Here is a summary of the latest police and emergency services news on the Fleurieu and Kangaroo Island.

Suspicious fire at Goolwa

Police are investigating a suspicious fire at Goolwa on the weekend.

About 2.40am on Saturday 25 April, police were alerted to a fire at the shopping centre on Hutchinson Street. Fire crews discovered a small fire inside a post box at the post office, which was quickly extinguished.

Police believe that the fire was deliberately lit. Anyone who witnessed any suspicious activity around the post office at that time is asked to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000. You can remain anonymous.

Man located at Penneshaw

Police have located the man they had concerns for on Kangaroo Island.

The man was located at Penneshaw just after 2pm following numerous calls from the local community. He has now been detained and will undergo a mental health assessment.

Kangaroo Island Police would like to thank the local community for their assistance and information, which led to the man being found in a timely manner.

Man serious after McLaren Vale crash 

A Noarlunga Downs man was admitted to the Flinders Medical Centre with serious head and facial injuries following a crash at McLaren Vale.

Just before 11.30pm on Monday 20 April, police and emergency services crews attended the intersection of Main Road and the Victor Harbor Road after a Mazda sedan collided with a guardrail.

The small sedan had extensive damage to the driver's side of the vehicle. The driver and only occupant of the car was a 30-year-old man, who incurred head and facial injuries.

He was treated at the scene before being rushed to the Flinders Medical Centre in a serious and possible life threatening condition and was admitted to the hospital's intensive care unit.

Police Major Crash Investigators attended the scene and are investigating the cause of the crash.

Blood from the injured driver will be also analysed to see whether drugs or alcohol played a part in the crash.

The road was quickly cleared around the crash site with no traffic restrictions in place.

Traffic Report

A teenager has lost his licence and been fined after being caught travelling 72mk/h over the speed limit.

At 10.10pm on Sunday 26 April, Christies Beach police were conducting speed detection duties on the Southern Expressway at Noarlunga Downs, when they detected a white Holden Commodore sedan travelling at 172km/h in a 100km/h zone.

The 19-year-old driver from Onkaparinga Hills, was spoken to and issued a fine worth $2150 for speeding at more than 45km/h and contravening his provisional licence.  He was also given a six-month immediate loss of licence and nine demerit points.

A woman from Strathalbyn was arrested at Hawthorn Way, Mount Barker about 10.27pm on Wednesday 22 April. 

Police will allege the woman was driving while unlicensed, and gave a false name. She was conveyed to the Mt Barker cells, where she was granted bail. 

She will appear in the Mount Barker Magistrates Court at a later date.

About 10.20pm on Thursday 23 April, police stopped a 26-year-old Yankalilla man who was observed driving erratically on Main Road, Normanville. 

Police will allege that the man refused to submit to an alcotest. He was reported for misuse of a motor vehicle, failure to comply with a direction, and refusing a blood alcohol test. 

His vehicle was defected and impounded. The man will face court at a later date.

A 33-year-old Myponga man was also stopped on Main Road, Normanville about 8pm on Thursday 23 April. Checks revealed that the man’s vehicle was unregistered, and he refused to provide his name or identification. 

Police will further allege that the man refused to submit to an alcotest. He was arrested and will appear in court at a later date.

About 6.03am on Friday 24 April, police stopped an 18-year-old Glenelg North man on Long Valley Road, Strathalbyn for speeding. The driver was clocked at 149km/h in a 100km/h zone. He received an Immediate Loss of Licence and a Traffic Infringement Notice.

Police continue road safety efforts by targeting school zones

Given advice from the South Australian Chief Public Health Officer that schools, preschools and early childhood services should remain open, South Australia Police will conduct a state-wide traffic operation to coincide with the return of students to South Australian classrooms for term two.

Despite these unprecedented times, South Australia Police remain focused on road safety with Operation Return to School beginning today, Monday 27 April.

The highly visible road safety operation aims to keep students and pedestrians safe around school zones by targeting drink and drug drivers.

The last time the operation ran in late January police visited 327 schools and issued 101 expiation notices for offences including drink and drug driving, exceed speed and mobile phone use.

“In order to help achieve safer roads, police will continue to target drivers who speed, fail to belt up, take illicit drugs before driving or make other poor decisions, thereby endangering everyone on our roads," says Superintendent Bob Gray, Officer in Charge of the Traffic Services Branch.

“Driving with drugs in your system obviously isn’t safe, and it puts you and others in a high-risk situation.

“We are still randomly testing drivers for drugs and alcohol, so the message from police is simple: Do not drug or drink drive.

“We’ve lost 37 lives on South Australian roads this year, and even though we encourage everyone to stay home, people are still driving for essential reasons, including to and from work, school or the grocery store.

“That is why we need to stay alert behind the wheel at all times, even though our minds are preoccupied with the current situation."

Operation Return to School will run from Monday 27 April and Tuesday 28 April between school drop off and pick up times of 8am to 9am and 2.45pm and 3.45pm.

Southern District police urge you to lock your car

Southern District police are urging the public to be vigilant with their vehicle security and not to leave valuables in cars after recent thefts.

Documentation, including credit cards and personal identification, can be used to commit additional offences if stolen, leading to further impact to the victim

Vehicle owners are reminded to:

• Remove valuables from their vehicle
• Lock their vehicle when unattended
• Where possible, secure the vehicle off the road and behind a locked gate or roller door.

If you observe any suspicious behaviour around cars or homes, report it immediately by calling the Police Assistance line on 131 444.

If you have any information regarding these thefts please contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000. Further motor vehicle crime prevention advice is available on the SA Police website.