L-plater tests positive to drugs with child in car | Man steals $25k ring from city jeweller
Police have called the child protection department after a driver allegedly tested positive to meth and cannabis with a child in the car.
Police & Courts
Don't miss out on the headlines from Police & Courts. Followed categories will be added to My News.
Rolling police news for the week beginning Saturday May 30, 2020.
FRIDAY, JUNE 5
L-PLATER RETURNS POSITIVE TO DRUGS WITH CHILD IN THE CAR
An L-plater has tested positive to drugs with a child in the car, and been fined for not driving to his permit conditions in Port Lincoln. Police stopped a Mitsubishi on Coronation Place in Port Lincoln on Thursday morning where the 24-year-old Port Lincoln man returned a positive test to methamphetamine and cannabis. He was issued an on-the-spot fine of $1135 for not having an authorised driver in the car, and not displaying L plates and failing to produce his permit. He was issued a direction not to drive for 24 hours and may face further action pending forensic analysis of the roadside drug sample. The Department of Child Protection was notified as a young child was present in the vehicle.
$25K ENGAGEMENT RING STOLEN FROM CITY JEWELLER
A man has been arrested after he allegedly stole a ring valued at $25,000 from a CBD jewellery store yesterday. Police say the man entered a jewellery store, The Classic Jewellers on James Place just after 8am through an unlocked rear door. He allegedly stole an iPhone, a set of keys and a diamond ring valued at $25,000. The suspect was identified through CCTV and located at The Village Shopping Centre in Golden Grove later that day, A 39-year-old Para Hills man was arrested and charged with serious criminal trespass, theft, two counts of breaching bail and possessing prescription medication. He was refused bail and will appear in the Elizabeth Magistrates Court today. The stolen property has not been located. The stolen ring is a unique graded solitaire diamond ring, oval brilliant cut, 1.20 carat and is inscribed with a unique number. It is mounted in a four claw bezel set platinum ring.
Store owner Meng Heng said he went to the toilet on Thursday morning and when he got back his keys, phone, and ring was missing.
“It's a very hard time,” Mr Heng said.
“Its very sad, everyone is not happy.
“I asked the police for my car keys and my phone … I hope I get them back.”
Police are appealing to the public for information relating to the incident or stolen property and urging them to contact Crime Stoppers.
POLICE LAUNCH OPERATION SAFE LONG WEEKEND
POLICE will this long weekend launch a statewide operation in an effort to prevent accidents causing injuries as more motorists are encouraged to drive to regional areas and present on roads.
Operation Safe Long Weekend will run from Friday until Monday. In previous years the June ling weekend has been a high activity period in the state for vehicle crashes. Last year two people lost their lives in this period and a further 11 people were seriously injured.
SA police said they will continue efforts to reduce the number of lives lost on roads and to reduce serious injury collisions.
“With COVID restrictions we know that people are excited to get to he regions, wineries, but also a lot more travelling in metropolitan area so we are asking people to remain safe and do not take risks this long weekend,” Assistant Commissioner Ian Parrott said.
“We know that there are certain risks that people do take when they don’t plan properly, particularly long distance driving.
“I want to remind everyone that hopping behind the wheel of a car, a speeding car is a ‘one tonne bullet’ which can cause an enormous amount of destruction not only to yourself and family but to other community members using the roads.”
He said police would be out policing highways and the metropolitan areas making sure people are behaving responsibly.
DRIVER CRASHES INTO GARDEN BED
A man has been reported for drink driving after a car crashed into a garden bed at Walkerville this morning.
A car mounted a kerb and came to a rest in a garden bed outside a hotel on North East Rd about 3.10am.
Police breath tested the driver and he allegedly recorded a blood alcohol reading of 0.241 – Almost five times the legal limit.
The 42-year-old Pooraka man was reported for drink driving, driving without due care and failing to notify change of address.
His Toyota hatchback was impounded for 28 days and he will be summonsed to appear in court at a later date.
WOMAN ARRESTED FOR BRICK THEFT
A woman has allegedly been caught trying to steal bricks from a building site at Elizabeth Downs.
