New images released in renewed public appeal for information
Channel: SA Police News
Date: 2023-06-01

Serious and Organised Crime Branch are renewing the appeal and releasing new images to the public for information on a robbery which occurred at a licensed premises in Old Reynella in 2019.
About 12.20pm on Tuesday 30 April 2019 a man entered the gaming area of the St Francis Winery armed with a machete and threatened a staff member.

He demanded cash and was given money from the safe and till.

Neither the staff member, nor members of the public who were in the gaming area at the time, were harmed during the incident.

The offender was described as being of Caucasian appearance, about 180cm tall and of medium build. He was wearing a black long-sleeved top with a large while motif on the back which read ‘Violent’, black shorts with Everlast on one leg and black-and-white running shoes.

He was also wearing a brimmed straw hat and had his face covered with a yellow bandana. In addition to being armed with a machete, he was carrying a black backpack with a green stripe on the zip line.

Previous information provided to police identified a vehicle suspected of being involved in the offence, seen pulling from the verge on Main South Road about 100m south of the winery. The vehicle was a white Holden Statesman with stolen Victorian registration plates UKS305. Following the robbery, this vehicle was last seen travelling in a westerly direction along Sheriffs Road, Reynella.  

Today, police are releasing an image of the vehicle and a male who is suspected of being the driver of the vehicle at the time of the robbery.

If you have any information relating to this incident, you can share what you know anonymously online at www.crimestopperssa.com.au or call free call 1800 333 000.

For other unsolved crimes or to see more information other SA Police investigations visit Crime Stoppers South Australia.

Please quote reference number 23-78M