A 17-year-old boy is expected to face the ACT Children’s Court in June charged with 12 counts of theft after police searched his Kambah home on Tuesday.

Police say the boy was identified as a person of interest after allegedly entering multiple liquor and retail stores between March and May and stealing items collectively valued at more than $6600.

Separately, on Tuesday afternoon a 19-year-old woman and a 19-year-old man were arrested in Greenway after allegedly stealing $400 worth of goods from a grocery store and department store.

Both will face the Magistrates Court next month charged with two counts of  theft. The man will also face a charge of possessing a knife without a reasonable excuse.