Police were sent to Loftis Rd just after 11.30pm last night after a person noticed someone acting suspiciously in the backyard of a home under construction.
Officers arrived and found a woman allegedly loading bricks into her car.
The 33-year-old Elizabeth Downs woman was arrested and charged with being unlawfully on premises and attempted theft.
She was bailed to appear in court at a later date.
THURSDAY, JUNE 4
MAN ARRESTED FOR SPITTING ON POLICE
A man has been arrested after allegedly assaulting and spitting at a police officer in the states’s South East. Police spotted a grain truck travelling west on the Wimmera Highway approaching the Hynam checkpoint at speed at around 10am Thursday. The driver was stopped at the checkpoint. When police began speaking to him about the manner of his driving, he became abusive and spat on one of the officers, striking him on the hand and uniform.
The 63-year-old Victorian man was arrested and charged with aggravated assault to police, resisting police and using offensive language. He was refused bail and appeared in the Mount Gambier Magistrates Court via video later. He was remanded in custody to reappear on June 15.
MAN TO FACE COURT OVER MISHANDLING OF $14M ESTATE
An estate manager will face court on a corruption charge after he allegedly mishandled assets worth $14 million.
After an investigation by independent Commissioner Against Corruption Bruce Lander QC, a 73-year-old man from Felixstow was charged with one count of abuse of public office.
The alleged offence occurred between April 1, 2004 and October 11, 2006, when he was working as an Estates Service Officer at the Public Trustee.
In a public statement, Mr Lander said the man “failed to perform or discharge an official duty or function while handling an estate valued at $14 million”.
“And he did so with the intention of either securing a benefit for others or causing a detriment to another person,” he continued.
The 73-year-old has been summonsed to appear in the Adelaide Magistrates Court on June 18.
WOMAN ESCAPES SERIOUS INJURIES, STRUCK BY CAR
A pedestrian has escaped serious injuries after they were struck by a car in Paralowie this evening. Police and paramedics were called to Waterloo Corner Rd just before 5pm Thursday after reports of a car hitting a pedestrian. The woman escaped serious injuries and was taken to hospital for further treatment.
YOUNG MAN FILMED SMASHING LAUNDROMAT’S CCTV
A young man has been filmed smashing an Adelaide laundromat’s CCTV system, frustrating the owners who say their business has been struggling during the coronavirus pandemic.
In the footage, the male is seen walking into the Ezy Wash & Dry laundromat on Magill Rd in St Morris just before 6pm on Wednesday.
He then looks at the camera, and at his surroundings, before hitting the ceiling-mounted device with a plank of wood.
He places the plank of wood on the table and walks out.
Owner Melissa Crisa told The Advertiser her business was just rebounding from the COVID-19 pandemic and was left outraged by the random attack.
“The most frustrating thing is that it has been such a frustrating time with COVID and for small businesses,” Ms Crisa said.
“All of a sudden things start to look a little bit better and then someone goes and does something stupid like that you’ve got to fork out even a little bit of money for.
“It’s detrimental, because we are still recovering.”
Ms Crisa believes nothing else was damaged inside the store and is left baffled by the attack.
She said the machines are coin-operated and would require excessive force to gain access to.
“All I can think is that they probably wanted to get rid of the camera so they could come back at another point in time,” she said.
There was no one in the laundromat at the time, but Ms Crisa’s husband Frank made the discovery when he checked the camera systems remotely on Wednesday night.
A police report is yet to be filed, but an SA Police spokeswoman said officers will investigate once that is done.
Their business has been targeted by vandals previously, including in October 2018 when an axe-wielding man was caught violently smashing a coin machine at their Angle Vale store.
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 3
MAN GLASSED, ROBBED IN CBD
A man has been attacked with a glass bottle and robbed of his backpack in Adelaide’s CBD overnight.
Police say he was attacked by a man in Hamilton Place about 10.30pm on Tuesday.
The offender then took the victim’s backpack and left the area with a group of men.
Officers later found the victim, 35, standing on Morphett St with “a large amount of blood” on his face.
He was taken to the Royal Adelaide Hospital in a stable condition, while the offenders remain on the run.
Anyone with information is urged to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.
