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Serious Hit Run Blakeview

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At 3:10 am Christmas Day, 25/12/18, a young female was found lying on Craigmore Road, Blakeview.  She had sustained serious fractures and internal injuries.  It was initially thought she was the victim of an assault, but it was later established she had been struck by an unknown vehicle which had been travelling east along Craigmore Road, and that the victim had been lying on the road prior to the collision.  She was dressed in a sarong type dress at the time.  There were no witnesses to the collision, but she was found a short time later by a member of the public.  She was taken to the RAH with critical and life threatening injuries.  She remained in hospital for several weeks and has since been discharged.

Anyone with information is asked to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or by using the Make a Report button at the top of the page. Please quote reference 19-20.

National Missing Persons Week

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Supported by Crime Stoppers programs right across Australia, National Missing Persons Week is an annual event held during the first week of August to help people better understand the significant issues associated with missing persons and help to reduce the number of missing people in Australia.

Originally starting in 1988, this year’s event will run from the 5-11 August.

To acknowledge and celebrate event’s 30-year milestone, a digital campaign has been developed to engage those who may have never thought about a missing person or believe the impact of a missing person will never affect them.

A short film has been developed, displaying the effects of a missing loved one on family left behind and provides insight into the emotional struggle, the not knowing and the waiting for answers that families experience when a loved one is missing.

The week also sees the launch of a ‘30 for 30’ campaign, focusing on 30 missing persons for 30 years of the event. Highlighted cases will touch on the different reasons why people go missing, as well as the impact on families and friends let behind.

For South Australia, three missing persons are profile as part of this year’s campaign:

Michael John Modesti last spoke to his girlfriend by telephone on the evening of 8 May 2016. At that time he was at his home address in Beverley, SA. It is believed he left home sometime after 8.30 am the following morning in his dark blue 2005 Mitsubishi Magna 360 sedan (SA registration, XPC-764). He was reported missing by his family later than evening when they went to his home – finding the television on and his personal possessions inside. His unsecured vehicle was found three days later parked at West Croydon, about 15 metres south of Torrens Road and about 3kms north of his home.

The circumstances of his disappearance are subject to investigation and foul play is suspected.
Scott John Redman was last seen near Kimba, South Australia on Saturday afternoon, 21st April 2018. He was last seen in a motor vehicle travelling west on the Eyre Highway towards Kimba and became separated from the vehicle in scrub land 40 kilometres east of Kimba. He has not been seen since. The motor vehicle Scott was travelling in was located abandoned on Wednesday, 25th April 2018 on a track off Middleback Road, Secret Rocks.

Grave concerns are held for Scott’s safety and welfare.
Keith Nixon was staying with family at West Beach Caravan Park at Adelaide in South Australia and was last seen at midday on Thursday 30 May 1996 at the caravan park. It is believed that he was planning to walk from Glenelg to Henley Beach. On that day cash was withdrawn from a bank account but other personal items were left behind. He has never been heard from or seen since.

His family still live in hope that one day he will contact them.

How can you help?

Please do you bit to like and share content and keep an eye out around your city and on social media. Take a moment to look at the faces of our long-term missing; keeping the families of those missing in your thoughts.

It is important to keep awareness of missing persons within our community front of mind, and remember that if you have information that may assist police please call Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or make a report at crimestopperssa.com.au

You can remain anonymous.

Image of Highbury robbery suspect released

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A computer-generated image of the suspect and CCTV of the car involved in an aggravated robbery at Highbury last month has been released.

About 4.30pm on Monday 25 June a man attended at a home on Wicks Road, telling the occupants that he was delivering a package.

When the resident opened the door to let the man inside, he allegedly produced a handgun and demanded cash and jewellery. As the woman went into another room, the suspect left empty handed and drove off in a small black car towards Dene Road.

No one was physically injured.

The suspect is described as being of Caucasian appearance, about 170cm tall with a stocky build, dark hair and stubble, aged in his 20’s. He was wearing black pants and a green and yellow hi-vis top.

CCTV footage of the suspects’ car travelling on Dene Road and Lower North East Road, Highbury, a short time later has been released.

The car appears to be a 2000’s model black Holden Barina and has its hazard lights flashing while driving.

Anyone with information is asked to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or report online at http://crimestopperssa.com.au

CCTV of Para Hills arson attack released

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CCTV has been released to help identify a man wanted for an arson attack on a Para Hills West business.

The incident happened just before 11.30pm on Monday 28 May, with emergency services called to Main North Road near Beafield Road after reports of a large fire.

