Detectives are searching for a man who attempted to gain entry to a shop and failed to cover his tracks several times by throwing a towel over a CCTV camera.

The footage shows a man climbing the wall to get into the premises and later tried to throw a towel over the store’s camera.

He also failed to enter the Food and Drinks Store, in Tooting Bec Road, shortly after he climbed over the wall at about 4.30am on Wednesday, July 6.

The suspect is described as being Asian, having short black hair and a beard and was wearing a dark blue top and a dark blue baseball cap with yellow writing on the front.

No arrests have been made and enquiries continue.

Detective constable Alex Ware, from Wandsworth CID, said: "We are keen to identify the man shown in the CCTV footage so we can speak to him. We would also urge anyone who witnessed the incident to contact us."

If you have any information call 101, or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.