HOUSE FIRE IN BELAIR
A man has been charged with arson after allegedly setting fire to his own house in Belair on Wednesday.
Police allege the man, 54, set fire to his house on Hawker Ave just after 3pm.
MFS crews contained the flames to the first level of the home, but the total damage bill is estimated at $250,000.
Officers arrested the man at a house in Stirling.
He was granted bail to appear in the Adelaide Magistrates Court at a later date.
THREE CAR CRASH IN SALISBURY
Police are at the scene of a three-car crash in Salisbury South.
They were called to the incident on Main North Rd around 2.30pm.
No injuries have been reported but police say the crash will require a big clean-up and motorists should avoid the area. North-bound traffic is restricted.
🚨TRAFFIC ALERT🚨 - Emergency Services are at the scene of a multi car crash on Main North Rd at Salisbury South. North bound traffic has been restricted and traffic is building up. Please avoid the area if you can. pic.twitter.com/3KFkCQny6L
— South Australia Police (@SAPoliceNews) June 3, 2020
‘BIKIES’ ARRESTED OVER CAR YARD BRAWL
Eleven members of the Descendants bikie gang have been arrested for their alleged involvement in a car yard brawl on Tuesday.
Officers arrested the members across Adelaide’s northern suburbs and charged them with aggravated affray and criminal association.
Police allege the group went to a car yard in Blair Athol armed with weapons about 4.30pm Tuesday.
They then allegedly had a fight with “other people”, police say.
TRAM ASSAULT VICTIM IDENTIFIED
A woman who was victim to an assault on a tram last month has been identified following a call for public assistance from police. The woman boarded the tram at Stop 15 on Brighton Rd, Glenelg heading towards Adelaide around 11am on May 13.
The woman sat at a window seat. Shortly after a man sat down next to her and asked for money. As the woman moved seats, the man shoved her in the back causing her to stumble. She was visibly distressed by the incident and advised the driver on arrival at stop 14, Glenelg East. The suspect exited the tram and walked towards Brighton Rd. Police were not able to speak with the woman but have since identified her following a public call for assistance.
Investigations are continuing into the suspect.
Anyone with information is asked to contact Crime Stoppers.
ARRESTS AFTER STOLEN CAR DUMPED
Two people have been arrested after a stolen car, which was allegedly stolen from Adelaide’s southern suburbs, was dumped at a remote town on Eyre Peninsula.
Police say the car, a Volkswagen sedan, was stolen from an address at Clovelly Park on Monday.
It was seen on the Eyre Highway at Kimba about 9.45am on Tuesday, as patrols tried to stop the driver, a 32-year-old Rosewater man.
The car was eventually spiked several hours later, about 3.08pm, on the Eyre Highway just east of Kyancutta – more than 550km from where the car was first allegedly stolen.
The man and his passenger, a 23-year-old Port Adelaide woman, allegedly dumped the car and ran away.
The driver was quickly arrested nearby, but it took several hours to arrest the woman following an extensive search of the area.
The man was charged with a raft of offences including illegal use, dangerous driving to escape police, fail to stop and breach of bail.
His passenger was charged with illegal use and breach of bail.
Both have been refused bail and will appear in the Whyalla Magistrates Court on Wednesday.
TUESDAY, JUNE 2
100 DRIVERS REFUSE TO BUCKLE UP IN SEATBELT CRACKDOWN
More than 100 motorists were caught not wearing a seatbelt in a statewide traffic operation.
Police ran Operation Belt Up from May 27 to May 29 and detected 113 people for a seatbelt offence. They handed out 52 fines as part of the operation.
The result is up from the last operation, which ran in March and detected 89 motorists not wearing a seatbelt.
In 2019, 16 lives were lost on SA roads while not wearing a seatbelt. In 2020, six people have lost their lives in crashes while not wearing a seatbelt. This represents 22 per cent of the current fatalities where police were able to detect restraint status.
Superintendent Bob Gray, Officer in charge of the Traffic Service Branch said there is no excuse for failing to wear a seatbelt.
“When you get in a car with a parent, a guardian or driving instructor, the first thing they tell you is to buckle up,” Supt Gray said.
