Overview
- Investigators have started formal one‑on‑one interviews using rented rooms and a hotline, targeting roughly 100 statements per day with about 20 officers working seven days a week.
- Around 3,100 safe‑deposit boxes were cleared after intruders drilled into the vault from an archive in late December, and why no intrusion alarm triggered remains a central question.
- Attorney Daniel Kuhlmann says he will file the first cases at the Essen regional court by Friday or early next week and reports roughly 300 mandates, while lawyer Burkhard Benecken has signed more than 100 clients.
- With no decisive lead announced, the case will be featured on Aktenzeichen XY on Wednesday evening on ZDF to solicit public tips.
- The bank maintains its security met recognized standards as victims report losses far above the roughly €10,300 per‑box cover, and a number of customers are receiving police protection due to distress.