Police have today seized three knives during a Declared Shopping Precincts operation at Burnside shopping centre.
The seizures followed a similar operation at Marion shopping centre on Friday that resulted in one knife being seized.
Declared Shopping Precincts at major suburban shopping centres was introduced on Friday.
The new powers allow police to conduct metal detector searches on any person or their property at the Declared Shopping Precincts and order anyone posing a risk to public safety to leave the precinct.
Just 15 minutes after the police operation at Marion Shopping Centre commenced at 1pm on Friday 26 September, police detected and seized a curved knife from a 15-year-old boy.
The teen was charged with carrying an offensive weapon and bailed to appear at Christies Beach youth court on 9 October.
This morning, Sunday 28 September, police seized a knife from a man at Burnside Shopping Centre. The 25-year-old Salisbury Heights man was reported for unlawfully possessing a knife in a prescribed place. He will be summonsed to appear in court at a later date.
A 43-year-old Burnside man was stopped and searched by police at Burnside Shopping Centre this morning. He was allegedly found in possession of a small knife, drugs and drug paraphernalia. He was arrested and charged with disorderly behaviour, unlawfully possess knife in a prescribed place, and issued with a cannabis expiation notice. He was bailed to appear in the Adelaide Magistrates Court on 18 November. He was also issued with a drug diversion.
A 17-year-old boy from Magill was found with a small knife at Burnside Shopping Centre this afternoon. The knife was seized and he was reported for unlawfully possessing a knife in a prescribed place.
Further results will be released tomorrow, Monday 29 September.
