#bank-heist tag

Chilean robbery crew used disguises, blowtorches and cellphone jammers to break into banks, ATMs

A member of a Chilean ATM robbery crew pleaded guilty after participating in heists that stole more than $5.5 million from West Coast banks.

fromwww.theguardian.com

3 weeks ago

I felt numb': German bank heist victims devastated after thieves ransack 3,000 deposit boxes

Thieves had drilled a hole in the wall of the vault of a local Sparkasse savings bank and made off with the contents of almost 3,250 deposit boxes. The robbery, likened by a police spokesperson to the Hollywood film Ocean's Eleven, made international headlines: it is estimated that the thieves' haul could have been worth as much as 300m (260m), a sum that would make it the one of the biggest bank heists in a country wearily familiar with them.

Germany news

fromwww.dw.com

1 month ago

Germany: Gelsenkirchen bank thieves used 'manipulated' door

Thieves opened an emergency exit from the car park, bypassed alarms, drilled a 40 cm vault hole and looted almost all 3,256 safety deposit boxes.

Germany news

fromBusiness Insider

1 month ago

Thieves in Germany drilled into a bank vault, stealing tens of millions in valuables

Thieves breached over 3,000 safe deposit boxes at a Sparkasse Gelsenkirchen vault, stealing at least €31 million during a professional holiday heist.

fromThe Mercury News

7 months ago

Southern California man arrested in Peninsula bank robbery

The suspect took a seat in the lounge area of the bank after committing the robbery.

San Francisco

Brooklyn

fromsilive

7 months ago

How Staten Island hit-run murder suspect and 'Mob Wives' husband were linked in 2008 bank heist

Bekim Fiseku, connected to Lee D'Avanzo, faces murder charges stemming from a hit-and-run, linking back to an infamous bank heist.