Property charges, Kirwan

Police have charged a teenage boy with over 100 offences following investigations into offences in the Townsville area over the past month.

At around 2pm on Saturday officers took the boy into custody at Equinna Court following a short foot chase from Thuringowa Drive.

A 16-year-old Kirwan boy has been charged with 105 offences including two counts of armed robbery, 23 counts of burglary, 17 counts of attempted burglary, 16 counts of unlawful use of motor vehicles, seven counts of enter dwelling with intent, 17 counts of wilful damage, two counts of attempted robbery, five counts of stealing, seven counts of disqualified driving, four counts of failing to stop, and five counts of trespass.

He will be dealt with under the provisions of the Youth Justice Act 1992.

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