"Sparkasse confirmed that the branch had been broken into over the Christmas holidays, saying that more than 95 percent of the 3,250 customer safe deposit boxes were broken into by unknown perpetrators. The crime is believed to have taken place while businesses were closed for the extended Christmas break. Police suspect the gang may have remained inside the building for several days, using the long holiday weekend to break into the deposit boxes undetected."
"The theft only came to light in the early hours of Monday, when a fire alarm was triggered. Emergency responders who arrived at the scene discovered the hole leading into the vault. Witnesses later told police they had seen several men carrying large bags through the parking garage stairwell overnight between Saturday and Sunday. Security camera footage also showed a black Audi RS 6 leaving"
Perpetrators used a large drill to bore through a thick concrete wall of a Sparkasse branch in Gelsenkirchen, entering from an adjacent parking garage to reach an underground vault. More than 3,000 customer safe deposit boxes were forced open, affecting over 95 percent of the 3,250 boxes at the branch. Investigators estimate the stolen value between 10 and 90 million euros (roughly $11.7m–$105.7m). The break-in likely occurred during the extended Christmas holiday, possibly with the gang remaining inside for days. The theft was discovered after a fire alarm led responders to a hole into the vault, and witnesses and CCTV recorded suspicious activity and a departing Audi RS 6.
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