Hand Grenade Found in Playground in Rotterdam: Authorities Confirm It Was an Explosive
A hand grenade was found in a playground on Groepstraat in Rotterdam on Sunday evening. According to the police, a boy found the grenade in the bushes and took it to the playground. The boy’s parents called the police when they realized what the boy was playing with. Experts from the Explosive Ordnance Disposal Service […]
Car at Jacques Urlusplein Found with Bullet Hole: Police Seek Witnesses and Images
The owner of a car parked at Jacques Urlusplein in Schiedam found his car on Saturday afternoon with a bullet hole in the window and in the child seat in the back seat. Police are now looking for witnesses who saw anything between Friday evening and Saturday evening, and hope that bystanders may have images […]
Man Arrested for Assaulting Grocery Delivery Woman and Destroying Van
A man from Etten-Leur was arrested on Saturday morning for assaulting a grocery delivery woman. He also destroyed the woman’s van. The police have arrested the 40-year-old suspect. The man suddenly climbed into the van with groceries around ten to eight. That happened at the Havik in Etten-Leur. The delivery woman told the man to […]
Car Plunges into Canal in Rosmalen: Driver and Passenger Rescued Safely
A car ended up in the Máxima Canal last night along the Mariannepad in Rosmalen. This happened around a quarter past two. For unknown reasons, the driver drove straight through a bend. The two people in the car were able to get out of the car under their own power and swim to shore. Ambulance […]
Miraculous Escape: Driver Walks Away Unharmed from Serious Crash
Photo: Jack Brekelmans/SQ Vision Mediaprodukties Photo: Jack Brekelmans/SQ Vision MediaproduktiesPhoto: Jack Brekelmans/SQ Vision MediaproduktiesPhoto: Jack Brekelmans/SQ Vision MediaproduktiesNext 1/4 Photo: Jack Brekelmans/SQ Vision Media Productions The driver of a van miraculously remained unharmed on Friday evening in a serious crash on the N269 between Tilburg and Hilvarenbeek, in which several trees were rammed. The car […]
Accident at Batadorp Junction Causes Closure on A2, Traffic Delays Expected
An accident occurred at the Batadorp junction on the A2 from Eindhoven to Maastricht. The main carriageway of the A2 is therefore closed. A truck is against a guardrail, it is unclear what exactly happened and whether other drivers are involved in the accident. It is also not known whether there were any injuries in […]
Police Searching for Suspect in Robbery of Woman’s Lifetime Savings
The police are looking for the man who robbed a 28-year-old woman from Eindhoven of a bag containing all her savings: more than 15,000 euros. She was met and threatened with a knife. The robbery happened on the night of Saturday 19 to Sunday 20 August on the Boschdijk, near the Salt & Pepper restaurant. […]
Tragedy Strikes at ‘t Goudvisje Childcare Farm: Child Fatally Injured
A child died on Monday afternoon at the ‘t Goudvisje childcare farm on Empelseweg in Empel. The shelter’s playground has been shielded by the emergency services. It is unclear what exactly happened. Forensic examination will be carried out on the playground on Monday afternoon. Police did not answer questions about what happened Monday afternoon. The […]
Investigation Underway After House Explosion in Breda
An explosion occurred at a house on Passendalestraat in Breda on Sunday evening around ten o’clock. The police report this. The house is being investigated by an explosives reconnaissance team. The police received a report of a loud bang around ten o’clock on Sunday evening. “No one was in the house at the time of […]
Intoxicated Man in Tilburg Insults and Threatens Officers, Faces Arrest
Last night, a 33-year-old man insulted, verbally abused and threatened officers with death in his hometown of Tilburg. That happened when the police wanted to arrest him. Officers saw around midnight on the Besterdring that a group of people were fighting with each other. One of them was the Tilburger. He appeared to be intoxicated […]