Police say a manipulated emergency exit, that shouldn't open from the outside, gave thieves access in last month's major bank heist in Gelsenkirchen. They warned customers that investigations would likely take months.
Gelsenkirchen police on Tuesday issued an update on investigations into how thieves were able to drill a massive hole into the vault of a bank in the western city, taking their pick of valuables from thousands of safety deposit boxes, without triggering the alarm and with the crime going undetected for two days over the Christmas period.
One key update seemed to hint at how they first gained entry to the bank.
"What's now clear is that an emergency exit that it should not be possible to open from the car park was manipulated," police said.
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