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.