One man has been arrested and charged after allegedly stealing a car at Parafield Gardens.
At 2.20am today (Thursday 1 February), police were called to the intersection of St. Ives Drive and Tamir Road, Parafield Gardens after reports that a ride share driver had been robbed of his vehicle by two men, who had booked the driver through an app.
The two suspects allegedly threatened the driver with a knife and forced him out of the Toyota sedan, before driving off towards Salisbury Highway. The victim was not injured.
The vehicle was able to be tracked using a system installed in the vehicle, and it was located by patrols on West Avenue at Edinburgh about 3am. PolAir was able to locate and follow the vehicle from above.
The Toyota travelled through the northern suburbs before it was dumped on Burton Road at Paralowie and the suspects ran away from the vehicle.
One of the offenders climbed on to the roof of a house to evade police. A police cordon was established, and the man was eventually arrested.
A 22-Year-old man from Hectorville was charged with aggravated robbery, dangerous driving to cause a police pursuit and driving disqualified. He did not apply for bail and will appear in the Elizabeth Magistrates Court tomorrow, Friday 2 February.
Investigations are ongoing to locate the passenger of the vehicle.
