Images of Marilyn Monroe have appeared again.



According to records from the Hutchinson Police Department, only three formal reports of the graffiti have been made since it first began appearing in late November � two of which were last week.



A Dec. 1 report made by Betsie Andrews indicated graffiti was placed on her building at 112 S. Main St. The image appears six times in rainbow colors � orange, green, indigo, yellow, red and blue � with the word MONROE written below in the same colors.



The graffiti appears just inches away from a 2002 mural called �Ad Astra� adjacent to Avenue A Park.



The report indicates the graffiti had likely been there for several days. Andrews could not be reached for comment.



On Dec. 4, Gina Nachtigal, president and CEO of the Hope and Life Center, reported to police that a green image of Monroe had appeared on the door of a building on their property.



Nachtigal said the building was built in 1906 originally as the William Kelly Flour Mill.



�It�s just frustrating that people feel free to draw, tag and mark our building,� she said.



The center currently is in the process of renovating the building to create a public-use space, Nachtigal said.



�People think our building is abandoned, but it�s not,� she said.



Despite the area being well lit at night, Nachtigal said she wasn�t sure what to do next to prevent more graffiti from happening. However, she did say the center plans to add security cameras to prevent more from appearing.



The building has been on the National Register of Historic Places since 2008, she said, which creates a problem for cleaning it up. Monroe�s image appears on a metal door, and removing the image could damage the patina, or surface. Additionally, she noted there are heavy penalties for those caught vandalizing a historic site listed on the register.



Several other items of graffiti are also present on the building, which Nachtigal said wasn�t a problem when she purchased it in 2007. Only recently has this been a problem.



�We promote art; we don�t promote vandalism,� she said.



Several murals are also present on the property. Earlier this year, a three-piece mural was placed on one of the center�s buildings.



Hutchinson High School Student Resource Officer Kris Sundahl is the lead investigator on the case, as officials suspect teenagers are likely behind the vandalism.



Sundahl said he has no current leads on who might be involved with the face-making.



�I haven�t had a chance to really look into it,� he said.



However, he noted there have been no reports of the image appearing on the school�s campus.



Those with leads can report them to Reno County Crime Stoppers at (620) 694-2666.