Overview
- Nearly 50 cars, house walls and mailboxes in Hanau were defaced with swastikas that an initial test indicated were made with human blood.
- Police detained a 31-year-old man with Romanian citizenship at his Hanau residence after a witness tip, and a breath test showed about 1.2‰ alcohol.
- Authorities say early findings suggest the blood likely came from the suspect himself, and they report no signs of injured third parties.
- Investigators are examining a possible connection to an incident at the suspect’s workplace and have arranged an evaluation at a psychiatric clinic.
- Local leaders condemned the vandalism, and the police president credited alert citizen reports for the rapid progress, as political reactions unfolded online.