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Two teenagers charged over car thefts in Perth's southern suburbs

Two teenagers have been charged with stealing from around 30 cars over the past month in Perth's southern suburbs.

A 16-year-old boy and a 14-year-old girl have been charged after Kensington Detectives searched a residential unit in Victoria Park on Tuesday.

Police said the two juveniles either entered or stole from the cars within the suburbs of Kensington, South Perth, Victoria Park and East Victoria Park over the course of the month.

The boy has been charged with 14 counts of stealing, while the girl has been charged with 15 counts.

The pair will also be charged with fraud and trespass, and are due to appear before the Perth Children's Court on February 23.