Stolen Hyundai intercepted at Tailem Bend

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Police have arrested a man and woman from Victoria after intercepting an allegedly stolen car at Tailem Bend over the weekend.

Officers were first alerted to the Hyundai hatchback being driven erratically on the Dukes Highway near Keith around 10.10am on Saturday.

A police helicopter followed it to a service station at Tailem, where a 21-year-old man and 18-year-old woman got out and were arrested by a local patrol.

Both were charged with illegal use of a motor vehicle, and the man with carrying a weapon – allegedly a box cutter.

They were denied bail ahead of a court appearance in Murray Bridge on Monday, and police seized the car.

Also stopped on the Murraylands’ roads in recent weeks were:

• A 52-year-old Murray Bridge man on Lohmann Street around 10.50am on Saturday, for allegedly driving a Holden sedan while disqualified; he was reported and had his car impounded
• A 42-year-old Murray Bridge man on Hume Avenue around 4.30am on the same day, after a metal crate fell off the back of his Ford ute and was being dragged behind it; he was reported for allegedly driving while suspended and his ute was defected
• A 35-year-old Mypolonga man on Marten Street around 10.30am on October 25, for allegedly returning a blood alcohol reading of 0.084, more than the legal limit; he lost his licence for six months and had his green Holden Station wagon impounded
• A 22-year-old Murray Bridge man on Joseph Street around 12.20am on October 24, for allegedly blowing 0.132; he lost his licence for six months and had his silver Toyota sedan impounded
• A 30-year-old Monteith man on Swanport Road, Murray Bridge around 12.40am on October 19, for allegedly blowing 0.183; he was reported, lost his licence for 12 months and had his Ford ute impounded
• A 24-year-old Murray Bridge woman driving a Mazda sedan on Bridge Street around 12.50am on October 18, for allegedly blowing 0.057; she was fined
• A 37-year-old Lameroo man on the South Eastern Freeway near Callington around 2pm on October 16, for allegedly testing positive for methamphetamine; he was fined and lost his licence for three months
• A 42-year-old Murray Bridge man on Roper Road around 12.30am on the same day, for allegedly testing positive for methamphetamine and cannabis while also being disqualified from driving; he was arrested and charged, lost his licence and had his Holden sedan impounded but was granted bail

Murray Mallee police also reported four drivers for alleged drug driving during the same period; each was disqualified for three months on the spot and may face further penalties.