{"id":68202,"date":"2026-03-05T11:44:07","date_gmt":"2026-03-05T11:44:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shefnews.co.uk\/?p=68202"},"modified":"2026-03-05T11:44:10","modified_gmt":"2026-03-05T11:44:10","slug":"police-investigation-still-ongoing-after-hsbc-office-targeted-by-masked-vandals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shefnews.co.uk\/index.php\/2026\/03\/05\/police-investigation-still-ongoing-after-hsbc-office-targeted-by-masked-vandals\/","title":{"rendered":"Police investigation still ongoing after HSBC office targeted by masked vandals"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Vandals smashed windows and daubed red paint across the fa\u00e7ade of HSBC’s multi-million flagship city centre office block.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The building, on Wellington Street, had multiple windows smashed, and was sprayed with paint and pro-Palestine graffiti.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

South Yorkshire Police say they are investigating after they received reports of criminal damage at the building at 2:13am on Monday 2 March.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

No arrests have been made as of 4 March.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A spokesperson for HSBC said: \u201cCriminal acts against our offices and branches threaten the safety of our colleagues, customers, and our ability to serve the community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cSafety is our priority, and we are actively assisting law enforcement to ensure accountability for these attacks.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

South Yorkshire Police said a group of people wearing face coverings vandalised the building by spraying it with paint and smashing windows before leaving on foot in the direction of Pound’s Park.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

No injuries were reported as a result of the incident.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The extent of the damage done to the HSBC Office<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

On one wall, the words \u201cDROP ELBIT\u201d were scrawled, referencing Elbit Systems, an Israeli arms manufacturer whom activists condemn as enabling Israel\u2019s military action in the Gaza Strip. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

These actions were determined as genocide by a United Nations commission, which Israel strongly denies.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The company was asked to comment on the political slogans, but declined to do so.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The building, which sits in the Heart of the City area recently regenerated by the council, employs hundreds of staff and is one of HSBC\u2019s largest offices outside London.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Graham Chidlaw, Manager at The Cream Store, a clothes shop opposite the HSBC building said: \u201cI wouldn’t feel particularly safe working there, obviously there is a big difference between attacking the building and attacking the people.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt\u2019s usually really quiet around here, we don’t have a big problem with anti-social behaviour at all.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He added that while people had the right to protest, vandalism caused disruption for businesses and residents.<\/p>\n\n\n\n