State Security Investigation Group officers have charged a man overnight following an investigation into alleged online antisemitic comments made via a social media platform.
On Tuesday, 23 December 2025, officers from Operation Dalewood arrested the man at his Yangebup home and executed a search warrant. Police will further allege; the man was a licensed firearms holder and possessed several registered firearms as well as a quantity of ammunition, all of which were seized. The man’s eligibility to hold a firearms licence will be subject to review.
A 39-year-old man from Yangebup has been charged with the following offences:
• 1 x Conduct intended to racially harass
• 1 x Carried or possessed a prohibited weapon
• 1 x Failed to store a firearm or related thing in compliant storage
His bail was refused, and he is next due to appear before the Fremantle Magistrates Court on
Wednesday, 24 December 2025.
On Tuesday, 23 December 2025, officers from Operation Dalewood arrested the man at his Yangebup home and executed a search warrant. Police will further allege; the man was a licensed firearms holder and possessed several registered firearms as well as a quantity of ammunition, all of which were seized. The man’s eligibility to hold a firearms licence will be subject to review.
A 39-year-old man from Yangebup has been charged with the following offences:
• 1 x Conduct intended to racially harass
• 1 x Carried or possessed a prohibited weapon
• 1 x Failed to store a firearm or related thing in compliant storage
His bail was refused, and he is next due to appear before the Fremantle Magistrates Court on
Wednesday, 24 December 2025.
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