Jewelry Stores in Germany Targeted in Separate Overnight Robberies

Two jewelry stores in Bavaria and Hesse were hit by thieves using distinct methods, with investigations underway to identify the culprits.

A jewelry store in Bamberg, Bavaria, was robbed for the third time in recent years, with thieves driving a stolen car through the storefront early Monday morning.
The suspects in the Bamberg robbery used two stolen vehicles, abandoning one at the scene and the other in a nearby forest, and remain at large.
A separate robbery occurred at a jewelry store in an Einkaufszentrum (shopping center) in Vellmar, Hesse, where thieves broke in by smashing the store's window with a manhole cover.
The value of the stolen goods and the total damage in both cases have not yet been determined, with police continuing their investigations.
The Bamberg store has been targeted in similar incidents in 2019 and 2021, raising concerns about repeat crimes and security vulnerabilities.