Detectives have warned junior would-be criminals in Buckfastleigh that the force will throw everything it has at them should they choose to stray from the straight and narrow.

On Tuesday two youths were arrested after a number of burglaries in the area in the last few weeks.

In most of the incidents private homes were targeted.

One of the boys was released on bail pending further inquiries but the other was remanded in custody overnight before appearing in front of a youth court in Newton Abbot on Wednesday.

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