Gelsenkirchen Police

Gelsenkirchen Police are the law enforcement agency responsible for the city of Gelsenkirchen in western Germany. They are currently in the news due to their investigation into a significant bank heist that occurred on December 27, 2025. Thieves used an industrial drill to bore through a wall into the vault of a Sparkasse bank branch, gaining access via a parking garage. The perpetrators looted approximately 3,250 deposit boxes, making off with an estimated €30 million in cash and valuables. The scale and method of the heist, likened to the film Ocean's Eleven, have drawn considerable media attention. The police are actively investigating the crime, which has left many bank customers devastated and seeking answers.