Escapee on run in NSW after crime spree

A dangerous prison escapee on the run in NSW is accused of going on a crime spree, allegedly slicing a woman's throat, trying to abduct a little girl and breaking into three homes to steal cars.
Escapee Trevor Ross Ryan, 20, is wanted over an attack on a 55-year-old mother who had a knife held to her throat inside her Wagga Wagga home about 11.15pm (AEST) on Friday.
"She screamed and alerted her husband who came out it in front of the offender and he's ran off," Detective Inspector Rod Smith told AAP on Monday.
"During all that, he's cut her throat to a point where she's needed a few stitches."
The woman's 73-year-old husband, 18-year-old daughter and 14-year-old son were home at the time.
A few hours later and about two kilometres away, a five-year-old girl was taken from the bedroom of her family's home.
The girl's screams woke a neighbour who saw the girl in a man's arms.
He chased after the pair and the man let go of the girl before running off.
She was distressed but not physically harmed and was reunited with her parents.
Ryan escaped from the minimum security Mannus Correctional Centre at Tumbarumba, 110km from Wagga Wagga, two days before those attacks.
He was serving a three-year maximum sentence for stealing, breaking and entering and driving offences.
Police have released a photograph of Ryan and are appealing for information about his whereabouts.
Det Insp Smith said witnesses of each incident gave a description similar to that of Ryan, who is described as being of Aboriginal appearance, about 177cm tall, of medium build, with brown eyes and has black hair shaved on both sides.
Since his escape, police have discovered a stolen Kia Rio that was dumped at Wagga Wagga near where the woman was held at knife-point.
On Saturday, a Mazda 323 was stolen from Wagga Wagga and found abandoned north of there on Sunday at Lucknow, near Orange.
About the same time, a white 1993 Mitsubishi Triton (registration number SPV-999) was stolen in Lucknow. That vehicle has not yet been recovered.
Keys to all of the vehicles were stolen during home break-ins.
"If you look at the sequence of events, we're confident in saying that they're the cars he's used," Det Insp Smith said.
"Lock your doors and windows, secure your premises and try and minimise any opportunity that someone might have to break into your home."
Police say Ryan has since been spotted in his hometown of Dubbo, where they have spoken to some of his family.
"They haven't been particularly helpful," Det Insp Smith said.
He may also have moved on from Dubbo and police urged anyone who spots Ryan or the Mitsubishi to raise the alarm.
"We consider him to be dangerous and we warn against people approaching him to just notify the police or triple-zero."
He was due for release in February, a spokesman for Corrective Services NSW told AAP.
Mannus inmates are locked down only at night and are often engaged in activities in the local area during the day.
"If you're really determined, you can get away," the spokesman said.
In the 2010-11 year 29 prisoners escaped NSW correctional facilities - up from nine escapes the prior year.