Major police operation after armed teenagers raid home and lead chase in a stolen car through Adelaide

Matt Shrivell
The Nightly
Police were led on a wild chase before arresting the teenagers.
Police were led on a wild chase before arresting the teenagers. Credit: Adobestock/arliftatoz2205 - stock.adobe.com

South Australian police have mobilised polair, highway patrol and dog squad units after a group of teenagers went on a rampage through the streets of Adelaide.

At about 4.30am on Monday, police were called to a house in Milbank Avenue, North Adelaide after reports that three males had broken into the victim’s house armed with weapons.

The suspects then stole cash and other items before fleeing the scene in a stolen Jeep station wagon driven by a fourth person.

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The car had been stolen from a North Adelaide house on Wednesday 11 September.

PolAir tracked the vehicle as it travelled toward the city on North East Road then south through the eastern suburbs.

It then headed west on Greenhill Road and Anzac Highway before heading south on Main South Road, where road spikes were used successfully at St. Marys.

The car continued south on the Southern Expressway before being dumped in the carpark of a hotel at Darlington.

Police Dogs were called to the scene to help patrols search for the four suspects who were located near Flagstaff Road and Elly Court.

A 17-year-old Elizabeth Grove boy, a 16-year-old Gilles Plains boy, and two 15-year-old boys from Pooraka and Holden Hill have been charged with numerous offences including aggravated serious criminal trespass, theft and engaging in a police pursuit.

They have all been refused bail to appear in the Adelaide Youth Court.

Crime Stoppers: 1800 333 000.

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