Police News

Operation returns to boost summer safety

GAWLER police will take to the streets during summer in the next edition of its community safety and crime prevention operation. Gawler’s police officers are once again undertaking Operation OWL throughout the coming months, targeting anti-social...

Aidan Curtis

27 Nov 2024

Police News

Business owner seeks to identify Hewett vandal

A GAWLER business owner is calling on the community to help find a serial vandal who has defaced a number of signs, businesses and buildings in recent weeks. Hewett shopping centre owner Maria Romano has put a public call out for help in identifying...

Aidan Curtis

22 Nov 2024

Police News

Man dies in Edinburgh crash

A 53-year-old North Haven man has died following a crash near Edinburgh early on Monday, November 18. Around 6.20am, emergency services responded to reports a silver Mitsubishi station wagon had crashed underneath the bridge at Purling Avenue. The...

Staff Contributors

21 Nov 2024

Police News

Extreme speed lands Paralowie man in court

A PARALOWIE man faced the Elizabeth Magistrates Court on Friday, November 15 after he led police on a high-speed chase through the northern suburbs. Just after midnight on November 15, police patrols clocked a Mercedes Benz sedan speeding on...

Staff Contributors

21 Nov 2024

Police News

Mallala crash hospitalises man

A MAN was airlifted to Adelaide following a serious crash near Mallala at around 5.30am on Saturday, November 16. The man, a 34-year-old, sustained serious but non-life-threatening injuries after his car veered off Mallala Road and hit a tree...

Staff Contributors

21 Nov 2024

Police News

Elizabeth pair fined for animal ill-treatment

A NORTHERN suburbs pair was convicted last week on charges of animal ill-treatment. A 61-year-old man pleaded guilty to one count of animal illtreatment under South Australia’s Animal Welfare Act, while his daughter, 39, was charged with two...

Staff Contributors

15 Nov 2024

Police News

Speeder loses licence

A TWO Wells man lost his licence after he was clocked travelling more than 40km/h over the speed limit near Willaston on Sunday morning. Just after 6am on November 3, Gawler police conducting speed detection duties on the Sturt Highway near...

Staff Contributors

06 Nov 2024

Police News

Pair arrested for Penfield fire

A PAIR of northern suburbs men faced court on Monday after they were charged with starting a bushfire at Penfield. Around 2.30pm on Saturday, November 2, emergency services responded to reports of a grass fire near Womma Road, Penfield. The reports...

Staff Contributors

06 Nov 2024

Police News

Fire destroys caravan

GAWLER police are investigating a suspicious fire which destroyed a caravan at Ward Belt. Around 8.30pm on Tuesday, October 22, emergency services responded to reports a caravan was on fire just off Ward Belt Road. The occupants were inside the...

Staff Contributors

31 Oct 2024

Police News

Tobacco shop bandit up in smoke

NORTHERN District police are investigating a break-in at a Craigmore tobacco shop. Between 9pm on Friday, October 18 and 7.30am on Saturday, October 19, a tobacco shop on Yorktown Road was broken into. The perpetrator gained access to an ATM in the...

Staff Contributors

23 Oct 2024

Police News

Drive-through drink drivers

A PAIR of drivers have lost their licences for drink driving in separate incidents at a Gawler drive-through. Just before 1.20am on Saturday, October 19, police stopped a Mitsubishi ute as it left the drive-through of a fast-food outlet on Adelaide...

Staff Contributors

23 Oct 2024

Police News

Crash near Angaston

EMERGENCY services responded to reports of a two-car crash on Eden Valley Road on Friday night. Around 7pm on October 18, police received reports two cars had collided around five kilometres south-east of Angaston. A 19-year-old man and...

Staff Contributors

23 Oct 2024

Police News

Kapunda crash hospitalises three

A SERIOUS crash in Kapunda resulted in three hospitalisations. Around 2.30pm on Monday, October 21, police responded to reports of a two-car crash on Thiele Highway near Kapunda. A Honda SUV and a Toyota Kluger collided, resulting in serious...

Staff Contributors

23 Oct 2024

Police News

Patrol car involved in Gawler crash

A GAWLER East man and a police officer were taken to hospital for minor injuries following a three-car crash on Murray Street last week. Around 9.45pm on Wednesday, October 16, a patrol car attempted a U-turn on Murray Street to stop a vehicle...

Staff Contributors

23 Oct 2024

Police News

Retired police dogs to join Hope Cup

SPECTATORS at the upcoming Hope Cup will have a chance to hear more about the lives of police dogs and the challenges they face through Retired Police Dogs South Australia. The charity, which started earlier this year, was formed to provide...

Aidan Curtis

23 Oct 2024