SUSPICIOUS FIRE AT ELIZABETH
Police are investigating a suspicious unit fire at Elizabeth.
Fire crews were called to Ashfield Rd at around 7.30am Tuesday after reports of smoke coming from the roof of a two storey unit block.
Occupants of the units safely evacuated.
Fire crews took 15 minutes to contain the fire which started in the living room of the unit while the occupant was not home.
Fire cause investigators were at the scene and are treating the fire as suspicious. The damage to the home was estimated at $80,000. Police are investigating the incident and encourage anyone with information to contact Crime Stoppers.
ARREST AFTER STABBING AT ELIZABETH PARK
A man has been arrested after allegedly stabbing another man in the back during a fight at Elizabeth Park overnight.
The altercation occurred between two men known to each other at a Parkview Walk house just before 2am this morning.
Police say one man allegedly stabbed the other man in the lower back before leaving the scene in a Holden Commodore sedan.
The victim was taken to the Lyell McEwin Hospital for treatment of a minor cut.
He was discharged a short time later.
Police located the suspect in Tailem Bend after 6am and arrested him. The 20-year-old man from Elizabeth South was charged with assault and bailed to appear in the Elizabeth Magistrates Court in July.
MAN AND WOMAN FACE COURT OVER CHILD SEX OFFENCES
A male and a female from the northern suburbs were yesterday arrested for persistent sexual abuse of a child and aggravated indecent assault of a child. The man and woman were refused police bail and will appear in the Adelaide Magistrates Court today.
Members of the public who have any information about people involved in child exploitation are urged to contact Crime Stoppers.
You can remain anonymous.
Read more about this story here
WOMAN ALLEGEDLY SIX TIMES OVER THE ALCOHOL LIMIT
A woman has allegedly been caught drink driving at more than six times the legal limit.
Police stopped a blue Mitsubishi sedan on Hutchison St, Coober Pedy just after midnight this morning and breath-tested the unlicensed driver.
The 48-year-old Coober Pedy woman allegedly recorded a blood alcohol reading of 0.302.
She was reported for drink driving and driving while disqualified.
The woman was issued with a further immediate 12-month loss of licence and her car was impounded for 28 days.
She will be summonsed to appear in the Port Augusta Magistrates Court at a later date.
MAN STEALS EXIT SIGN, DOES NOT GET AWAY
A man has been arrested after allegedly ripping a green ‘exit’ sign from the ceiling of a city apartment block.
Police were called to a King William St apartment block just after 1.20am in response to reports of a man entering the foyer and behaving erratically.
He allegedly damaged an illuminated green exit sign before tearing it down and leaving the building on foot.
Witnesses provided a description of the man to police and officers found him on Hindley St, still holding the sign.
The 39-year-old Hectorville man was arrested and charged with property damage, theft and breaching his bail conditions.
He was refused police bail and will appear in the Adelaide Magistrates Court today.
MONDAY, JUNE 1
SERIOUS CRASH ON VICTOR HARBOR RD
Three adults and a child were taken to hospital with serious injuries after a head-on collision at McLaren Vale on Monday afternoon.
Police and paramedics were called to the collision involving a taxi and a Mazda on Victor Harbor Rd, near Main Rd, at 2pm.
The driver of the Mazda, a 42-year-old Encounter Bay woman, sustained non-life-threatening injuries while a four-year-old girl in the car was seriously injured.
The taxi driver, a 68-year-old Seaford man, sustained non-life-threatening injuries while his passenger, a 69-year-old woman from Willunga sustained critical injuries and was taken by the MedStar helicopter to Flinders Medical Centre.
The other three patients were taken to FMC by paramedics.
Victor Harbor Rd was closed to all traffic between Main Rd and Budgens Rd for several hours but has since reopened.
Major Crash Investigators attended the scene to examine the circumstances that led to the crash.
Nigel, from nearby business Mustangs and Australian Classics, said he did not hear the crash but was diverted around the incident.
“All I saw was … police directing me away (from the scene),” he said.
FIRE AT WALKLEY HEIGHTS
A man has escaped injury after a fire sparked by a vehicle heating torch he was operating in his garage spread to the rear of his house in Adelaide’s northeast.
