Overview
- More than 95% of roughly 3,250 safe-deposit boxes were forced open, with cash, gold and jewelry taken.
- Investigators estimate losses around €30 million based on average insured values, though some victims report higher contents.
- The breach was discovered after a fire alarm early Monday, when responders found a large hole into the underground vault.
- Witnesses reported masked men carrying large bags in the parking garage, and the getaway car used a plate stolen in Hanover.
- The Sparkasse branch remains closed with a customer hotline in place as forensics and witness appeals continue and no arrests have been announced.