Bank robbery in Lübeck: Millions on the run - this is how security was injured!

At the Lübeck District Court, a 51-year-old man was sentenced to three years in prison for severe robbery. This was confirmed [ndr.de] (https://www.ndr.de/nachrichten/schleswig-holstein/stockelsdorf-nach-messerrohung-in-bank branch, regionluebecknews3072.html). The incident occurred in November last year in a bank branch in Stockelsdorf, district of Ostholstein. The accused had threatened a bank employee with a knife after he had been refused to pay 2,000 euros. The police arrested the perpetrator in the branch during the action. When he was arrested, the defendant threw the knife onto the official. However, the judgment is not yet final.

In addition to this incident, a break -in into a Deutsche Bank branch in Lübeck on the Kohlmarkt was examined, which took place in the night from December 20th to December 21st, 2024. Unknown perpetrators opened 326 lockers and caused an estimated damage of several million euros. A special investigation group of the police was formed after the alarm was only triggered early Saturday morning when the burglars had already fled. The bank's vault is one of the largest in the area with over 2,500 lockers. Deutsche Bank plans a compensation procedure for affected customers, although security deficiencies are in question because the break -in was unnoticed and the alarm system triggered late.

legal questions and compensation

Deutsche Bank has no basic insurance for its customers, which is why compensation is only possible if there is its own cabinet content. Customers who do not have legal protection insurance could face high costs for legal representation. Security deficiencies in the bank are also questioned after a false alarm did not work in the event of a false alarm in 2022. A witness observed two men in a black Mercedes who were busy laptops, which nourishes the suspicion of insider knowledge, as the burglars had to overcome several safety doors. By December 31, 2027, the claims for compensation expire.