Fire crews were called to Dene St at Walkley Heights just after 3pm after they received triple-0 calls reporting a house fire. Fire crews contained the fire to the garage and rear of the house.
An MFS spokeswoman said the fire was sparked after paint thinner fumes reacted with an operating heating torch, which was being used by the resident, who was working on his vintage car and motorcycle in the garage.
The man, who is wheelchair bound, was saved and uninjured in the blaze. Two cats were also saved.
The fire caused about an estimated $250,000 in damage with the house sustaining minor smoke and exterior damage. About $100,000 of the damage came from the loss of the vintage car and motorcycle.
WILD WEATHER CAUSES CHAOS
Wild weather felled trees and powerlines, ripped tiles from roofs and flooded homes across South Australia overnight.
MFS, CFS and SES crews were kept busy as many parts of the state were lashed with strong winds and heavy rain.
SES volunteers responded to about 150 incidents as Adelaide received 11mm of rain and 40mm fell in the Hills.
Wind gusts of up to 60km/h were also recorded across the metropolitan area.
Trees came crashing down, some of them bringing down powerlines, in several suburbs and town including Panorama, Oakbank and Cavan.
A roof collapsed at a home in Brahma Lodge while a carport crumbled at Ardrossan and tiles came off roofs at Pooraka and Malvern.
A house flooded at O’Sullivan Beach.
Fierce wind tore off the entire roof of Matthew Landau’s two-storey holiday home at Cape Jervis overnight.
The Marino resident told The Advertiser a neighbour alerted him to the damage at his McLeod Rd property this morning.
“The entire roof has been lifted has been lifted off the property,” he said.
“It looks like the winds come straight through the gully from the ocean and the roof is lying on the other property.
“One the rainwater tanks has also been picked up and gone straight over the top of the house and over the side of the house.”
Mr Landau said he would be heading to the house this morning to assess the damage.
Fullarton resident Tom Evans was home when severe weather struck last night.
“It was like a mini cyclone came through at 11pm – I’ve never seen wind like it,” he said.
“Just all of a sudden for about 20 seconds the wind just picked up and felt like the windows were going to blow in and then it passed and I didn’t think anything of it until about midnight and I saw a fire engine outside and firefighters cutting up (fallen trees).”
This morning Mr Evans discovered a large, 10m branch from a tree on the road verge had come crashing down on to his fence.
Staff at an industrial business on Dan St at Mawson Lakes were unable to start work this morning because three trees had fallen, blocking access points.
Steve Tehan, from a neighbouring mechanical repair business, called in the incident to emergency services this morning.
“Large trees have covered the carpark and blocked trucks from getting out this morning to go to work,” he said.
“(They’ve) damaged iron fences and fallen on sheds.”
A road weather alert was issued for the Adelaide Hills overnight but it was cancelled about 4am this morning.
A marine wind warning remains in place for the Lower South East Coast, Adelaide Metropolitan Waters, Central Coast, South Central Coast, Spencer Gulf, Gulf St Vincent, Investigator Strait and Upper South East Coast.
A severe weather warning for damaging winds also remains in place for parts of the Lower South East.
Bureau of Meteorology spokeswoman Jenny Horvat said Adelaide has been drenched with more than 200mm of rain so far this year, well over its average of 178mm.
MAN DIES IN WEST HINDMARSH CRASH
A man has died in hospital following a crash at West Hindmarsh.
Police and paramedics were sent to Bertie St about 5.45pm yesterday after a car travelling south lost control and smashed into a tree.
The driver, a 28-year-old Prospect ma sustained serious injuries and was rushed to the Royal Adelaide Hospital where he later died.
The passenger – a 21-year-old Prospect woman – suffered non life-threatening injuries and was take to hospital for treatment.
Major Crash investigators are examining the circumstances surrounding the incident, which brings the number of lives lost on SA roads so far this year to 47, compared to 53 at the same time last year.
Police ask anyone with information about the crash to call Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or report it online at crimestopperssa.com.au.