The blaze caused extensive damage to cars and the property, with a Kia sedan driven into the business and set alight. The Kia had stolen number plates, which had been taken from a car in Woodville Gardens on Sunday 27 May.

Anyone with information is asked to call Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000, or make a report at online at crimestopperssa.com.au

Online Fraud and Scams

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Crime Stoppers SA and Police Credit Union have joined forces to help protect South Australians from falling victim to an online scam. In 2017, nearly 3000 Australians fell victim to an online scam, and our campaign has been designed to give you the understanding and tips of what to do to stay safe online and avoid falling prey to the scammers.

From spyware to dodgy online merchants, the threat of online fraud is real – do remember that you are always the best line of defence.

What are the different types of online fraud?

Internet banking fraud – committed using online technology to illegally remove money from, or transfer it to, a different bank account. Types of internet banking fraud include phishing and mule recruitment, and can happen through a smartphone, tablet and other mobile devices.

Mobile banking – Using a computer, tablet or smartphone is so convenient and banks protect your accounts with sophisticated software systems, so criminals focus on customers directly, tricking victims into revealing confidential information. Consider the switch from paper statements to online statements, because identity theft is harder without statements going into mailboxes. Financial institutions never request someone to send their bank details or request someone to log into their account via email. Think about using a digital wallet (such as Google Pay and Apple Pay) where you can payWave transactions and verify with fingerprints – and remember that a banking app is a great way to regularly keeptrack of transactions.

Phishing – involves a form of spam to fraudulently gain access to people’s internet banking details, and usually are made to appear as having come from a bank and encourage unsuspecting victims to provide their personal banking details. Typically, a phishing email has a link, which when clicked will download a program that captures keyboard strokes – including login details – and sends them to a third party.

Mule recruitment – an attempt to get a person to receive stolen funds using his or her bank account, and then transfer those funds to criminals overseas. An approach could be fraudulent job and employment emails sent to random email addresses, in the hope of involving an unsuspecting victim in the criminal activity.

Shopping and auction site fraud – is where a person is tricked into not using a secure payment service because of advice from a seller. This can involve being sent purported links to banking services in an email, which actually leads to fraudulent sites or prompting the download of a ‘Trojan’ virus or ‘key logging’ program.

Spam – unsolicited commercial messages sent via email, SMS, MMS and other, similar electronic messaging media which try and persuade someone to buy a product or service or visit a website to make a purchase. They can also trick you into divulging bank account or credit card details.

Investment scams – People should seek independent advice from professionals before sending funds offshore to overseas investments and undertake due diligence.

How can you combat online fraud?

The key to combating online fraud is knowing what threats exist and taking easy steps to beat them.

To prevent online fraud:

  • Keep current with your software and virus protection
  • Create strong passwords
  • Ignore emails from senders you don’t know
  • Use your pop-up blocker
  • Download files only from sites or persons that you know and trust
  • Sign up for email/SMS “transaction alerts” from your bank to keep track of your purchases
  • Make sure your financial institution has your up-to-date contact details
  • Mobile technology is a common way for people to transact online, and people need to stay safe by:
    • Protecting a device both physically and with passwords/PIN codes
    • Never storing sensitive account information on mobile devices
    • Being aware of surroundings— and not reading sensitive details in public
  • Scammers pretend to be from trusted companies or government departments – they email you fake bills or want remote access to your computer to ‘fix the problem’ – so never allow remote access to your computer systems and never access your online banking when on the phone to a stranger.
  • If you’re contacted unexpectedly from a government agency or business, always consider that it may be a scam. If you’re unsure whether a call or email is genuine, verify the identity of the contact through an independent source, such as a phone book or online search. Don’t use the contact details provided by the caller or in the message they sent to you.

What should you do if you think you’ve been scammed?

If you’ve sent money or shared your banking or credit card details, contact your financial institution immediately. It may be able to stop or reverse a transaction or close your account.

Go to https://www.scamwatch.gov.au/get-help/where-to-get-help for some other useful tips.

If you want to report a scam, go to https://www.scamwatch.gov.au/

Check out our short video series about how to stay safe online and what to do if you’ve been scammed:

 

Make the call – Ice campaign TV ad

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Ice dealers operating their illicit trade in full view of the local community must be held to account for the crisis they continue to cause, and our latest TV ad encourages people to take back control by anonymously providing information rather than staying silent.

The Make the Call. Cut the Supply. Stop the Hurt campaign – launched in partnership with the State Government and SA Police – specifically targets street-level dealers and dark net drug vendors.

