Even fleeing perpetrators steal millions of loot from theft in Munich. The means of choice is a brute method that is already well known to the company.
- Unknowns broke into a luxury watch shop in downtown Munich.
- The perpetrators had hit the door of the shop with an Audi A6 .
- Once again , the jeweler is robbed using the same method .
Update from 6 p.m .: A huge bang shook Residenzstrasse in Munich's old town during the night on Monday, as the tz (Tuesday edition) reports: Burglars with an Audi A6 crashed into the front door of the Swiss company Bucherer. There is talk of a lightning attack , in which the business was cleared and luxury watches worth a million and a half were stolen!
The jeweler's alarm system informed the police about the raid at around 3:40 am, whereupon several strips rushed to the crime scene. When it arrived, the Audi was still in the shop - and broken showcases . “They were hammered in with a hammer,” explains Holger Schmidt, who is responsible for the burglary department. The break-in itself must have taken only a few minutes ; the damage to property that they caused is estimated at 500,000 euros . So far, the perpetrators have not been found .
Another getaway vehicle , a VW Golf, is later found in front of the Munich P1 luxury disco - smeared with blood on the inside. The result is that both vehicles have previously been reported stolen.
Bucherer is a Swiss company and claims to be "the leading and largest jeweler of watches and jewelry in Europe". There are four different branches in Munich itself. Odd: in 2018 and 2019, Bucherer branches in Switzerland had already been robbed - and also with cars as battering rams .
Film-ready coup in Munich: Unknowns race with their car in a luxury shop
Statement of origin: Unknown methods have been chosen by unknown persons to break into a Munich jewelry store. The thieves were apparently able to steal watches worth over one million euros from Bucherer on Residenzstrasse - after driving a car against the door of the shop. Among other things, Bucherer has watches from the luxury Rolex brand in its range.
The police are looking for a theft in the heart of Munich for the unknown perpetrators (symbolic picture).
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One of those involved was probably injured during the film-like crime. The police search is still in full swing on Monday afternoon (February 3, 2020). The officials currently assume that at least four perpetrators are said to have worn camouflage clothing.
In the middle of the night: Unknowns race in a luxury Munich car
Read the text of the press release of the Munich police below: "On Monday, February 3rd, 2020, around 3.40 a.m., the operations center of the police headquarters in Munich was informed of a break-in in a jewelry store on Residenzstrasse . Several strips were immediately sent to the site.
There they found that unknown perpetrators had driven an Audi into the door of the shop and were able to gain access to the business premises. The car was still at the scene . Several showcases were opened in the shop and goods were stolen (after the initial investigation, high-quality watches worth over one million euros).
Munich: Unknowns race with their car in a luxury shop - the police are searching hard
The perpetrators were then able to remove themselves undetected. Intensive search measures were initiated immediately and are still ongoing. As part of the search, the emergency services found a VW car parked there in the Prinzregentenstrasse area, which the perpetrators used after the initial investigation to flee. Traces of blood were found in the vehicle.
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It is therefore very likely that one of the perpetrators was injured while carrying out the crime.
Taxi driver approached after burglary in Munich - unknown people flee with luxury watches
For this purpose, a taxi driver reported to the police emergency number 110 and announced that his Toyota taxi had been hit by a VW in the Franz-Josef-Strauß-Ring and Hofgartenstrasse areas and that the car had immediately moved away. After the initial investigations, it was a volatile car.
Substantial damage to property occurred. Commissioner 51 (burglary) has taken over the investigation.
Call for witnesses: Persons who can provide relevant information, in particular regarding an injured person, are requested to contact the Munich Police Headquarters, Commissioner 51, Tel. 089 / 2910-0, or any other police station.
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