GROUP FINED FOR PROHIBITED GATHERING AT PARA HILLS WEST
A group of 29 people have received fines from police following a prohibited gathering at a Para Hills West premises on Friday night.
Police attended a premises at Beafield Rd just after 10pm Friday and located 29 people who were linked to a declared Outlaw Motorcycle Gang.
Police issued expiation notices of $1000 to 24 men and five women for being present at a prohibited gathering and breaking COVID-19 restrictions. Twelve of them were members of a bikie gang but received no further fines as they were gathered at a private premises.
ARREST AFTER STABBING ATTACK AT REHAB CENTRE
SA Health has confirmed an alleged stabbing attack occurred between a patient and staff member at the Trevor Parry Rehabilitation Centre in Noarlunga on Sunday night.
Emergency services were called to a premises on Grey Box Ave just before 10.30pm in response to reports of an assault.
They arrived to find a 52-year-old Aldinga Beach man with multiple stab wounds to his chest, stomach and leg.
A 23-year-old Noarlunga man was arrested at the scene and taken to the hospital for a mental health assessment. He remains in police custody.
Police say the men are known to each other, and the incident is not considered a random attack.
Southern Adelaide Local Health Network chief executive officer Professor Susan O’Neil yesterday confirmed the incident occurred between a healthcare consumer and staff member at Trevor Parry Centre.
“We will be assisting SAPOL and conducting our own internal investigation about what occurred, as well as the safety and security of the environment,” Prof O’Neil said.
“Notwithstanding, acts of violence against staff are not acceptable.
“We understand this incident may be distressing for staff at Trevor Parry Centre and the wider Noarlunga precinct.”
She said counselling would be available to staff members at the Trevor Parry Centre.
The victim is currently at the Flinders Medical Centre in a stable condition.
SUNDAY MAY 31
GIRLS ARRESTED AFTER NOARLUNGA BANK BREAK-IN
Two girls, aged 15 and 12, have been arrested after allegedly using a shopping trolley to smash into a southern suburbs bank overnight.
Police say the two girls, wearing hooded jumpers, smashed into the Bank SA at the Colonnades Shopping Centre on Beach Rd just after 2am on Sunday.
One of the girls entered the bank, while the other kept watch, police said – but both left empty-handed.
A window of an office next to the bank was also smashed.
Both the 15-year-old, of Morphett Vale, and the 12-year-old, from Aldinga Beach, were arrested and charged with aggravated serious criminal trespass, attempted aggravated serious criminal trespass and breaching bail.
They were refused bail to appear in the Adelaide Youth Court on Monday.
MAN, 76, BEACHED AFTER CRASH
A 76-year-old man was taken to hospital after crashing over rocks and ending up on the sand at Henley Beach.
The man, from Fulham, was driving his Kia sedan on the Esplanade just before 11.30am on Sunday.
Police say he pressed the accelerator instead of the brake, catapulting his car over the footpath and onto the rocks before coming to a stop on the sand.
He was treated by ambulance officers before being taken to the Queen Elizabeth Hospital for observation.
Police recommended the man submit a medical review before he can continue to drive.
‘DRUG TRAFFICKERS’ BUSTED AT COVID CHECKPOINT
Three people have been charged with drug trafficking after police at a COVID-19 border checkpoint in SA’s Mid North found 250 ecstasy pills and more than $20,000 cash inside a car.
Police stopped the car, with three men inside, at a checkpoint on Railway Tce at Oodla Wirra about 5.40am on Sunday.
After searching the vehicle, officers found the drugs and the large sum of cash.
All three occupants – two Mildura men, aged 36 and 38, and a 29-year-old woman from Broken Hill – were arrested and charged with trafficking a controlled drug.
They were refused bail and are expected to appear in the Port Pirie Magistrates Court on Monday.
POLICE SEARCH FOR TRAM ASSAULT VICTIM
A woman who was pushed over by a man who asked her for money on an Adelaide tram is being urged to come forward.
Police are appealing for the woman to make herself known to police after the assault on May 13.
The woman, aged between 60-70, boarded a tram at Stop 15 on Brighton Rd in Glenelg, heading towards Adelaide, just after 11.30am.
She sat down at a window seat when a man sat next to her and asked her for money.
