Overview

• An unknown intruder forced entry into the gaming club of a hotel complex on Am Yachthafen in Rostock’s Hohe Düne during the night of 21–22 September.
• The thief removed an approximately 50-kilogram machine used to convert cash into tokens and left the scene undetected.
• Hotel staff discovered the theft on Monday morning and alerted authorities.
• Kriminalpolizei Rostock opened a case on suspicion of particularly serious theft, and forensic teams secured traces and video that are now being evaluated.
• Investigators ask for reports of suspicious activity, especially people moving heavy objects between 1:30 and 3:00 a.m., via 0381 4916 1616 or the Mecklenburg-Vorpommern online portal; the value of the loss has not yet been stated.