Police are investigating two robberies at small businesses at Blackwood and Onkaparinga Hills this afternoon. The stolen getaway car was found abandoned at Hackham West, according to SA Police.
Just before 3.15pm on Friday 26 May, a man entered a florist on Main Road, Blackwood and threatened the female employee and demanded cash. He stole an amount of money and ran from the shop towards a nearby hardware store when he had a car waiting.
Then just before 4.30pm, a man, believed to be the same man as the earlier robbery, threatened a man and robbed an upholstery business on Upper Penneys Hill Road, Onkaparinga Hills.
In both instances, the victims were not physically injured during the robbery.
The suspect left both stores in a stolen white 2000 Nissan Stagea station wagon, registration JDMC34. This vehicle had been reported stolen from the Marion Shopping Centre car park on Thursday.
The stolen car was found by police abandoned in Lublin Crescent, Hackham West. Despite a search of the area with the assistance of a police dog and the police helicopter, the suspect has not yet been located.
The suspect is described as a man of Caucasian appearance, about 188 cm tall, aged in his early 20s, wearing a navy hoodie and brown shorts.
Anyone with information that may assist the investigation is urged to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.
