US EditionThieves Drill into German Bank Vault, Steal €30M
More than 95% of 3,250 safe-deposit boxes were broken into, with estimated losses around €30 million, police said the heist was highly professional and carefully planned.
- Thieves drilled into a safe at Sparkasse savings bank in Gelsenkirchen, Germany, and stole an estimated €30 million in cash and valuables, according to police.
- During the heist, more than 3,000 safe deposit boxes were broken open, containing money, gold, and jewellery.
- Gelsenkirchen Police responded to the crime after a fire alarm was triggered early Monday morning, leading to the discovery of the theft.
- A police spokesman compared the break-in to the heist film Ocean's Eleven, noting it was 'very professionally executed'.
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A Millionaire Robbery in a German Bank Leaves Hundreds of Customers Restless About Their Possessions
“We want to get in! We want to get in!” shouted some 200 people Tuesday before a branch in the German city of Gelsenkirchen. They were customers of the Sparkasse, the savings bank, desperate for the millionaire theft that was discovered the day before and the lack of explanations about the fate of their belongings. Continue reading
A surprising robbery shook the city of Gelsenkirchen in western Germany this Monday, after a group of thieves accessed the vault of a...
More than 3,000 safes were opened, and in addition to money, the thieves took jewelry and other valuables. Search for robbers.
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