vandalism

Train graffiti: How Germany is tackling its €38 million problem

For residents and visitors to Germany, graffiti on trains and at stations is nothing surprising. But new figures obtained by The Local illustrate the scale of the problem.

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German train driver suspected of faking manhole cover bridge attack

A regional train driver in North-Rhine Westphalia is suspected of faking an apparent attack using manhole covers near the town of Bad Berleburg.

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Police graves destroyed, defaced with swastikas in Berlin

Vandals spray-painted swastikas on the Berlin graves of two German police officers killed in the line of duty, sparking outrage Wednesday, and an investigation by the domestic security service.

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Bahn 'drone' helicopter to hunt graffiti vandals

The writing is clearly on the wall for illegal graffiti artists, as Deutsche Bahn (DB) plans to deploy unmanned mini-helicopter drones to film, track and hunt them down, it emerged on Sunday.