Mother fights off armed bandits during NSW South Coast crime spree
A mother has shown extraordinary strength in fighting back against armed bandits who threatened her family during a crime rampage across the South Coast of New South Wales.
Jeweller Jodie-Lee Tybell was left traumatised after her store in Huskisson was targeted by a gang of violent thieves on Tuesday while her two daughters were inside.
"He has a gun in my face and saying 'b****, I've got a gun, I'll shoot you all'," she revealed.
Ms Tybell said her instincts took over and she sprang into action, flipping a glass cabinet in the direction of the bandits after they demanded its contents.
"I just didn't want anything to happen to the people that I loved," she said.
The attack was the start of a crime rampage that spread across several South Coast towns.
A woman was later carjacked at a Vincentia service station and moments later another woman was run over as the thieves stole her car.
She suffered minor injuries and was taken to hospital.
Her car was later found burnt out before police tracked the men to Tomerong.
The offenders produced a firearm as they fled into nearby bushland, forcing tactical officers to join the manhunt.
A 37-year-old man from Sydney was then arrested after allegedly breaking into a home in Nowra, locking a young family inside before demanding one of the adults drive him somewhere.
But police pounced before they could leave the property.
Two other men, however, remain on the run.
Anyone with information is encouraged to call Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or report anonymously online.
