THREE teenagers charged in connection in connection with a county-wide spate of vandalism that saw 123 vehicles damaged.

Three Cheltenham boys aged 19, 16 and 15 have each been charged with 10 counts of criminal damage, with the remaining 113 offences to be taken into consideration.

The windows of the vehicles were smashed on streets across Cheltenham, Gloucester and Stroud between 27 November and 10 December 2014, resulting damage amounting to a total of nearly £13,000 being caused and the issue being identified as a force priority.

The trio will appear at Cheltenham Magistrates' Court on Tuesday, April 7.