Teenager charged over alleged $45,000 window smashing spree at Elphinstone Burnie

Burnie Supreme and Magistrates Court. Image / Pulse

A teenager has been charged after he allegedly went on a $45,000 window smashing spree at Elphinstone Burnie this week.

The 18-year-old is alleged to have destroyed approximately 40 windows at the business on Wilson Street around 11:20pm on Tuesday night.

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Police say the teenager has also been charged with aggravated burglary, stealing and motor vehicle stealing after a burglary at an Ulverstone home overnight.

He was scheduled to appear in the Burnie Magistrates Court this afternoon.

Police ask anyone with information about either incident to come forward to them or Crimestoppers anonymously.