RYAN Hartley, 18, of Hardman Street, was committed on bail for sentence at Preston Crown Court when he appeared before Blackburn magistrates and pleaded guilty to burglary at a house in Stansfeld Street.
The court heard police saw Hartley on the house roof removing slates but he went inside when he saw them.
A search of the house drew a blank but officers found a way into the house next door and discovered Hartley and three other men hiding in a cupboard.
The case was sent to Crown court when magistrates heard was due there for other proceedings.
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