Man charged after alleged anti-Semitic abuse and intimidation incident in Bondi
A man has been charged with intimidation following an alleged anti-Semitic slur in Sydney’s east. He was arrested by officers patrolling as part of the strike force set up to tackle a spike in anti-Jewish incidents.
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A 21-year-old man has been charged with intimidation after allegedly hurling anti-Semitic abuse at a woman in Bondi over the weekend.
Strike Force Pearl officers were patrolling the Bondi shortly before 7.40am on Saturday, when they were flagged down by a woman reporting anti-Semitic abuse by a man allegedly seen in the yard of private premises in Flood St.
Following inquiries, the 21-year-old was arrested at a unit on Bondi Rd just after 1.30pm on Sunday.
The man was taken to Newtown Police Station where he was charged with stalk and intimidate. He was also charged with destroy or damage property for an unrelated incident at Newtown on January 15 and breach of bail.
Two outstanding warrants for unrelated domestic and personal violence and shoplifting offences were also executed.
The man has been refused bail to appear in Newtown Local Court on Monday.
A total of 12 people have now been charged under Strike Force Pearl.
Four men – aged 31, 37, 40 and 26 – have been charged following fires at two businesses in Bondi in October 2024.
Three men – aged 20,19 and 21 – have been charged after 10 vehicles and buildings were allegedly deliberately damaged in Woollahra in November 2024.
A 34-year-old woman has been charged after vehicles and buildings were allegedly deliberately damaged in Woollahra in December 2024.
Two men – aged 33 and 37 – have been charged after a building in Newtown was allegedly graffitied and attempted to be set alight.
A 37-year-old man has been charged after a wall at Kingsford was allegedly damaged with offensive graffiti.
A 21-year-old man has now been charged after the alleged intimidation of a woman at Bondi.
The NSW Police Force takes hate crimes seriously and encourages anyone who is the victim of a hate crime or witnesses a hate crime to report the matter to police through Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or through triple-0 (000) in an emergency.
It is important that the community and police continue to work together to make NSW a safer place for everyone.
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