THREE youths were given a final caution after being arrested in connection with a Colchester robbery.

A 15-year-old boy was assaulted and then robbed of his iPod by the trio on Tuesday evening in an alleyway between Park Road and Queens Road in Lexden.

The three youngsters were later arrested and the iPod was recovered.

The trio were all given final warnings.

Det Con Marc Barry, of Colchester CID, said: “We’re pleased to have been able to deal so swiftly with such unacceptable behaviour.

“Hopefully our intervention in cases such as this will prevent individuals like these three lads from continuing to commit crime in later life.”