Woman charged over alleged harassing call - Sydney CBD

Friday, 31 January 2025 01:35:56 PM

A woman has been charged after allegedly making a harassing call to a synagogue last month.

About 4.45pm on Friday 17 January 2025, officers attached to Sydney City Police Area Command received a report of an alleged harassing call being made to a synagogue on Castlereagh Street, Sydney, on Tuesday 31 December 2024.

Police commenced an investigation into the incident.

Following enquiries, about 3.15pm yesterday (Thursday 30 January 2025) police arrested a 61-year-old woman at a home in Hyland Park, on the state’s Mid North Coast.

She was taken to Macksville Police Station, where she was charged with one count of use carriage service to menace/harass/offend.

The woman was refused bail to appear before Kempsey Local Court today (Friday 31 January 2025).

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It is important that the community and police continue to work together to make NSW a safer place for everyone.

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