Overview
- Police say witnesses reported a person in a Toyota SUV pointing what looked like a pistol at worshippers outside Chabad Double Bay on Saturday, and officers stopped the vehicle in Kings Cross before making two arrests.
- A 22-year-old has been charged with using an offensive weapon with intent to commit an indictable offence, possessing an unauthorised pistol and stalking, while a 25-year-old faces a charge of possessing an unauthorised pistol.
- Officers seized an imitation firearm from the vehicle and sent it for forensic examination to determine its nature and any link to the alleged threat.
- Reports differed on bail outcomes: some outlets said bail was refused while others reported the pair were granted bail under strict conditions that include exclusion from Double Bay, and court return dates have been scheduled.
- Jewish community leaders condemned the incident, praised the swift police and community security response, and said the case adds to worries about increasing threats to Jewish sites following the deadly December attack at Bondi.