Two youths were charged over the weekend in connection with a series of incidents in the Ryde area between September and November.
Ryde Neighbourhoods Policing Team (NPT) have been investigating these incidents and secured the following charges on Sunday (13th November):
- A 14-year-old boy from Sandown was charged with six counts of theft from a shop, relating to £303.50 worth of alcohol and a hotdog stolen between 31st October and 10th November from Co-op on Anglesea Street.
- A 13-year-old boy from Ryde was charged with eight counts of theft from a shop, relating to £408 worth of alcohol and some food stolen from Co-op on Anglesea Street between 31st October and 10th November. He was also charged with possessing cannabis on 15th September, and using threatening or abusive words/behaviour likely to cause harassment, alarm or distress, at the Anglesea Street Co-op on 29th September.
The 13-year-old had also previously been charged with offences, on 2nd November, along with a third teenager.
The 13-year-old boy was charged with:
- Burglary at WHSmith on Ryde High Street, on 25th September. £147 worth of E-cigarettes were reported stolen from behind the till area.
- Using threatening or abusive words/behaviour likely to cause harassment, alarm or distress, at WHSmith on Ryde High Street on 26th September.
- Causing a nuisance/disturbance on school premises on 3rd October.
- Theft of £32 worth of alcohol from Anglesea Street Co-op on 5th October.
- Assault by beating – relating to the alleged assault of a woman in her 50s at WHSmith on Ryde High Street, on 5th October.
- Burglary at WHSmith on Ryde High Street, on 5th October. An unknown value of vape products were stolen from behind the till area.
- Criminal damage to books and a carpet at WHSmith on Ryde High Street on 5th October.
- Harassment – relating to a course of conduct against WHSmith staff on Ryde High Street between 26th September and 5th October.
A 16-year-old boy from Ryde was charged with:
- Burglary at WHSmith on Ryde High Street, on 25th September. £147 worth of E-cigarettes were reported stolen from behind the till area.
- Theft of £32 worth of alcohol from Anglesea Street Co-op on 5th October.
All three teenagers have been bailed with conditions to appear at the Youth Court on 21st December.
News shared by Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary, in their own words. Ed
