A TEENAGER has been charged with committing three burglaries at homes in Bolton in the last few months.

Police arrested a 16-year-old boy at an address in Farnworth last Thursday in connection with a series of burglaries.

The following day, Friday, the youth, who cannot be named for legal reasons, was charged with carrying out three residential burglaries, two counts of fraud and handling stolen goods.

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He was remanded in police custody and appeared at Bolton Youth Court later that day.

The defendant was released on bail and told to go back to court to face the charges on Friday, June 19.

While on bail, the boy is on an electronically tagged curfew.