The police have launched a search for a person seen spraying graffiti on the new entrance to Valletta during a patrol at around 4am this morning.

A graffiti depicting a man and a woman forming a heart with their hands and arms has been splashed on the new entrance.

The vandal fled towards Republic Street upon seeing the police car and was not found despite being pursued.

Several patrols around the city bore similar results.

The graffiti has now been covered

Sign up to our free newsletters

Get the best updates straight to your inbox:
Please select at least one mailing list.

You can unsubscribe at any time by clicking the link in the footer of our emails. We use Mailchimp as our marketing platform. By subscribing, you acknowledge that your information will be transferred to Mailchimp for processing.