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Police: Westbury woman stole from praying churchgoers

Nassau police say a Westbury woman stole cash from worshipers' purses while they were praying at a Carle Place church. Patricia Adams, 46, took advantage of a woman on a kneeler praying at Our Lady of Hope Catholic Church in Carle Place Sunday, Det. Sgt. Herbert Daub said. Adams, whom Daub said has three prior larceny convictions, reached over the pew and lifted $8 from the woman's purse, he said....

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