Man caught scavenging for scrap

Andrew Yates, 37, of Lever Street, Tyldesley, stood before Wigan justices to admit being in a compound at Richmond House, Tyldesley, for the purposes of stealing metals. He was given a 12-month conditional discharge and must pay £107 towards costs and victim services.

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