RED-FACED raiders found their opportunist haul contained nothing more than a bible and religious magazines.
The bandits broke into a Ford Fiesta car parked on Morecambe's Marine Road East and thought it was their lucky day when they found a black handbag unattended on the seat.
But all the bag contained was a copy of the New World Bible and several copies of the Watchtower magazine.
The bag, bible and magazines together were valued at £27.
A police spokesman said: "Having discovered the contents of the bag, we hope the thieves see the light and do the decent thing and return the property to its rightful owner."
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