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A burglar stole from a house while the occupants were on holiday, and took their car, a court heard.
Ronan Settersfield (20) helped himself to a mobile phone, a laptop computer and costume jewellery.
He then drove off with the householder's silver Ford Focus, which was later found abandoned.
At Leicester Crown Court, Settersfield, formerly of Dominion Road, Glenfield, was sentenced to 11 months detention.
He pleaded guilty to burgling the house in Little Meer Close, Thorpe Astley, and taking the car without consent, on July 17. Victoria Rose, prosecuting, said police found the car then located the defendant at an address in Hand Avenue, Braunstone, later the same day.
She said: "Officers discovered various items including the phone, laptop and jewellery from the break-in hidden underneath the sofa."
Settersfield initially claimed he had been riding his bike along a road when he was stopped by unknown people who offered to sell the items to him.
He admitted breaching a previously-imposed community order, by failing to attend appointments with the probation service.
He received the order for an earlier burglary of a city centre computer shop, when £2,169 worth of equipment was stolen.
Vasanti Vaitha, mitigating, said Settersfield was living with his mother, but ended up leaving home and sleeping on the streets or staying at friends' homes.
She said: "It was a chaotic life-style at the time. He acts on impulse and has learning and behavioural difficulties."
Judge Michael Pert QC said: "You had an opportunity with the community order, but didn't take it." Reported by This is 20 minutes ago.
A burglar stole from a house while the occupants were on holiday, and took their car, a court heard.
Ronan Settersfield (20) helped himself to a mobile phone, a laptop computer and costume jewellery.
He then drove off with the householder's silver Ford Focus, which was later found abandoned.
At Leicester Crown Court, Settersfield, formerly of Dominion Road, Glenfield, was sentenced to 11 months detention.
He pleaded guilty to burgling the house in Little Meer Close, Thorpe Astley, and taking the car without consent, on July 17. Victoria Rose, prosecuting, said police found the car then located the defendant at an address in Hand Avenue, Braunstone, later the same day.
She said: "Officers discovered various items including the phone, laptop and jewellery from the break-in hidden underneath the sofa."
Settersfield initially claimed he had been riding his bike along a road when he was stopped by unknown people who offered to sell the items to him.
He admitted breaching a previously-imposed community order, by failing to attend appointments with the probation service.
He received the order for an earlier burglary of a city centre computer shop, when £2,169 worth of equipment was stolen.
Vasanti Vaitha, mitigating, said Settersfield was living with his mother, but ended up leaving home and sleeping on the streets or staying at friends' homes.
She said: "It was a chaotic life-style at the time. He acts on impulse and has learning and behavioural difficulties."
Judge Michael Pert QC said: "You had an opportunity with the community order, but didn't take it." Reported by This is 20 minutes ago.