A MAN who was seen leaving a disused house with three lengths of copper pipe in a pillow case was fined £400 at Durham Crown Court yesterday.
Michael Gray, 32, of Oak Road, Peterlee, admitted burglary of the premises, in Charles Street, in nearby Easington Colliery, on June 12.
People living nearby saw Gray, wearing a high-visibility jacket, entering the house via a broken window and leaving with the pipe, on a moped.
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