Overview
- The staircase opposite Dortmund’s main station was sprayed early Wednesday in black and yellow by a masked group that fled when officers arrived.
- DB-Security alerted police around 12:30 a.m. to about 20 to 30 people at the site, and the action was filmed with a drone.
- Officers later detained a 29-year-old from Schwerte and seized the drone believed to have recorded the spraying, as detectives review evidence and witness accounts.
- City crews began cleaning and said paint covered tactile step markings used by people with low vision, raising a risk of trips and falls.
- Officials estimate damage in the several-thousand-euro range, and police are appealing for witnesses to contact Dortmund’s criminal desk with tips.