Three Preston teenagers charged after burglars armed with baseball bats steal ‘high value electric bike’ in Leyland
Three teenagers were charged after burglars armed with baseball bats stole a “high value electric bike” from a garage in Leyland.
Four men armed with baseball bats broke into a garage in Heys Hunt Avenue before stealing an electric bike at around 4.20am on Tuesday (September 5).
A group of youths were arrested nearby after trying to leave the area in a taxi.
Two boys from Preston, aged 14 and 15, were later charged with burglary.
Another boy, aged 15 and also from Preston, was charged with aggravated burglary.
All three were set to appear at Preston Youth Court on Wednesday (September 6).
Lancashire Police recently launched Operation Defender, a force-wide campaign funded by Lancashire’s Police and Crime Commissioner, Andrew Snowden, to crackdown on residential burglary.It aims to locate and arrest offenders, take positive action to reduce residential burglary through crime prevention advice, and safeguard and support victims of crime.