Man allegedly assaulted, three Mildura youths arrested after vehicle tracked from Craigmore to Renmark

Police secretly followed a car from Adelaide’s northern suburbs to the Riverland and arrested three young men at a fast-food restaurant after a driver was allegedly assaulted.

A driver was allegedly assaulted before his car was stolen – leading to a marathon 220km covert police operation from the northern suburbs to the Riverland.

Police were called to Candlebark Court at Craigmore after reports a man had been attacked by four men in an alleged carjacking about 5pm.

A short time later police received a report from a member of the public that the allegedly stolen vehicle, a Nissan X-trail, had arrived in Wilkins Rd at Elizabeth Downs, where they saw four people get out of the car and into a Volkswagen Golf.

The member of the public provided the registration number of the Golf and a description of the men to police, and a check revealed the car had been allegedly stolen from a Paralowie home on October 25.

Police covertly followed the allegedly stolen car from Craigmore to Renmark, a more than 220km journey. Picture: NCA NewsWire / Naomi Jellicoe

About 8pm, highway patrols spotted the Golf heading east on the Sturt Hwy towards Renmark.

Riverland patrols covertly monitored the Golf until it pulled into a fast-food restaurant on Renmark Ave, where police swooped and arrested three occupants.

A 20-year-old and 18-year-old, both from Mildura were charged with aggravated robbery.

A 19-year-old, also from Mildura, was charged with theft.

They 20-year-old and 18-year-old were refused bail and are set to appear in the Berri Magistrates Court on Friday.

The 19-year-old was bailed to appear in Berry on January 20.

The investigation into the incident remains ongoing.

Originally published as Man allegedly assaulted, three Mildura youths arrested after vehicle tracked from Craigmore to Renmark