Police operation fails to find dangerous fugitive
Police say they are satisfied dangerous fugitive Rodney Clavell is not in either of the two houses checked by heavily armed police this afternoon.
They has set up a command post at Kensington Oval, saying they believed Clavell was inside a house nearby, but a check of two houses failed to locate him.
A public alert was issued by police yesterday about Clavell after a warrant was issued for his arrest.
In the alert, police warned the public that Clavell is considered dangerous and he should not be approached.
He is wanted over an alleged breach of a firearms prohibition order and other offences.
The former prison guard has a long criminal history.
In 2004 he was shot twice and Tased by police after a chase through the Adelaide Hills.
He was behind the wheel of a stolen 12-tonne grader and fired at officers with a shotgun.
Four years later he was involved in a riot at the Port Augusta prison.
