A man was arrested after allegedly trying to steal a woman's car at knifepoint at West Lakes this morning.
About 8.40am on Saturday 21 June, the victim, a woman aged in her 60s, was seated in her parked car in a car park on Bower Road, West Lakes when she was approached by a man.
The man opened her car door, presented a knife and demanded the car keys. The woman screamed, alerting witnesses and the suspect ran away.
It will be alleged he was located a short distance away by patrols.
Police Dog Bandit and Water Operations Police were called in to search the area to locate items discarded by the offender as he fled the scene. PD Bandit located a backpack and other items, while divers are searching the canal and surrounds for the knife believed to have been discarded.
A 19-year-old Semaphore Park man was arrested and charged with aggravated robbery. He will be interviewed by Western District CIB detectives and has not yet applied for bail.
