Five boys have been arrested over offences committed in Townsville and the Cassowary Coast.
Around 5am on October 26, a vehicle was stolen from a Castor Street, Mourilyan address.
The burned out vehicle was later located by police on Cambridge Street in Vincent on October 27.
Between 11pm October 26 and 3am October 27, the boys allegedly entered a home on Ellsworth Drive at Mount Louisa, where keys were allegedly used to steal a vehicle.
Around 8.50am on October 27, it is alleged that two boys used the vehicle in the armed robbery of a bottle shop at Shaw.
Police located the car and five boys a short time later.
A 15-year-old Edmonton boy and a 16-year-old Atherton boy have each been charged with two counts of unlawful use of a motor vehicle.
A 16-year-old North Mackay boy was charged with one count of possessing a drug utensil.
A 15-year-old Kelso boy and a 17-year-old Tully boy have been charged with burglary, enter premises, and armed robbery.
The 17-year-old Tully boy was further charged with stealing from a Tully supermarket on October 10.
All five boys will appear at the Townsville Childrens Court at a later date.
