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After Gelsenkirchen Heist, Branch Logs New False Alarms as Bank Warns of Phone Scams

Police report no breakthrough in the December safe‑deposit burglary investigation.

Overview

  • Police and firefighters responded to four fire alerts at the Buer branch from Tuesday night to Wednesday morning that officers determined were system malfunctions.
  • A specialist company has been commissioned to diagnose and repair the faulty fire‑alarm installation at the site.
  • The bank warned of callers posing as employees who reference the break‑in to pressure customers into revealing whether cash or valuables are at home or to agree to bogus collections.
  • Investigators say the perpetrators remain unidentified since the late‑December break‑in, when thieves opened more than 3,000 safe‑deposit boxes.
  • A lawyer has filed three model lawsuits alleging the Sparkasse neglected security measures, a claim the bank has repeatedly rejected.