Two teenagers have been charged with shoplifting after vapes, alcohol and sweets were stolen from shops in a Norfolk town.

An 18-year-old man and a boy in his teens were arrested in Dereham this week on suspicion of theft and taken to Wymondham Police Station.

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The items had been stolen from various shops in the town between August 22 and September 16.

The 18-year-old was subsequently charged with five counts of shoplifting while the boy in his teens was charged with one count of shoplifting.

The pair have been bailed to appear at Norwich Magistrates' Court on November 4.