Overview
- Thieves accessed the Sparkasse branch via an underground parking area and drilled through a wall with an industrial tool to reach the vault.
- Roughly 3,000 to 3,200 safety deposit boxes were opened, affecting more than 2,500 customers and businesses, with losses estimated at about €30 million.
- The branch has been closed for security reasons as Sparkasse asks clients to stay away and coordinates with insurers on compensation procedures.
- Around 200 worried customers gathered outside on Tuesday, with some attempting to force entry before police cordoned the site and restored order.
- Police collected tool remnants, wall fragments, and security-camera recordings and have not ruled out an organized criminal network, but no arrests have been reported.