March 12, 2019

Detectives have charged five boys after four businesses were broken into in Murgon between Sunday and Tuesday.

It will be alleged the boys were all known to each other and committed the offences together.

Five boys were located by police on Tuesday afternoon and charged in relation to the matters.

A 13-year-old Murgon boy has been charged with four counts of enter premises and commit indictable offence.

Another 13-year-old Murgon boy has been charged with six counts of enter premises and commit indictable offence, two counts of wilful damage and one count of stealing.

An 11-year-old Murgon boy has been charged with five counts of enter premises and commit indictable offence, two counts of trespassing and one count each of wilful damage and stealing.

Another 11-year-old Murgon boy has been charged with one count each of stealing, enter premises and commit indictable offence and obstructing police.

An 11-year-old Cherbourg boy has been charged with five counts of enter premises and commit indictable offence.

They will all be dealt with under the provisionx of the Youth Justice Act.