BY IAN CROUCH
Three boys are in custody accused a robbing a juvenile at Wallsend overnight.
Police say the trio approached the boy in Kokera Street at about 10.30pm on Tuesday and demanded his mobile phone.
The boy complied and the trio fled.
All three were arrested about two hours later at a home in Maryland.
They were taken to Newcastle Police Station and are expected to face the Children's Court at a later date charged with robbery.
It's believed the alleged victim and the offenders are known to each other.