Sitting back and watching dealers destroy the lives of the people you care about should not be an option.

We don’t need to know who you are, just what you know.

Even if you have little more than a suspicion about someone, that still might be the piece of the puzzle that can make all the difference – so have the courage to make the call and choose to stay anonymous if that’s what you want.

If you have any information about criminals or criminal activity, then call Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or report online at www.crimestopperssa.com.au People can remain anonymous and rewards are available.

Arrest made for cold case murder of Robert Sabeckis

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A man has been arrested by New Zealand Police, with the assistance of detectives from the South Australia Police Major Crime Investigation Branch, in connection to the murder of Robert Sabeckis at Maslin Beach on 13 January 2000.

The 43-year-old man is expected to be extradited to South Australia to face a charge of murder.

Mr Sabeckis, who lived in St Peters, was shot and killed in the Gull Rock car park at Maslin Beach about 1.15am that morning.

The arrest follows a DNA match under the New Zealand Criminal Investigations (Bodily Samples) Act 1995, which was amended last year.

The investigation into Mr Sabeckis’ murder is ongoing and an appeal has been made for information from the community – particularly anyone who lived in and around the Aldinga Beach area 18 years ago.

After Mr Sabeckis was shot in the car park off Bowering Hill Rd, the offender drove off in the victim’s vehicle, a silver coloured Ford Falcon.

A witness who followed the car, told police that after it drove along Bowering Hill Rd and onto Tuit Rd the vehicle crashed into bushes and a fence, with the offender then running away across paddocks towards the direction of Port Willunga.

A later search of the area located a sawn-off shotgun, which is believed to be the murder weapon, along with a jacket thought to have belonging to the offender.

The shotgun – and another firearm – were stolen during a break-in at a house in Dover St, Aldinga Beach days earlier on New Year’s Eve, with that house then set alight and badly damaged.

A gun bag containing rocks, clothing, ammunition, and the sawn off butt of the shotgun were found floating in the sea off Aldinga Beach on 13 January.

Sabeckis sites

An appeal is also being made to anyone who recalls a 25-year-old man of Maori or Pacific Islander appearance living in Aldam St, Aldinga Beach in 2000. He drove a brown or gold coloured Holden Gemini and attended Adult Learning at the Christies Beach High School in 2000, and may have used the name Paul Taylor while living in South Australia.

Police are also keen to hear from anyone with information about the theft of the firearms, or the pistol that was taken that night and has not been recovered.

 

Police are seeking key information

Anyone with information about the murder of Mr Sabeckis is urged to call Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or report online at https://crimestopperssa.com.au/

You can remain anonymous and a reward is available.

Make the call, and help catch ICE dealers

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Street level and darknet ICE dealers are two key targets of a new Crime Stoppers campaign – Make the Call, Cut the Supply, Stop the Hurt – launched today in partnership with SA Police and the State Government.

Australians – including many South Australians – are increasingly using online darknet marketplaces, social media and encrypted phone apps to buy and sell illicit drugs, with research showing that the nation is only second to the Netherlands when it comes to the number of online drug vendors per capita.

Ongoing waste water analysis by the Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission reports Adelaide recording the highest levels in the nation at almost 80 doses per 1,000 people every day.

As one element of an $8m investment to Stop the Hurt, the State Government has provided Crime Stoppers with funding to implement a community-based campaign designed to encourage people to provide anonymous information about street-level and online dealers and manufacturers.

The 6-month campaign, which targets metropolitan and regional communities, will include radio and TV advertising, online engagement, posters and regional roadshows.

Crime Stoppers SA Deputy Chair, Phil Vincent, says: “Illicit drug use causes significant health, social and economic impacts to the community, and methamphetamine use in South Australia has tripled in the past four years.”

“Crime Stoppers, as the trusted, independent link between the community and police, is perfectly positioned to engage the community at a grass-roots level to report information under the assurance of anonymity.”

“People know what illegal activities are going on in their local community and are concerned about the growing ICE problem, and we encourage them to make the call – anonymously if they prefer – and help cut the supply of illegal drugs to stop the hurt.”

“To achieve meaningful reductions in methamphetamine in South Australia, especially ICE – its most potent and dangerous form – we need people to recognise the signs of suspicious drug activity, whether it is online or in the street, and contact Crime Stoppers with information to disrupt the insidious supply chain.”

If anyone has information about drug dealing and manufacturing, they can make the call to Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or report online at crimestopperssa.com.au

You can remain anonymous and rewards are available.



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