Overview
- Police task force Soko “Kernbohrer” is working around the clock and evaluating electronic data seized during a court‑ordered search of the bank after officials said requested information had not been provided.
- Herbert Reul highlighted a non‑alarmed, apparently manipulated access door, a precisely placed core‑drill at the vault wall, and untouched unleased boxes as signs of a meticulously prepared operation that could involve insider help.
- Sparkasse CEO Michael Klotz insists the branch was secured to the recognized state of the art, noting alarm and fire systems were renewed in the past two years, and says the bank is itself a victim of the crime.
- Loss estimates have risen from the mid‑double‑digit millions to a figure investigators now consider plausibly in the triple digits, with many customers reporting gold, cash and jewelry losses and standard coverage capped at about €10,300 per box.
- The bank and police are cataloging items left behind to match them to owners, lawyers are preparing civil claims if security failures are proven, and authorities have announced no arrests so far.