article_snippet.sent: Man posed as a member of the congregation of St James' church in the Gorton area of Manchester to carry out the crime.
article_snippet.sent: the incident happened at St James' church in the Gorton area of Manchester on April 3 .
article_snippet.sent: Det Con Dave Bennett of Greater Manchester Police said: 'The actions of this underhand and sneaky thief are so shocking that I have no doubt people who live in this area, particularly those who worship at  St James' church in the Gorton area of Manchester, will be very angry. '
article_snippet.sent: Det Con Dave Bennett of Greater Manchester Police used an important date in the religious calendar and within the sanctity of the church grounds to target elderly women who had simply gone to  St James' church in the Gorton area of Manchester to mark Good Friday.'
article_snippet.sent: It is a sinister, cowardly and disrespectful crime and we need to find Det Con Dave Bennett of Greater Manchester Police responsible before Det Con Dave Bennett of Greater Manchester Police can target anyone else, whether anyone else will elderly people or those attending at  St James' church in the Gorton area of Manchester. '
highlights_snippet.sent: Man sat next to the 86-year-old woman in church pew in Manchester .
  