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Witnesses Help Police Identify Four Suspects in Munich U-Bahn Graffiti Case

Police credit a license-plate tip for swiftly stopping a suspect vehicle.

Overview

  • U-Bahn security staff discovered a train at Dietlindenstraße covered in fresh graffiti early on February 8.
  • An emergency-exit alarm drew attention to the scene, and two passersby reported four masked people fleeing by car.
  • Officers traced the reported license plate to a Bogenhausen address, where four men were detained and spray cans were found in the vehicle.
  • The suspects are ages 32, 37, 24 and 27, including two from Munich, one from the Ebersberg district and one from North Rhine-Westphalia, according to police.
  • All four were released after police measures as Kommissariat 23 continues a criminal-damage investigation.