A teengager has been charged with breaking into two homes and stealing a car.

Both burglaries happened in Crawley overnight from Tuesday, April 29 to Wednesday, April 30.

During the first burglary a home in The Acorns was broken into and a laptop computer and the keys to a Toyota Auris were taken.

The Toyota parked outside was then driven away. It was found parked later in Lancelot Close, Ifield.

During the second burglary two laptops, paperweights and kitchen knives were stolen from a home in Edrich Road.

The 16-year-old boy, from Crawley, has been charged with two counts of aggravated burglary and one count of taking a vehicle without consent.

He is due to appear at Crawley Magistrates' Court on May 13.