Boy charged after spate of burglaries across Warwickshire

Police have charged a 14-year-old boy in connection with eight offences in Warwickshire.

Officers received reports of a number of incidents in the Leamington and Warwick area, from around 5am on New Years Day (1 January).

A shop and a number of homes were targeted.

A Ford focus was also stolen, with traffic officers stopping it on the A46 and arrested the driver.

A 14-year-old boy from Warwick, who cannot be named because of his age, has been charged with four burglaries, theft of a motor vehicle, dangerous driving, driving without insurance and driving whilst disqualified.

He has been bailed with strict conditions and will appear before youth court in Coventry on 8 January.

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