In a plot straight out of Hollywood, thieves pulled off a jaw-dropping €30 million ($35M) heist at a German bank during Christmas break – complete with industrial drills and 3,000 smashed deposit boxes! 🎬💰 Police confirmed the Sparkasse bank vault in Gelsenkirchen was breached through a parking garage, with suspects potentially hiding inside for days during the holiday closure.
Vault Raiders Strike During Silent Nights
While locals were unwrapping gifts, these real-life Danny Oceans (minus George Clooney's charm) allegedly spent Christmas Eve through New Year's Eve tunneling into the underground vault. The bank only discovered the crime this week as frantic customers demanded answers about their missing valuables.
Safe-Cracking on Steroids 🔧💥
Forensic teams found evidence of professional-grade equipment used to crack 95% of the vault's deposit boxes. 'This wasn't some amateur job,' one investigator told reporters. 'These people knew exactly what they were after.'
As police hunt for clues, the big questions remain: Was this an international crew? How did they bypass security? And most importantly – will there be a sequel? 🕶️ #HeistWatch2026
