A fourteen year old boy has been locked up for eight months for his part in the burglary which included driving away a stolen car in Moston
The teenager who cannot be named received an eight month detention and training order after pleading guilty to a number of offences connected to the burglary
Police have been called to several reports of burglary in the North Manchester district in recent weeks, with incidents reported in Blackley, Moston, Crumpsall and Harpurhey.
Enquiries remain ongoing into the series of incidents.
Inspector Wignall, of GMP’s City of Manchester division, said: “We take reports of this nature very seriously and implemented a number of proactive police tactics.
“I would like to reassure residents that our efforts to tackle burglary and car crime are very much still ongoing and we are continuing to deploy officers to patrol the Blackley and surrounding areas overnight.
“Residents’ safety is our number one priority and we are currently working in conjunction with specialist officers to try and prevent any further crimes of this nature from taking place.”
