Jail time for car-jacking attempt with a fake gun
A WOMAN has been sentenced after being involved in a police pursuit last year where she attempted to hijack a car using a fake gun to escape police
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A WOMAN who used a fake gun in an attempt to hijack a car while escaping from police has been sentenced in Grafton District Court.
Tamyka Blatch, 25, from Wynnum West in Queensland, was involved in a crime spree in early April last year, before being involved in a police pursuit from Ulmarra to Mororo.
Blatch attempted to escape from police by using a replica firearm to hijack another car on the Pacific Highway.
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