Safe-deposit boxes were broken into again at a bank in North
Rhine-Westphalia, marking the third such incident in Germany within days.
Police verified on Friday that the Halle incident passed
during regular business hours on Tuesday at noon.
At a nearby Sparkasse bank, the culprits were able to break
into four safe- deposit boxes and clear them entirely.
The stealers were suitable to enter the safe- deposit box room
without using force, according to police records. Whether the room had been
open or how they had entered was n't incontinently apparent.
The quantum theft has not yet been bared by the police, but
people impacted have been notified.
In recent days, there have been three bank thieveries in
North Rhine- Westphalia, including the one in Halle.
Following the theft of gold from two safe- deposit boxes at
a Sparkasse branch in Bonn, investigators are concentrating on a former
hand.
When police discovered the break- heft on December 17, they
reported that gold valued at a hefty six numbers had been stolen. A 22-
year-old former hand is being delved.
Nearly all 3,250 customer safe-deposit boxes at a Sparkasse
branch in Gelsenkirchen were broken
into by criminals on Tuesday.
According to investigators, they are sorting through a
"flood" of tips. Police stated there is still no clear lead despite
the amount of information.
"We're getting tips from all directions,"
a
police spokesman said, noting that experts and investigators from other states
have also contacted authorities.
What security failures allowed access to the vaults in Gelsenkirchen?
Stealers exploited multiple security gaps during the
Gelsenkirchen Sparkasse pinch over the December 27- 28, 2025 weekend, allowing
undetected access to the underground vault and over 3,000 safe- deposit
boxes.
culprits entered via an conterminous parking garage, moved
through an relaxed library room, and drilled a large hole through the concrete
wall into the vault using a professional- grade tool unapproachable at retail
stores. This unconventional route bypassed standard entry points like doors or
windows.
No intrusion admonitions or wall- piercing detectors covered the parking garage- to- vault path, leaving the breach silent for about 48 hours. The crime went undiscovered until a fire alarm touched off beforehand on December 29, waking police and firefighters.