Two people were arrested after the stolen SUV they were driving ran out of petrol on the North-South Motorway at Hindmarsh overnight.
About 12.40am on Wednesday 20 August, two people were spotted on camera abandoning a Dodge Nitro SUV on the side of the road on the North-South Motorway, north of Grange Road, at Hindmarsh.
Police responded as the pair were tracked by cameras as they walked along the motorway.
Police checks on the vehicle revealed it had been reported stolen from a Hawthorn unit block on Saturday.
It will be alleged cameras captured the man dumping a bag containing a knife, a baseball bat and a small quantity of drugs while walking away from the car. The bag was retrieved by police.
A 30-year-old Woodville South man and a 22-year-old Adelaide woman were quickly arrested near Manton Street and charged with illegal use of a motor vehicle. The man was also charged with weapons and drug offences. He was also driving while disqualified.
The pair were bailed to appear in the Port Adelaide Magistrates Court on 18 September.
The stolen SUV was towed for forensic examination.
