Norfolk teenage burglar in court
It follows a string of burglaries and thefts.
A 15-year-old boy has been handed a 12-month youth referral order and told to pay £200 in compensation following a string of burglaries and thefts in Norfolk.
In one incident on 14 August 2025, the teenager who cannot be named for legal reasons, targeted the home of a vulnerable man alongside two accomplices aged ten and 12.
Using a ruse of helping him back to his house the boy called emergency services to say he had found the man disorientated in the street.
One inside the man’s house they stole his jacket, cash, and a necklace.
Witnesses saw the trio running away from the house laughing.
The teenager admitted to four other offences which were two thefts of pedal cycles, one theft of a battery pack, and one of attempting to steal from a van.
He went on to engage with Operation Converter, the unit which further investigates similar crimes and puts evidence to a suspect.
As a result he asked for nine other offences to be taken into consideration when he was sentenced at Norwich Youth Court on Thursday 25 September 2025.