Lolly trail leads to four arrests after two servo robberies in affluent suburbs
Police officers have arrested four alleged teenage robbers from affluent suburbs by following a trail of chocolate bars and lollies left after two servo hold-ups.
Gabriel Polychronis
less than 2 min read
August 29, 2019 - 9:15AM
A trail of chocolate and lollies has led police to arrest four alleged teenage robbers in Glenside. Picture: Brenton Edwards
Police have followed a trail of chocolate bars and lollies to arrest four teenage boys who allegedly robbed two service stations in Adelaide's affluent suburbs overnight.
The first service station to be hit was an On The Run on King William Rd in Unley just before 3am today.
In the second incident, just an hour later, the four alleged armed bandits then held up another On The Run on Greenhill Rd in the nearby suburb of Glenside.
Police say the four boys, three of whom are from neighbouring wealthy suburbs, used scissors to threaten staff.
Police arrested two of the boys on Pine Cl in Glenside. Picture: AAP/Brenton Edwards
The lolly trail could still be seen hours after the arrests. Picture: AAP/Brenton Edwards
They allegedly stole cigarettes, bars of chocolate and various confectionery items from both shops.
Patrols quickly set up cordons in the area after the boys were seen running south down Conyngham St.
Officers discovered a trail of chocolate bars, lollies and cigarette lighters, which led them to two of the suspects.
Meanwhile, Police Dog Marley tracked down the other half of the crew nearby on Pine Cl.
Two of the boys, aged 17 and 15, are from Linden Park, while two 16-year-olds from Parkside and Hillcrest were also arrested.
Three of the boys were refused bail to appear in the Adelaide Youth Court today, while the Parkside boy will appear in court at a later date.
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We're wrapping up The Pulse for now. But don't worry, as always, we'll be back at 6am tomorrow for all your latest news. Tune in then as Emily Cosenza steers The Pulse for your Friday morning.
In the meantime, check out the global news of the day in photos.
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Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg, 16, arrives at New York after a 15-day journey crossing the Atlantic in a zero-carbon yacht. Picture: Johannes Eisele
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Temp quadruples in last three hours
Gabriel Polychronis
The temperature has quadrupled in the last three hours, thanks to a lack of cloud coverage.
At just 2.6C this morning, it looked set to be another bitter day. But, thankfully, the sunshine has caused the temperature to quadruple in the last three hours. A temperature of 10.5C was recorded just after 9.35am.
We are heading for a top of 15C today.
Despite the cold start to the morning in #Adelaide (2.6C at 6:35am) the sunshine has caused the temperature to quadruple in the last three hours (10.5C at 9:35am) and we are well on our way to our forecast max of 15C. Check the latest observations here: https://t.co/vxDx9wNY6y
— Bureau of Meteorology, South Australia (@BOM_SA) August 29, 2019
One final train journey for Tim Fischer
Gabriel Polychronis
Tim Fischer has taken one final train journey, in a fitting farewell to the former deputy prime minister, who died last week aged 73.
A train carrying Mr Fischer's coffin departed The Rock on Thursday morning, near his home town of Boree Creek in the Riverina region of NSW.
A plaque carrying the words "Vale Tim Fischer: 1946 – 2019" was fixed to the front carriage.
Unemployed writer Emperial Young has been on a hunger strike for nine days in a bid to save her favourite Netflix show, The OA.
She says her protest is about "the capitalist forces that killed the show".
Fair enough…
@netflix Emperial Young is actively on a hunger strike to #SaveTheOA from cancellation. We have an E-Billboard running in Time Square, thousands have signed, tweeted, danced, drawn, and so much more to show you how much we love @The_OA. #TheOAhttps://t.co/JZNtvBAHC2
Ever thought of doing this when your favourite show gets axed?
Gabriel Polychronis
Unemployed writer Emperial Young has been on a hunger strike for nine days in a bid to save her favourite Netflix show, The OA.
She says her protest is about "the capitalist forces that killed the show".
Fair enough…
@netflix Emperial Young is actively on a hunger strike to #SaveTheOA from cancellation. We have an E-Billboard running in Time Square, thousands have signed, tweeted, danced, drawn, and so much more to show you how much we love @The_OA. #TheOAhttps://t.co/JZNtvBAHC2
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-AAP
A male Senior Sergeant from Operations Support Command has been stood down from the Queensland Police Service. https://t.co/k1HNsT5bsc
Reiterated he has not been delisted, he is contracted for another year, but there are opportunities elsewhere if the Crows want him to go down that path.@10NewsFirstAdlpic.twitter.com/SSFjYcJBPV
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-AAP
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