The spectacular safe robbery in the Sparkasse Gelsenkirchen is increasingly developing into one of the most mysterious bank burglaries of the past decades. After initially talking about a professionally executed burglary, the investigations are now focusing on possible insider helpers within the bank.

According to current findings of the special commission "Core Drillers", the investigators assume that the perpetrators had detailed knowledge of the internal processes and structural conditions. According to the police, several abnormalities can hardly be explained without internal information.

Already on Christmas Day the perpetrators are said to have become active in the underground car park on Nienhofstraße. There, the steel roller door to the separated Sparkasse area was apparently manipulated in such a way that it could no longer be opened via the regular access chip.

The result: users had to be admitted via the intercom. Video surveillance does not exist at this point. The investigators consider it possible that the perpetrators gained access in this way as alleged tenants.

The further way into the bank is particularly explosive:
A massive steel door, which can normally only be opened from the inside, had previously been manipulated. Neither keys nor electronic access systems exist on the outside - a circumstance that, according to the police, can only be explained with insider knowledge.

Other security doors could also be overcome without triggering the alarm. How exactly this was achieved is still the subject of the investigation.

Targeted access to valuable lockers

In the archive room, the perpetrators finally started with heavy equipment and drilled through a massive reinforced concrete wall into the vault. Shortly after 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, the breakthrough was made. At 10:45 a.m., the first locker was opened - without motion detectors sounding the alarm. click ADVERTISING Buy
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, while many emptiness remained untouched. In addition, they left behind registered and conspicuous valuables, including luxury watches from well-known brands as well as striking gemstone jewelry.

For the investigators, this is another indication that the perpetrators knew in advance exactly which subjects were worthwhile.

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Interior Minister Herbert Reul expressed himself to the press cautiously but clearly:
There are several oddities that make internal support at least not unlikely. In particular, access via manipulated, non-alarm-secured doors raises central questions.

Whether this is actually active help from the bank or exploited vulnerabilities is currently open. However, one thing is certain:
The million-dollar coup in Gelsenkirchen was meticulously prepared, technically demanding and apparently dependent on exact knowledge.

The investigations are in full swing.

Author: Editors 
Source: REUTERS