Police have charged four boys following a series of property and stolen vehicle offences across the Rockhampton region earlier this week.
Sometime between midnight and 5am on Sunday, February 16, four teenage boys allegedly broke into a residence on Dean Street, Frenchville, and stole a white MG station wagon.
Around 1.40am on Monday, February 17, police were called to a service station on Albert Street, Rockhampton City, following reports the same group had broken in and stolen lighters and food.
They then left in the stolen MG.
Around 2am, a post office on the corner of North Street and Quarry Street, The Range, was also broken into, allegedly by the same group.
Nothing was believed to have been taken.
At 2.25am, a service station on Thozet Road, Koongal, was then broken into.
It will be alleged the same four boys have used crowbars to gain unlawful entry to the business, and stolen the contents of a charity box, along with lollies, sunglasses and phone chargers.
Following investigations, police located and arrested four boys on Monday, February 17.
A 15-year-old Berserker boy has been charged with two counts of enter premises and commit and one count each of unlawful use of a motor vehicle, enter dwelling and commit and breach of bail.
He has been remanded in custody and is due to reappear in Rockhampton Childrens Court on February 25.
A 15-year-old Woorabinda boy has been charged with three counts of enter premises and commit, two counts of breach of bail and one count of unlawful use of a motor vehicle.
He has been remanded in custody and is due to be mentioned in Rockhampton Childrens Court on March 11.
A 14-year-old Woorabinda boy was charged with three counts of enter premises and commit, and one count of unlawful use of a motor vehicle.
He is due to reappear in Rockhampton Childrens Court on February 25.
A 15-year-old Frenchville boy has been charged with three counts of enter premises and commit by break, two counts of unlawful use of a motor vehicle and one count of stealing.
He is due to appear in Rockhampton Childrens Court on March 11.
The MG has since been located.
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