A man will appear in court next week after being charged by police for allegedly making harassing phone calls to a mosque in Parramatta.
Police will allege the man made a number of phone calls to a Parramatta mosque and harassed staff, between Monday, October 9 and Thursday, October 12.
Detectives from the Parramatta Police Area Command commenced an investigation into the matter.
Following inquiries, police arrested a 57-year-old man at a home in Glenwood, around 5pm on Wednesday, October 18.
He was taken to Blacktown Police Station and charged with six counts of ‘use carriage service to menace/harass/offend’.
The man was granted conditional bail to appear before Blacktown Local Court on Thursday, October 26.
Anyone with information about this incident is urged to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000. Information is treated in strict confidence.
Ellie Busby is a news reporter for Western Sydney Publishing Group. A graduate of the University of Hertfordshire and Western Sydney University, she is a journalism Major. Ellie has worked with Universal Media, The Cova Project and for a range of other organisations. In 2024, Ellie was named Young Writer of the Year at the Mumbrella Publish Awards.