Area Law Enforcement
Roughly fifty vehicles have been marked with what seems to be blood from a person in the German town of Hanau near Frankfurt, according to police.
Automobiles, building surfaces and postal boxes were defaced, in some cases with prohibited symbols, they announced in a statement.
Law enforcement report they were contacted late on Wednesday night, when a man observed that a vehicle in the Lamboy district of Hanau had been smeared with a red-colored substance.
The liquid had been drawn in the pattern of a swastika, they added.
Police then found multiple other marked cars and house walls in the nearby vicinity.
Nazi symbols are banned in Germany under legislation banning the visible presentation of Nazi-era symbols.
Officials say initial examinations indicate the substance was likely human blood.
"Currently there is no clue as to its source; investigators are not yet cognizant of any physical harm in connection with the incident," they commented.
City officials announced they were working "to solve the case" and have requested to the community for information.
A senior representative commented the vandalism left him stunned and needed to be solved rapidly.
"This event affects the center of Hanau and revives the trauma of the extremist attack in 2020," he posted on online, mentioning the death of nine victims by a shooter targeting individuals of migrant background in five years prior.
