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Police catch graffiti sprayer – after searching with helicopter

2/20/2024, 11:04:26 AM

Highlights: Police catch graffiti sprayer – after searching with helicopter. The property damage is estimated at 600 euros. Officers also used a helicopter to search for the man in a forest. He is being investigated for property damage. The man sprayed an S-Bahn train in Geltendorf in the Landsberg am Lech district on Monday night. He was released again on Monday morning. The police estimate the damage at 600 Euros. wit/dpa, Felix Hörhager / dpa.

The property damage is estimated at 600 euros: the federal police in Bavaria went to great lengths to arrest a graffiti sprayer. Officers also used a helicopter.


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Police helicopter in Bavaria (symbolic image)

Photo: Felix Hörhager / dpa

After an attempt to escape and a pursuit by helicopter, the police caught a graffiti sprayer in Upper Bavaria. As the federal police announced on Tuesday, the man sprayed an S-Bahn train in Geltendorf in the Landsberg am Lech district on Monday night.

After a short search with a police helicopter, the 38-year-old was found in a nearby forest and temporarily arrested. He was released again on Monday morning. He is being investigated for property damage. The police estimate the damage at 600 euros.

wit/dpa