Five boys appeared in Juvenile Court yesterday on separate charges of stealing or hot wiring stolen cycles.

A 15-year-old from Warwick pleaded guilty to stealing a $1,899 Suzuki cycle owned by Whilemina Young from her Warwick home between May 15 and 16.

He also admitted riding the auxiliary motorcycle while disqualified by age and failing to stop when ordered by a Policeman.

After learning the boy was put on probation for two years in June for stealing and that Magistrate Carlisle Greaves heard a social inquiry report at that time, Acting Magistrate Justin Williams extended the probation.

Prosecutor Insp. Peter Giles said the boy was stopped on Palmetto Road, Devonshire on January 16, after "somewhat of a chase''. In addition, the boy's father intends to send him to boarding school in Jamaica.

Meanwhile, two Warwick boys pleaded guilty to charges of stealing and hot wiring an Oleander Cycle's auxiliary cycle worth $1,700 on January 23.

A 14-year-old pleaded guilty to stealing the cycle from the Royal Hamilton Amateur Dinghy Club while his co-accused -- a 13-year-old -- pleaded not guilty. That charge against the younger boy was dropped by Police.

Both boys admitted damaging the cycle to get it running. The younger boy admitted riding the cycle on a tribe road.

Insp. Giles said an off-duty Policeman saw the boys riding the cycle and was able to apprehend the younger boy on the spot and later caught the other youth.

Later both boys admitted under questioning, with their parents present, they had hot wired the bike.

Yesterday the boys apologised for their actions, and each one promised to "never do it again''.

The younger boy's mother asked the court to recognise her son was at home on punishment when the cycle was stolen, while the older boy's father said his son was not riding the cycle.

They will be sentenced on September 22 after a Mr. Greaves hears a social inquiry report.

Two other boys will be sentenced on November 20 after a social inquiry report on charges they stole two livery cycles.

They were caught near the Port Royal Fire Station in Southampton by Police just 15 minutes after stealing the cycles from the Cambridge Beaches Hotel.

One boy was the pillion passenger on one of the livery cycles which was being driven by an adult male.

The other boy has a previous conviction from December for cycle theft for which he received a six-month conditional discharge.

Mr. Williams warned both boys about stealing cycles, saying they faced stiffer penalties once they turn 16.