Jay-Anna Mobbs

A serial scammer who targeted elderly shoppers across the South Coast and Illawarra in a calculated string of thefts has been jailed for more than three years.

Whether driven by a gambling loss, a wet outfit, or a bizarre desire to stockpile Nutella and liquid blush, retail theft dominated the Illawarra courts this week.

Sune Messieh is bright, witty, and an undisputed expert on all things guinea pig.

The SafeWork NSW prosecutor said negotiations between the two are 'advanced'.

A 21-year-old man remains behind bars after a police officer's wrist was broken during a dramatic arrest in the Illawarra over the weekend.

Warning: this story contains details relating to child abuse With a blue bow in her hair, a woman spoke through tears as she told a court of the "sadistic" rape she was subjected to for years as a teenager.

Dressed in all black, a Horsley man forced open the glass doors of a chemist to steal luxury perfume, only to clumsily drop a bottle during his getaway - leaving it ripe for the picking for a passing cyclist.

He pleaded not guilty to chaining up a woman and assaulting her at a home on The Esplanade.

He pleaded not guilty to chaining up a woman and assaulting her at a home on The Esplanade.

She made the threat because she believed the victim owed her nephew money.