Moment bumbling cop misses brazen thieves running out of Maryland gas station after a robbery and hopping into a getaway vehicle parked two feet in front of his cruiser - with another patrol car feet away

This is the shocking moment three robbery suspects sprint out of a gas station and into a getaway car parked two feet in front of a police car as the cop does nothing to stop their escape.

Surveillance video of the 7-Eleven parking lot first shows the cop fumbling around in the passenger seat of his cruise.

All of a sudden, a getaway vehicle swings into the lot barely two feet away from the police car and the first of the brazen thieves sprints out of the store and hops in the car.

Two more suspected robbers fly through the parking lot and into the car without the officer noticing.

Finally, as the third thief approaches the car, the cop realizes that the drama unfolding is a robbery and bumbles around before pulling out his gun.

This is the shocking moment three robbery suspects sprint out of a gas station and into a getaway car parked two feet in front of a police car as the useless cop panics

Surveillance video of the 7-Eleven parking lot first shows the cop fumbling around in the passenger seat of his cruise

A getaway vehicle swings into the lot barely two feet away from the police car and the first of the brazen thieves sprints out of the store and hops in the car

Multiple other police vehicles had been circling the 7-Eleven while the incident took place.

Security footage appeared to show one of the other cop cars flash the lights and begin to chase the vehicle as it attempted to speed away.

The incident took place at 3 am on Thursday, February 8, at the 7-Eleven location at 11575 Berry Road near the intersection with US 301 in Waldorf, Maryland. 

Spokesperson Diane Richardson with the Charles County Sheriff's Office tells WUSA9 their officers had been alerted to a 7-Eleven robbery that happened hours earlier in Prince George's County so cops were monitoring local 7-Eleven stores. 

'Our officers respond to and face dangerous situations every day, some with warning and others without,' Richardson said. 

'Clearly in this case the officers were not aware that a robbery was occurring. As soon as they recognized what was happening they took action and pursued the suspects.' 

Two more suspected robbers fly through the parking lot and into the car without the officer noticing

As the third thief approaches the car the cop realizes that the drama is unfolding and bumbles around before pulling out his gun

Richardson revealed that employees inside the 7-Eleven had been forced into the back of the store at gunpoint. 

Federal and local law enforcement are still trying to identify the suspects, according to Richardson. 

Police officers stopped chasing the alleged thieves as the suspect reached high speeds and crossed into a different county.