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Region: Hannover

Multiple searches following graffiti on city trams

Following massive graffiti attacks on city trams, the Hanover police have identified four suspects. The men, aged between 27 and 32, are suspected of having significantly damaged around 110 city tram carriages with large-scale graffiti in December 2024. During searches of the suspects' apartments, the police have now secured evidence.
According to current findings of the Central Criminal Service of the Hanover Police Directorate, forces searched the apartments of four suspects in the Hanover districts of Linden-Mitte, Nordstadt and Döhren early on Thursday morning, 16.01.2025, simultaneously. In all cases, the police found and secured various pieces of evidence. These will be further evaluated by the officers of the Central Criminal Service and the investigations will continue.

The four men are being investigated for public property damage. The graffiti vandalism caused damage amounting to over 200,000 euros. /js, ram

For further inquiries, please contact:

Hanover Police Directorate
Julia Schirrmeier
Phone: 0511 109-1040
Email: julia.schirrmeier@polizei.niedersachsen.de
https://www.pd-h.polizei-nds.de

Original content from: Hanover Police Directorate, transmitted by news aktuell

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