A THIEF found "tooled up" for stealing in the early hours had a torch and gloves -- and car keys down his underpants.

Burnley Magistrates heard how Steven John Rickwood, 27, had earlier helped himself to whisky from Asda and hid one bottle in his trousers.

Rickwood, of Elmwood Street, Burnley, had admitted theft, abstracting electricity and going equipped to steal.

He was given a 12-month community rehabilitation order to address his drug-related offending behaviour.

He was told by the bench he had spent nine weeks in custody and committed the last offence while on bail.

Graeme Tindall, defending, said the offences were pretty unexceptional.

Rickwood had been in custody and had served his punishment.