Robbers used a large drill to break into a German bank's vault room during the extended Christmas break and steal cash, gold and jewellery worth €30 million, police and the bank said. The spectacular heist in the western city of Gelsenkirchen, North Rhine-Westphalia state, saw thieves smash open more than 3,000 safe deposit boxes and make off with the loot. While the criminals remained at large, hundreds of distressed bank customers massed outside the branch demanding information. According to police, the robbers drilled their way into the underground vault room of the Sparkasse savings bank from a parking garage. ... (full story)