A man has been arrested in Adelaide following a robbery at a city jewellers this morning.

About 9.30am, Wednesday 30 May, a man entered a Regent Arcade jewellery store allegedly armed with a hammer and a replica firearm. The man smashed several display cases with the hammer and stole an amount of jewellery before running out of the door. The suspect was last seen running south through the Regent Arcade towards Grenfell Street. Thankfully there are no reported of injuries.

Just after 2.20pm this afternoon following investigations officers from Eastern Adelaide CIB attended an address on Halifax Street. A man ran from the address and after a short foot chase Detectives arrested a 26-year-old man on nearby Hutt Street.

The arrested man has been charged with aggravated robbery and property damage, and refused bail to appear in the Adelaide Magistrates Court tomorrow.

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