The police arrested three drivers on the night from Saturday to Sunday who were possibly under the influence of drugs. A 21-year-old driver from Grootegast failed to give way to a police car on the Provincialeweg in Sebaldeburen. The officers pulled the man aside, where he tested positive for THC (the main active ingredient in … Read more
Search and Rescue (SAR) Netherlands is on its way to Stad with dog handlers and dogs to search for 25-year-old Thomas van Zeeuwijk Vink. He has been missing since 12:30 am on Friday night from the Kattenhage in Groningen. SAR announced this on its Facebook page. “He is wearing a black shirt, dark pants and … Read more
Search and Rescue (SAR) Netherlands is on its way to Stad with dog handlers and dogs to search for 25-year-old Thomas van Zeeuwijk Vink. He has been missing since 12:30 am on Friday night from the Kattenhage in Groningen. SAR announced this on its Facebook page. “He is wearing a black shirt, dark pants and … Read more
A possible gas leak was found under the street in Kerkstraat in Kommerzijl on Saturday evening. According to the photographer present, some local residents have been smelling a strange smell for some time after the street was open for work last week. Tonight, a gas odor was smelled from under a parked car. The fire … Read more
The police received a report of a shooting in Regulusstraat in Groningen around 4 p.m. The street was cordoned off and an investigation started. Police dogs are searching the area. “At this moment it appears that shots have actually been fired, but what exactly happened is still being investigated,” the police wrote on X. No … Read more
A vacant building on Feiko Clockstraat in Oude Pekela was destroyed by fire. It is a former café. The fire brigade allowed the building to burn out in a controlled manner. During the extinguishing, a mobile crane was used to demolish parts of the building to gain better access to the seat of the fire. … Read more
The police raided several places in Groningen, Friesland and Drenthe on Tuesday. A working drug lab, 2,000 kilos of fireworks and chemicals intended for making synthetic drugs were found. Valuable vehicles and belongings were also seized. Both commercial sheds and homes were searched. As a result of the investigation, ten people were arrested in the … Read more
A fire raged for a short time in the asylum seeker center in Uithuizen. “It was extinguished by a resident himself, there were no casualties,” said a spokesperson for the Central Agency for the Reception of Asylum Seekers. As a precaution, everyone was sent outside and the fire brigade came to extinguish the fire. It … Read more
A motorist’s car overturned on the A7 near Tolbert. A truck was also involved in the accident, Rijkswaterstaat reports. The accident happened in the direction from Groningen to Drachten. There are several emergency services on site. The road is closed between Leek and Boerakker. Traffic is being diverted. Traffic that is stationary before the accident … Read more
A truck left the road and ended up on the side of the road. This happened on an exit of the ring road near Groningen (N7), near the Kieler Bend and in the direction of Julianaplein. One lane is closed. The driver was not injured. The truck is removed after the evening rush hour. The … Read more