Overview
- A 33-year-old woman and a 34-year-old man were arrested Thursday and are in pre-trial detention, police and prosecutors said Friday.
- The pair allegedly ran a company offering anonymous safe-deposit lockers and then emptied customers' boxes to take the valuables.
- At least five customers reported losing access to their rented safes before filing criminal complaints.
- Searches of multiple sites in and around Karlsruhe recovered numerous electronic devices, cash and other suspected evidence.
- Authorities currently estimate the material damage in the upper six-figure euro range as the investigation continues.