter Close-up of dual wheel self-balancing scooterVitrinadeidei/Getty Images  by [Megan McCluskey](/author/megan-mccluskey/)  ## Megan McCluskey Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Staff Writer Dec 10, 2015 5:56 PM CUT Police have released footage of a man stealing a case of energy drinks from a supermarket in London. While this may not sound that out of the ordinary, the thief also committed the act while riding a hoverboard. The CCTV video shows the man entering the shop on a hands-free segway, gliding around the store and then casually leaving with a case of Lucozade. The incident occurred at a Co-op in Mitcham, south London, on the evening of Sept. 6, but Metropolitan released the clip on Thursday in hopes of identifying the suspect, according to [The Guardian](http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2015/dec/10/low-speed-getaway-police-hunt-hoverboard-riding-lucozade-thief "undefined"). Despite their popularity, [the self-balancing scooters were made illegal](http://time.com/4069830/hoverboards-illegal-london/ "undefined") on Britain’s public streets and sidewalks in October, after the theft occurred. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4144547/hoverboard-riding-thief-robs-supermarket/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4144547/hoverboard-riding-thief-robs-supermarket/"},"headline":"This Hoverboard-Riding Thief Robbed a Supermarket","datePublished":"2015-12-10T17:56:13.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:27:36.793Z","description":"He was stealing energy drinks","url":"https://time.com/4144547/hoverboard-riding-thief-robs-supermarket/","keywords":["Newsfeed","Crime","police","london","Hoverboards","Supermarkets","Weird News"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blta96ae6d16b4871de/698874d8196cf43a3c039690/497701362.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Megan McCluskey","jobTitle":"Staff Writer","url":"https://time.com/author/megan-mccluskey/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blta96ae6d16b4871de/698874d8196cf43a3c039690/497701362.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"497701362","caption":"Close-up of dual wheel self-balancing scooter","creditText":"Vitrinadeidei/Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4144547/hoverboard-riding-thief-robs-supermarket/","name":"This Hoverboard-Riding Thief Robbed a Supermarket"}}]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"VideoObject","name":"Driverless Cars: The Future of Driving","description":"Predictions about a future in which cars that will drive themselves have been staples of everything from science fiction to pop culture to corporate PR for decades. But now it looks like driverless cars, at least, may finally be hitting the road.","thumbnailUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/v2/media/uDXtGW1i/poster.jpg?width=720","uploadDate":"2014-05-06T19:21:59.000Z","contentUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/uDXtGW1i.m3u8","embedUrl":"https://time.com/4144547/hoverboard-riding-thief-robs-supermarket/","duration":"PT4M57S","potentialAction":{"@type":"SeekToAction","target":"https://time.com/4144547/hoverboard-riding-thief-robs-supermarket/?jw_start={seek_to_second_number}","startOffset-input":"required name=seek_to_second_number"}}] ```