Police stopped the car near Näsum just after midnight at 12.30 am on Monday. In it sat three men aged between 25 and 45 years old. They were arrested on suspicion of theft and vandalism. All three were detained on Monday.

Several signs were found in the car that the men are suspected of stealing from the Romani memorial at Skräbeån in Bromölla. The Regional Museum has constructed memorials in several places in Skåne where Roma people have lived and worked, including in Bromölla, Degeberga and Arkelstorp.

The stolen signs which were chipped off the memorial tell the history of the Romani people which is characterized by persecution and discrimination. Above the memorial the words "Nej ut!" (No out!) has been graffitied with white spray paint.

In 2019, the Romani memorial in Kivik and Sankt Olof were also vandalised. Prosecutor Christofer Ramqvist is leading the preliminary investigation. He believes it was a motivated hate crime by the perpetrators.

– Definitely. It’s no coincidence that they have vandalised a memorial site like this, he says.

According to police, the vandalism in Bromölla was discovered by coincidence.

– It was just a regular traffic control that got them caught in the net. No one knew about the theft, it was discovered there and then. These traffic controls give a lot, says Eva-Lotta Hermansson Truedsson.