😱 This holiday season took a wild turn in Gelsenkirchen: a gang pulled off an Ocean's Eleven-style heist at a Sparkasse branch, sneaking from a parking garage into the underground vault room with a massive drill 🛠️.
Over the extended Christmas break, while banks were closed on December 25 and 26, the thieves drilled their way in and spent days cracking open more than 3,000 safe deposit boxes—95% of the total—making off with cash, gold, and jewellery worth around €30 million (US$35 million) 💰.
On December 29, hundreds of distressed customers showed up demanding answers after discovering their safe deposits had been emptied. The Gelsenkirchen police and Sparkasse confirmed the break-in, but the suspects remain at large.
Authorities believe the robbers might have stayed inside the vault area through the holidays, working non-stop to loot high-value items. The investigation is ongoing, and police are asking anyone with information to come forward.
Stay tuned for updates as this mind-blowing Christmas heist unfolds. Who knows—maybe the real Ocean's Eleven will crack the case? 🔍
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'Ocean's Eleven' gang robs German bank in $35m Christmas heist
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