A man is in custody tonight after an important police monument was vandalised over the weekend. Police believe he scratched the words 'evil' and 'dogs' onto the NSW Police Wall of Remembrance in The Domain early on Saturday morning. Sydney City Council is helping to repair the damage.
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00:00An attack on the police force laid out for everyone to see, discovered by officers on
00:07this Sunday afternoon patrol.
00:09On a public holiday when our police officers are out working hard, keeping us safe, it's
00:13just a kick in the guts to be quite frank.
00:15This wall names each of those officers over 160 years who have lost their lives in the
00:20line of duty.
00:21Authorities say the Wall of Remembrance in the heart of Sydney was vandalised in the
00:25early hours of Saturday morning.
00:28So there's a number of my mates whose names are on there and I'm in touch with their children.
00:32That place is essentially a grave site for me and a grave site for those families.
00:37The Premier called the defacing of the memorial disgusting behaviour and lower than low.
00:42Opposition leader Mark Speakman branded it a disgraceful insult to officers.
00:47It comes as police investigate a wave of anti-Semitic vandalism in Sydney.
00:51I am concerned that people are expressing their hate in very visible ways that is damaging
00:58property that doesn't belong to them.
01:00After pursuing several leads into the attack on the police memorial, a 43-year-old man
01:05was arrested in Glebe.
01:07If you are out there being a moron and if you are out there committing these sorts of
01:13attacks, then I say to you, be careful because you will end up in the clink.
01:21The City of Sydney is helping with the immediate clean up but a full restoration is expected
01:25to take some time.
01:27The Police Commissioner says it's unclear whether it can be repaired or if it will need
01:31replacing.
01:32I imagine having a look at this damage that it will take a stonemason and a great deal
01:37of effort to repair it.
01:38The Commissioner says she's determined to keep the monument open to the public.