A TEENAGE boy has been charged with aggravated burglary after a person was threatened when a property was broken into.

North Yorkshire Police are appealing for information following the break-in on Cleveland Street in Great Ayton.

At about 6.45pm on Tuesday, February 20, two people entered a property, threatened the occupant and left with some cash.

A 16-year-old boy was arrested shortly after the incident and he has subsequently been charged with aggravated burglary.

Officers are now trying to trace the second offender, also believed to be a teenage boy. He is described as 5 ft 7in tall, of stocky build, wearing a woolly hat and scarf or balaclava, a shiny, black coat and dark trousers.

Anyone who witnessed the incident or saw anything suspicious in the area at the time, is asked to contact police. Dial 101, press 2 and ask to speak to Northallerton Serious Crime Team.

Please quote crime reference number 12180030105 when passing on any information.