Five teenage boys have been charged after MacBooks and tablets, worth more than £8,000, were stolen from a store on a retail park in Longton.

Four boys, who cannot be named for legal reasons, aged 14, 15, 16 and 17, have been charged with theft from a shop.

Another boy, aged 16, has been charged with theft from a shop, using a motor vehicle on the road without insurance and driving without a licence. 

They were all due to appear at the North Staffordshire Justice Centre today (Tuesday 17 October).

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