Overview
- Police report a large stream of public tips but no decisive lead or arrests in the Sparkasse Gelsenkirchen‑Buer break‑in.
- Footage shows masked suspects and two vehicles; a high‑powered black car carried a stolen plate from Hannover and a white van is under review.
- Perpetrators drilled from an archive room into the vault and opened almost all of roughly 3,250 boxes, with the core drill removed from the scene and activity possibly spanning multiple days.
- Losses were initially referenced to about €30 million in insurance coverage and could be higher; the branch remains closed and the bank says its hotline has handled over 1,000 customer contacts.
- Separate probes are underway after four boxes were opened during business hours in Halle and after Bonn police named a 22‑year‑old ex‑employee as a suspect in a gold theft from two boxes.