The heist in the western city of Gelsenkirchen saw the thieves break into more than 3,000 safe deposit boxes, according to police.

Robbers used a large drill to break into a German bank's vault room and steal cash and valuables worth some 30 million euros ($35 million), police said on Tuesday.

Thieves drill into a German bank vault, stealing tens of millions of euros and impacting 2,700 customers in Gelsenkirchen.

Thieves drill into a German bank vault, stealing tens of millions of euros and impacting 2,700 customers in Gelsenkirchen.

Thieves stole tens of millions of euros worth of property from safety deposit boxes inside a German bank vault that they drilled into Monday during the holiday lull, police said. Some 2,700 bank customers were affected by the theft in Gelsenkirchen, police and the Sparkasse bank said. Thomas Nowaczyk, a…

Thieves stole tens of millions of euros worth of property from safety deposit boxes inside a German bank vault that they drilled into Monday during the holiday lull, police said. Thomas Nowaczyk, a police spokesperson, said investigators believe the theft was worth between 10 and 90 million euros ($11.7 to 105.7 million). German news agency dpa reported that the theft could be one of Germany's largest heists.

GELSENKIRCHEN, Germany (AP) — Thieves stole tens of millions of euros worth of property from safety deposit boxes inside a German bank vault that they drilled into Monday during the holiday lull, police said. Some 2,700 bank customers were affected by the theft in Gelsenkirchen, police and the Sparkasse bank said. Thomas Nowaczyk, a police […]

Robbers used a large drill to break into a German bank's vault room and steal cash and valuables worth some 30 million euros ($35 million), police said on Tuesday.