On Monday morning, December 29, around 4 am, the fire brigade of Gelsenkirchen (North Rhine-Westphalia) received a report that the fire alarm had gone off in a savings bank. At the scene it turned out that there was no fire, but there was a burglary. By drilling a large hole in the wall, thieves were able to gain access to the bank’s safe, after which they made off with a huge loot. In no time they would have stolen tens of millions of euros.
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A few days after the spectacular robbery, the police have now issued an investigation notice of two suspects. What is immediately noticeable in the photos in the message: the two were not only wearing black balaclavas, but also colored gloves. One red, the other green.
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The images, from surveillance cameras in the parking garage adjacent to the basement of the savings bank, show the suspects driving into the garage and then fleeing. The ‘drill gang’, as the thieves are called in the German media, is said to have transported the loot in a white van and a stolen Audi.
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Although investigators have received a flood of tips since the burglary, there are no concrete clues for the time being. The police now hope to receive more targeted tips with the help of the investigation report.
Bron: Image, Politie Gelsenkirchen