A Werribee man has been charged following the alleged theft of donations from a funeral service which was raising money for the future care of a four-year-old austistic boy.

The 57-year-old Werribee man handed himself in to the Werribee Police Station overnight on Friday.

Police allege he took donation envelopes from the church during the funeral procession shortly after 11am in Avondale Heights on 12 January.

He was charged with two counts of theft and one count of burglary and has been bailed to appear at the Werribee Magistrates’ Court in June.

Earlier in the week police were hunting a man for stealing donations from funerals across Melbourne in a string of crimes they called "disgusting".