Luxury car owners across Sydney are waking up to find expensive damage to their vehicles: spray-painted badges on the bonnets.
Some badges are painted bright red, others blue. Mercedes-Benzes, BMWs, and Porsches have all been targeted.
Police have launched Strike Force Opelika to investigate damage to luxury cars in Sydney’s east.
From Annandale in the inner west to Paddington and Darlinghurst east of the city, owners of the German-made cars have been left wondering who vandalised their cars and why they did so in such an oddly specific way.
Beyond the distinctive painting of only the badge on the cars’ bonnets, the only thing linking the crosstown graffiti spree appears to be the vehicles’ country of origin.
The bizarre vandalism has become such a concerning trend that NSW Police has launched Strike Force Opelika to investigate after a number of incidents were reported.
A string of German-made luxury cars has been targeted.
Between 7pm Tuesday and 9am Wednesday, cars on Victoria Street, Thompson Street and Surrey Street in Darlinghurst were spray-painted, police said.
At 6am on Wednesday, police were called to Boundary Street, Liverpool Street and Glenview Street in Paddington after further reports of damage to luxury vehicles. Strike Force Opelika detectives believe the incidents are linked.
On Thursday, police released an image of a man they believe may be able to help the investigation.
Source Agencies
