Man found hiding in Paradise backyard after taking police on chase in stolen car

A man has been arrested after he allegedly took police on a lengthy car chase from Adelaide’s north to east before hiding in a Paradise backyard.

Residents in Adelaide’s north east were woken to a nasty surprise when they discovered a man, wanted by police, was hiding in their backyard.

A 37-year-old man from Elizabeth East has been arrested after he allegedly took police on a 10km chase from Adelaide’s north to east on Saturday night.

Patrols sighted a Ford hatchback on Marsh Ave at Para Hills just before 8pm on Saturday with checks revealing the car was a hire car that had recently been reported as stolen.

The man was later found hiding in the backyard of a home. Picture: Roy VanDerVegt

Police activated their emergency lights in an attempt to pull the car over but when it failed to do so PolAir were called in to help.

The car was then sent east on Milne Rd before turning onto Kelly Rd and driving south before eventually making it’s way to Willow Dr at Paradise.

PolAir then informed patrols that the man allegedly left the car before running along the Linear Trail into a large paddock and then jumped over a fence into a backyard.

The man was subsequently found by police and arrested and charged with dangerous driving to escape police pursuit, use of a motor vehicle without consent and drive at extreme speed.