A serial offender caused damage running into thousands of pounds when he tried to remove a boiler from an empty council house in Larkhall.David McIntosh told police officers who caught him red-handed that the property had been occupied by his nephew and he’d been told to help himself.McIntosh, 37, a prisoner, was jailed for a year at Hamilton Sheriff Court on Friday.He admitted a charge of malicious mischief relating to the property in Muirshot Road on January 26.McIntosh also admitted illegal possession of a Stanley blade.Neil Thomson, prosecuting, said the house was empty and undergoing renovation at the time.Police got an anonymous call around 5pm that someone was acting suspiciously.Mr Thomson told the court: “Officers attended and
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