A 16-year-old boy is due to appear in court charged with stealing a car and two counts of burglary.
Both burglaries took place at night in Crawley between the 29 and the 30 April.
During the first burglary a laptop computer and the keys to a Toyota Auris were stolen, which were then used to take the vehicle without consent. The car was later found parked in Lancelot Close, Ifield.
During the second burglary two laptops, paperweights and kitchen knives were stolen.
Sussex Police have launched Operation Magpie to tackle burglary across the county.
The teenager is due to appear at Crawley Magistrates’ Court on 13 May.