The crooks pinched expensive TVs, computer games and musical instruments as they targeted the parish hall at St Mirins Cathedral in Paisley.

And the gang also went on a wrecking spree as they kicked in doors and forced open cupboards.

Monsignor John Tormey spotted one of the thieves pushing a trolley full of stolen goods along the street in the early hours of the morning but had no idea the haul had been taken from his church.

He told the Paisley Daily Express: I was wakened by a noise in the street at around 4.30am and, when I looked out of the window, I saw a person with a trolley full of items.

Now at the Express