As the woman moved seats, the man shoved her in the back, causing her to stumble forward and become visibly distressed.
The suspect got off the tram at Stop 14 in Glenelg East and walked away toward Brighton Rd.
Police found the man, but are yet to speak with the victim, who is of caucasian appearance and has short grey hair.
Police say she was wearing a blue quilted jacket with blue scarf, black pants and white shoes, and carrying a black backpack.
Anyone with information is urged to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.
HOUSE DESTROYED IN BAROSSA VALLEY
An abandoned stone cottage in the Barossa Valley has been destroyed by a suspicious fire this morning.
CFS crews rushed to the old stone cottage on Magnolia Rd in Tanunda just after 1.30am.
The blaze was brought under control, but flames caused significant damage to the inside of the home, which had been boarded up for many years.
The cause of the fire is unknown, but Fire Cause investigators will examine the scene this morning.
Police say the owner of the cottage had just recently started renovating the property.
Anyone with information is urged to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.
SATURDAY MAY 30
MAN ARRESTED OVER TELCO SCAM
A man has been charged with five counts of money laundering after he was arrested for an elaborate phone scam.
Police allege the man, 21, of Mawson Lakes, was involved in the scam, which involved people calling an unsuspecting victim pretending to be from a telco company.
They would offer upgrades to new mobile phones.
“The caller has enough details of that person being called to enable a password recovery to be requested on their accounts,” SA Police said in a statement.
A code is then received by the account owner via SMS, which is then used as part of authenticating the victim’s identity.
The caller then asks for the code, saying it will “confirm the acceptance of the upgrade offer”.
After receiving the code, the caller can now access the victim’s account.
Police say the caller can then do many things, such as order new mobile phones to be delivered to an address of their choice.
The 21-year-old man was charged with five counts of money laundering.
He was refused bail to appear in the Adelaide Magistrates Court on Monday.
SA Police are aware of these types of scam occurring in other states.
“We are working with interstate counterparts to prevent further people becoming a victim to these offences.”
ELDERLY MAN FLIPS CAR IN GARAGE
An elderly man was reportedly trapped for nearly an hour after he flipped his car inside his carport today.
The incident happened at his Janlyn Rd home in Vista just before noon.
An SA Ambulance spokeswoman said the man, 85, suffered a neck injury and was taken to the Lyell McEwin Hospital
He was reportedly trapped for an hour as MedSTAR and MFS crews worked to free him.
An 85yo man has been rescued from his car, having been trapped for almost an hour, when it flipped in his Vista carport. Firefighters cut him free, he’s been taken to hospital with minor head & neck injuries. @9NewsAdel pic.twitter.com/PJcZRErzMy
— Georgia Westgarth (@G_Westgarth) May 30, 2020
TEENS ASSAULT TAXI DRIVER WITH WINE BOTTLE: POLICE
A group of teenagers has been arrested after allegedly hitting a taxi driver over the head with a wine bottle before stealing his car and driving 200km away.
The driver, 20, was taken to the Lyell McEwin Hospital for treatment of facial injuries.
The three teenagers – two 17-year-old girls and one 15-year-old boy – later dumped the car in Berri and ran into a nearby orchard.
They were arrested and will face youth court on Monday. READ MORE HERE
POLICE SCOOP UP MAN OVER ICE CREAM HAUL
A man faces a “rocky road” after breaking into a storage shed and stealing more than 100 ice creams in Adelaide’s northeast this week, police say.
It is alleged two men broke into the shed at a service station on OG Rd at Klemzig in the early hours of Monday, 25 May.
They then allegedly stole 117 ice creams, mainly consisting of Drumsticks, Maxibons and Magnums of both the original and honeycomb varieties.
Officers attended a nearby home in Klemzig, where they found most of the ice creams stuffed into a freezer.
Patrols also seized three allegedly stolen motorbikes in the back yard.
A 55-year-old man was arrested and charged with aggravated serious criminal trespass, theft of the ice creams and three counts of theft of the motorbikes.
He was remanded in custody to appear in the Adelaide Magistrates Court.
His alleged accomplice “split” and remains on the run.