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ATM blown up - no cash boxes stolen

Unknown persons have blown up an ATM in Wernigerode (Harz district). However, the perpetrators did not manage to steal the cash cassettes from the machine early on Sunday morning, as the police reported on Tuesday. They then fled in an unknown direction. The ATM was badly damaged during the...

A blown up ATM can be seen behind a tape with the inscription "police cordon". Photo.aussiedlerbote.de
A blown up ATM can be seen behind a tape with the inscription "police cordon". Photo.aussiedlerbote.de

Wernigerode - ATM blown up - no cash boxes stolen

Unknown persons have blown up an ATM in Wernigerode (Harz district). However, the perpetrators did not manage to steal the cash cassettes from the machine early on Sunday morning, as the police reported on Tuesday. They then fled in an unknown direction. The ATM was badly damaged during the explosion. The amount of property damage is estimated to be in the mid five-figure range. No people were injured during the crime.

The police reportedly secured a large number of traces at the scene of the crime. An investigation has been opened into the causing of an explosive detonation. The police are looking for witnesses.

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  1. The explosion at the ATM in Wernigerode, a town located in the county of Harz in Saxony-Anhalt, was possibly an act of Criminality, as the perpetrators attempted to blow up the machine to gain access to the cash boxes.
  2. Despite the damage caused to the ATM in Wernigerode, the automatic cash dispensing machine, the criminal was unsuccessful in stealing any cash, as mentioned by the local Police.
  3. The explosion at the Wernigerode ATM might have been linked to the rise in Criminality in Saxony-Anhalt, as similar incidents have been reported around the region, prompting the Police to increase their vigilance.
  4. The Police in Saxony-Anhalt are urging anyone with information about the ATM explosion in Wernigerode or any related Criminal activity in the region to come forward and provide any details they may have, as it could help in their ongoing investigation.

Source: www.stern.de

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