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

Arrest after theft from construction site

A man has been charged after allegedly stealing a front end loader from Seaford Heights, with more stolen property found at his home address.

Police will allege that just before 2am on Sunday 14 June patrols were called to a construction site on Cotterell Road after reports a man had been seen on the property.

As patrols were heading to the scene they received further information that the man had got into a front end loader and was driving west. When patrols, including Police Dog Stoic, arrived at the scene they located fresh tyre tracks heading toward Main South Road.

Patrols cordoned the area, finding the front end loader bogged and abandoned, with an air compressor in the bucket. PD Stoic tracked from the vehicle and located a 27-year-old Tatachilla man hiding in scrub nearby.

The man was arrested and charged with being unlawfully on premises, illegal use, disobeying direction to stop, property damage and theft.

A further search of his house uncovered a stolen Isuzu station wagon, two Husqvarna ride-on lawn mowers and a trailer. The mowers and trailer were stolen from a break-in at a school in McLaren Vale earlier this month.

Another premises at Seaford Heights was searched, with a quick-cut saw and numerous other stolen power tools located, all of which are believed to have been stolen from break-ins at Seaford Rise.

He was bailed to appear at the Christies Beach Magistrates Court on 28 June.

The investigation remains ongoing, and police ask anyone with further information to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or report online. 

Traffic Report

At about 10am Saturday 13 June, police responded to reports of crash on Crawford Street, Goolwa. Patrols located a man who had fallen off his motorbike. Thankfully the rider wasn’t injured. Checks revealed the bike was unregistered and uninsured, the rider was also unlicenced. The21-year-old Goolwa man was reported for driving without a licence, driving without due care and driving an unregistered and uninsured bike. He will be summonsed to appear in court at a later date.

Victor Harbor patrols reported a 37-year-old Hayborough man after stopping him on Port Eliott Road, Hayborough at 3.30am on Sunday 14 June. He submitted to a driver screening test and returned an alleged blood alcohol reading of 0.142. He lost his licence on the spot for six months and his car was impounded for 28 days. He will be summonsed to appear in court at a later date.

A man is in a critical condition after a serious crash at Milang yesterday. About 12.20am Sunday 14 June police and emergency services were called to Nine Mile Road after a car travelling south lost control and left the road, crashing into a tree. The driver and sole occupant, a 34-year-old Strathalbyn man, was airlifted to the Flinders Medical Centre with life threatening injuries. Police are investigating the circumstances surrounding the crash, anyone with information who has not yet spoken to police is asked to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or report online.