Criminals utilized a drill to break into the Sparkasse vault during the Christmas period, plundering 95% of clients’ safe deposit boxes
According to police, criminals carried out a carefully orchestrated robbery, stealing an estimated $35 million (around €30 million) in cash and personal assets from a Gelsenkirchen bank vault during the Christmas holidays.
The burglary at a Sparkasse savings bank took place sometime between Saturday evening and Monday morning. The criminals circumvented security measures by boring through a thick concrete wall to reach the vault, subsequently prying open more than 3,000 safe deposit boxes, affecting roughly 2,700 customers.
Law enforcement only uncovered the chaotic scene after a fire alarm triggered at the bank shortly before 4:00am on Monday.
Investigators suspect that a specialized, industrial-grade drill was employed in the operation. A police spokesperson characterized the robbery as “professionally executed.”
Witnesses observed several people carrying large bags through a nearby parking garage over the weekend, while surveillance footage recorded a black Audi RS 6 racing away early Monday morning with masked passengers. The car was verified as stolen from Hanover, about 200 kilometers away.
Die bestohlenen Kunden der Gelsenkirchen Buer führen gerade vor wie ein aussieht.
Und die Sparkasse führt vor, wie aussieht.
Merke:
Im Notfall lässt eine Bank ihre Kunden einfach im Regen stehen. Das war 1929 so, das ist 2025 so.— Dr. David Lütke (@DrLuetke)