Overview

• Unknown individuals painted two black dots on a Bodenwellen warning sign in Regenstauf, transforming it to resemble a female breast.
• Police in Regenstauf opened a Sachbeschädigung investigation under §303 StGB and are appealing for public tips to identify the perpetrators.
• Under §303 StGB, offenders face fines or up to three years imprisonment, with penalties rising to five years under §315b StGB if traffic safety is threatened.
• Municipalities across Germany report that repeated sign vandalism forces them to absorb cleaning or replacement costs often totaling several hundred euros per incident.
• Although social media users reacted with amusement, officials emphasize that even minor defacements are punishable and can lead to restitution claims.