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Yesterday, 18:22 • 4 minutes reading time
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In this post we will keep you informed of the most important 112 news from the region from Sunday 26 June.
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21:40 – Police dismantle ‘home pharmacy’ in Rotterdam-Oosterflank
The police found large amounts of neatly sorted medication in a house in Rotterdam-Oosterflank. After local residents in the Rotterdam district of Oosterflank complained about a possible dealer, the police had launched an action. When there was enough concrete evidence, a suspect was arrested. He was suspected of dealing in hard drugs. In his house were piles of many different medicines.
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18:10 – Rotterdam agent on vacation saves 5-year-old boy from the Maas
A Rotterdam agent wanted to relax with his wife in Venlo in the province of Limburg. But when he saw a baby in only a diaper running towards the river, he didn’t trust the situation. The officer went after the boy and saw him walking into the Maas. The Rotterdammer did not hesitate for a moment and intervened: he took the soaked boy out of the water and thus possibly prevented a drama.
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The boy did not respond to questions from the officer on the side, it soon turned out that he has a hearing impairment. Colleague agents from Venlo have also taken care of him in order to reunite him with his family or carers. He is doing well under the circumstances, writes the Venloose police.
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15:11 – Bridge over the North open again for road traffic, ships cannot pass
The bridge over the Noord at Alblasserdam is again accessible to road traffic. This is confirmed by a spokesperson for Rijkswaterstaat. “They got the valve down,” she says. but now the hatch can’t go up anymore, so ships can’t get through. Technicians investigate the cause of the malfunction.
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14:53 – All lanes open again at Heinenoordtunnel
The ANWB reports that all lanes are open again at the Heinenoordtunnel. The tunnel was closed for hours due to a broken barrier.
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14:03 – Fire brigade removes dead man from water at Rockanje
The fire brigade retrieved a dead man from the water at the Waterbospad in Rockanje on Sunday afternoon. According to the police, the man is over 80 years old and the mail in his home has been piling up for a while. The police do not assume a crime or suicide. It is not known how long the man had been in the water.
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– 13:48 – Valve bridge over the North at Alblasserdam broken
The valve of the bridge over the Noord at Alblasserdam no longer closes. A mechanic is on his way to repair the valve.
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12:58 – Heinenoordtunnel towards Bergen op Zoom closed until 5 p.m.
Due to a defective barrier, the Heinenoordtunnel is closed in the direction from Rotterdam to Bergen op Zoom. This is reported by Rijkswaterstaat. The repair will probably take until 17:00 and the tunnel can only be opened again after that.
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12:13 pm – Fewer trains next week due to staff shortage
The NS reports that due to staff shortages, fewer Intercity Direct trains will run from Rotterdam to Amsterdam from Monday 27 June and vice versa. There are also fewer intercity trains between Amsterdam and Enkhuizen.
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There are also fewer sprinters between Rotterdam Central and Gouda Goverwelle and between Dordrecht and Geldermalsen (with QBuzz).
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11:10 AM – Fewer trains from Rotterdam to Amsterdam, The Hague, Leiden and Utrecht
– 8:46 am – Police arrest man with firearm and cocaine in Rotterdam West
During the night from Saturday to Sunday, the police arrested a 44-year-old Rotterdammer on the West-Kruiskade in the Oude Westen in Rotterdam who had a loaded firearm in his jacket pocket. The police also reported that 17 bags of ‘presumably cocaine’ were on them.
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– 8:09 am – Ridderkerker ties up a climbing burglar
In Ridderkerk, in the night from Saturday to Sunday, an inhabitant of an apartment at Jhr. Savornin Lohmannlaan caught a burglar and tied up. The police confirm that. It concerns a 21-year-old man from Poland.
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Witnesses reported that the burglar climbed up balconies and tried to enter a house. One of the residents saw this and grabbed the man. He dragged him downstairs and then tied him up at the front door of the property. The police arrived and arrested the suspect.
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Photos show that the neighborhood was overrun. An ambulance was also on site.
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– 7:27 am – Car in the ditch at Toepad in East Rotterdam
The fire brigade and an ambulance were dispatched to the Toepad in De Esch in East Rotterdam around 06:00 this morning. There was a car half in the ditch. They found no persons there.
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Witnesses report that three people were seen who allegedly ran away. The car may have hit the water during a street race.
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