Overview
- A coordinated action overnight Monday into Tuesday left 17 SUVs in the Nauener Vorstadt with deflated tyres and protest stickers on their windshields.
- A handwritten letter left at the scene identified the perpetrators as 'Widerstandskollektiv Potsdam' and framed the act as a climate protest against large SUVs.
- The group said it used small lenses inserted into valve stems to let air out slowly so tyres were not slashed; police reported no other visible damage to the vehicles.
- Potsdam's Kriminalpolizei has opened a criminal probe to trace the letter, confirm the described method and determine whether the action connects to similar tire-deflation campaigns in Berlin and Potsdam earlier this year.
- Targeting private SUVs with non-destructive interference is a recurring tactic among some environmental activists and raises safety and legal concerns for drivers and investigators as the inquiry continues.