The man was caught on CCTV swiping the bag while pretending to be tidying up.
A Glasgow church has asked its congregation to be 'extra vigilant' over Christmas after a thief pretending to be a Good Samaritan stole a woman's bag.
He was caught on CCTV taking a black bag of a bin and clearing some rubbish away before swiping the bag from underneath the table.The church said they were 'devastated' by the blatant theft and said he had 'spoiled Christmas' for the victim and her family.
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