Overview
- More than 95% of the branch’s 3,250 safety‑deposit boxes were opened, with media reporting the number of affected customers at over 2,500.
- Loss estimates have shifted from an initial official figure of about €30 million to media reports suggesting the haul could exceed €100 million.
- Police released images showing masked perpetrators and distinctive colored gloves and asked for information to identify the suspects.
- Investigators highlighted two vehicles seen in footage, a stolen Audi RS6 with plate H-W-2242 and a white Mercedes van with plate BE-W-2302.
- Sparkasse Gelsenkirchen set up a hotline and instructed customers to submit inventories and proof of value, noting standard per‑box coverage up to €10,300.