In Schlüsselfeld strangers blew up an ATM and fled in a dark Audi.
It's another case in a series of demolitions - is it a gang?
Schlüsselfeld - In Schlüsselfeld (Bamberg district *) strangers blew up the ATM of a bank branch on Monday, October 11th. An immediate search by the police was unsuccessful, according to a message from the Upper Franconia police. Residents heard a loud bang around 4:30 a.m. "By introducing gas into the ATM and then igniting the gas-air mixture, according to previous knowledge, three men got to the cash cassettes in it," it continues. The suspects were three masked and dark-clad men. They are each around 170 to 180 centimeters tall.
The suspects fled to the northeast in a dark Audi (presumably an A6).
The force of the explosion resulted in total damage of at least 100,000 euros.
Not only was the bank building and its interior affected, but also a neighboring bakery.
According to the police, the suspects stole cash in the high five-digit range.
After the ATM in Schlüsselfeld was blown up - police asked for information
Who made any noticeable observations on the market square and the surrounding area on Monday around 4:30 a.m.?
Who can provide information about the dark Audi and / or its occupants?
Who noticed suspicious persons or vehicles in the vicinity of the bank branch before the crime?
Explosion in Schlüsselfeld: perpetrators blow up ATMs
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ATM blowing up in Schlüsselfeld is not an isolated case - many cases in Swiss francs
Isn't the ATM blown up in Schlüsselfeld an isolated incident but the act of a gang?
As
reported by
infranken.de
, there have been more than ten such cases in Franconia within just two years - and many of them have similarities.
According to the report, there was an ATM blown up in Issigau (Hof district *) on May 1, 2020. The strangers were able to escape in a dark Audi A6 station wagon. In Ebensfeld (Lichtenau district), several masked men blew up a VR Bank ATM on June 17. The suspects fled in a dark Audi, probably heading northeast. Assumed a Gummersbach license plate (GM, North Rhine-Westphalia)
Even in cases in Zapfendorf (district of Bamberg) and Heroldsberg (district of Erlangen-Höchstadt *) in November and December 2020, the strangers are said to have fled in a dark car, as
reported by
infranken.de
.
In the latter case, the Audi license plate is said to have come from Neuwied (Rhineland-Palatinate).
There were similar cases in Allersberg (Roth district) on March 26, 2021 and in Kemmern (Bamberg district) on June 1, 2021.
ATM blasts in Franconia: Audi as an escape vehicle - escape to the northeast
Many of the cases have in common that a dark station wagon should be involved, an Audi A6 is often reported. The suspects often come in threes, and in several cases the officials assume that the strangers have disappeared in a north-easterly direction via the A73. In addition, according to
infranken.de,
branches of the Volksbanken Raiffeisenbanken are affected in all cases. So maybe a professional gang is responsible for this?
After a machine was blown up in Hilpoltstein, the bank's manager had a similar suspicion.
Opposite
infranken.de
he said at the time: "These are absolute professionals." The police headquarters Upper Franconia told the portal that you investigating "in all directions" at present.
The spokeswoman also admitted that it was difficult to catch the suspects, "because there are countless ATMs and it is difficult to predict when and where someone will strike."
ATM demolitions: focus in francs
The authorities apparently now see Franconia as the focus of the ATM explosions.
This emerges from a report by the
Bavarian Broadcasting Corporation
.
However, the LKA has not yet been able to identify a clear group of perpetrators;
Sometimes there are only two participants, sometimes three or even four.
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