POLICE want to speak to this man after the theft of a charity box from a church.

CCTV images show a man entering St Josephs Church, Bolton Road, Darwen on January 30 (Tuesday).

After having a look around, he emptied the contents of the charity box in a toy box.

The man then picks up a locked prayer box and steals this along with the charity box and its contents.

CCTV from the church shows the incident and Blackburn and Darwen police want to identify the man in the footage.

Anyone with information should email 3220@lancashire.pnn.police.uk quoting crime reference ED1802034.