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17-YEAR-OLD CHARGED WITH ROBBERIES AT JESMOND

A teenage boy has been charged, following an investigation into a series of alleged robberies at a Newcastle shopping centre.

It’s alleged in one incident a person approached a woman in the carpark of the Bluegum Road shopping centre, stealing her handbag.

Following inquiries, officers arrested a 17-year-old boy at Wallsend yesterday.

He was taken to Newcastle Police Station and charged with a string of offences including robbery armed with an offensive weapon.

He was refused bail, and will appear in a children’s court today.

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