Boy, 12, arrested after joy-riding stolen forklift in Adelaide

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 14 Oct, 07:32 · Archive

A 12-year-old boy was arrested after allegedly stealing and driving a forklift through Adelaide's CBD.

A 12-year-old boy from Park Holme has been arrested after allegedly stealing and joy-riding a forklift through Adelaide's city centre. The incident occurred about 10.45pm on Tuesday when a bus driver narrowly avoided a collision with the forklift being driven the wrong way down Grote Street, one of the city's main thoroughfares. The driver alerted police to the incident.

Officers located the forklift abandoned in a car park on Franklin Street, but the driver was not at the scene. Police arranged for the vehicle to be towed and then reviewed CCTV footage of the incident. The footage revealed that the suspected driver was a 12-year-old boy. About 1am on Wednesday, officers traced the boy to Market Street, where he was arrested.

The boy has been charged with illegal use of the forklift and is due to appear in Adelaide Youth Court next month. South Australia Police has appealed for any CCTV or dashcam footage relating to the stolen machinery to be reported to Crime Stoppers.

How it is being reported

• Boy, 12, arrested after allegedly joy-riding in a forklift in Adelaide’s CBDThe bizarre incident was reported by a bus driver who narrowly avoided crashing with the runaway vehicle.The West Australian · 14 Oct, 07:11
• Boy, 12, arrested after allegedly joy-riding in a forklift in Adelaide’s CBDThe bizarre incident was reported by a bus driver who narrowly avoided crashing with the runaway vehicle.Perth Now · 14 Oct, 07:11

In this story: Adelaide · Park Holme · South Australia Police · Adelaide Youth Court

This summary was written by AI from the headlines and standfirsts above, and states as fact only what at least two outlets report. How we use AI · Report a problem