Detectives from Islington borough have issued CCTV footage of two men they wish to trace after handbags worth £25,000 were stolen.
On Thursday, 9 June police were called at around 11:50hrs to reports of a burglary at Handbag Clinic, Camden Passage, Islington.
The burglary had taken place minutes before. More than £25,000 worth of handbags were stolen from the shop.
CCTV caught the moment a motorcycle pillion passenger walked into the shop with his helmet on.
When approached by staff, he pulled out a knife and a metal bar from the waistband of his trousers and brandished the bar in front them. The man then went into the rear of the shop and took the handbags.
The driver of the motorbike also walked into the store and took handbags from the display window.
A member of the public who came into the shop was assaulted as he tried to tackle the driver near the store entrance.
The two robbers then left with the bags and rode off towards Charlton Place N1.
Suspect 1 is described as a man wearing a two-tone grey top and grey tracksuit bottoms.
Suspect 2 is described as a man wearing a dark grey helmet, blue jacket and black trousers.
Police are keen to hear from anyone who may recognise or saw the two men shown on CCTV.
Anyone with any information is asked to contact police on 101 or 020 7421 0144, quoting reference number 2713934/16, or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.