A man has been charged after allegedly attaching a tracking device to a woman’s car in Adelaide’s northern suburbs.

Police were called about 9.15am on Tuesday after reports a man was seen crouching beneath a vehicle belonging to a woman known to him. He allegedly left the scene before officers arrived.

Police examined the car and found a tracking device fixed to the underside of the vehicle.

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Further enquiries led officers to a nearby address, where a 31‑year‑old man was arrested.

He has been charged with install tracking device on vehicle without consent and stalking.

The 31-year-old was bailed to appear in the Elizabeth Magistrates Court at a later date.

Police also issued a Police Interim Intervention Order, “providing additional protection for the victim.”

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