Police allege the calls were made from a payphone in Bega. Photo: Michelle Kroll.
A 28-year-old will face court after trying to flee from police and allegedly using a payphone to make explicit calls to South Coast businesses.
A NSW Police spokesperson said that in February 2026, officers attached to the South Coast Police District received two reports about a person allegedly making threatening and sexually explicit calls from a Bega payphone.
Officers attached to the South Coast Police District started inquiries.
About 3 pm on Thursday (16 April), officers received another allegation of threatening phone calls being made from a payphone on Newtown Road in Bega.
Officers responded and allegedly chased a 28-year-old man before arresting him a short distance away.
The man was taken to Bega Police Station and charged with three counts of carriage service to menace/harass/offend and escaping police custody.
He was refused bail and appeared before Bail Division Court 3 on Friday (17 April), where he was formally refused bail.
The 28-year-old will next appear in Batemans Bay Local Court today (20 April).
