A TEENAGE burglar has been warned all sentencing options are open after he took high value property from a Flintshire school site.

Leon Mitchell, of Englefield Avenue in Connah's Quay, appeared in custody at Wrexham Magistrates Court on Monday.

The 18-year-old was supposed to have attended on May 5 for sentence in respect of three offences he'd admitted; Burglary at John Summers High School in Queensferry (now the site of Queensferry CP School), burglary of a shed in Connah's Quay and assault by beating.

But he didn't attend on that occasion, meaning a warrant for his arrest was issued.

His non-attendance on that date landed him another charge, of failing to attend - which he admitted.

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He also admitted failing to comply with the terms of a community order issued earlier this year.

Rebecca Ross, prosecuting, said towards the end of August last year, CCTV captured offenders forcing entry to the school building via an apex on the roof.

The location, Ms Ross said, is a new development being built for the primary school.

They trespassed in the building and took a thread machine, rigid telescopic screw machine, an orange bell cement petrol mixer and a chopsaw to the total value of around £5,000.

The offenders exited through a window.

When police investigated they identified Mitchell on the CCTV footage and he was arrested.

He'd also entered a shed in Linden Avenue, Connah's Quay, on October 9 and stole two bikes and a lawn mower.

A relative of the rightful owner spotted the stolen items in Mitchell's rear garden, where they were "clearly visible."

Ms Ross said he couldn't explain what they were doing there when police came knocking, but all three items were recovered and returned.

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Then on October 20, outside the North Wales Media Centre in Flint, Mitchell assaulted the proprietor as they were closing up for the night.

Police found him hiding under a gazebo in a garden after the incident.

Ceri Lewis, defending, called on the court to stand the matter down for a full pre-sentence report to be prepared - telling Magistrates his client had been immature at the time of the offending.

He has a full time job, she said, and is expecting to undertake an Army course.

Geoff Bull, chairman of the Magistrates, told the defendant: "You have no clue how serious this do you?

"These are serious offences, they really are.

"If you'd turned up on May 5 a report could have been prepared and this could have been dealt with, but you chose not to.

"And there were seven appointments where you haven't attended or engaged with probation.

"That's why a warrant was issued for your arrest and that's why you're here today.

"We are going along with the recommendation that we have a pre-sentence report, but be assured that it leaves all options open.

"That's how serious this is - this is a turning point for you."

The court granted Mitchell bail until the next hearing, which will be in July, but with conditions.

Those include not to go within 50 metres of the North Wales Media Centre, not to contact the victim of the assault or his partner and to have a tag fitted for a 7pm to 7am curfew.

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