Police search for man after hold-up east of Adelaide, as three teens arrested over alleged Range Rover theft

Police are searching for a man after an attempted aggravated robbery early this morning in an inner-eastern suburb of Adelaide.

Officers were called to a petrol station on Stephen Terrace, St Peters, about 5:45am on Saturday following reports that a man allegedly made verbal threats to staff demanding money.

In a statement, SA Police said staff at the petrol station refused and the man left empty-handed.

The man, described as being of Caucasian appearance with brown hair and a goatee and aged in his late 20s, was last seen heading south.

He was wearing a red plaid shirt, dark pants, black fingerless gloves and had a backpack with him.

Staff were not injured during the incident.

Police have urged anyone who saw the man in the area this morning, or anyone who has information, to contact Crime Stoppers.

Teens arrested after stolen car tracked

Meanwhile, three boys were arrested after the police helicopter — PolAir — was used to track a stolen Range Rover through Adelaide’s southern suburbs overnight.

Police were called to Lindisfarne Road in Huntfield Heights just after 10:00pm on Friday following reports of cars doing burnouts.

Officers who attended witnessed a white Range Rover speeding away from the area and checks revealed the car had been reported stolen from a Rosslyn Park home the day before.

Southern police patrols cordoned the surrounding streets and PolAir helped in the search.

The car was spotted on Honeypot Road and tracked to Goldsmith Drive, before travelling through Christie Downs and onto the Southern Expressway.

It then exited onto Marion Road, going into the back streets of Marion, before being dumped on Cutting Streets.

Police said the three boys “scattered”, but ground patrols located and arrested all three teenagers nearby.

The alleged driver, a 16-year-old from Ferryden Park, was charged with breach of bail, aggravated serious criminal trespass, illegal use, aggravated engagement in a police pursuit and driving disqualified.

A 17-year-old from Pennington was charged with illegal use of motor vehicle, and a 16-year-old from Salisbury Park was charged with breach of bail.

All three were refused police bail and will appear in the Adelaide Magistrates Court on Monday.