'There's motion at your front door': the late night alert that woke a family into panic

Imagine the shocking reality of checking your mobile phone to review CCTV footage, only to see a masked and armed man standing at your front door.

Michelle Jenkins is shaken by the home invasion, hasn't slept or left the house since. Picture by Karleen Minney

This was the "unsettling encounter" faced by a 56-year-old grandmother at her residence in Flynn on Saturday night, after an armed burglar allegedly entered the home and stole the family car. The intruder's image on the security camera has left her unable to sleep.