“What matters to me is the safety of the children.” For example, a resident of Meidoornstraat in Breda responded to the mobile camera that the municipality placed in the street on Sunday. This after an explosion on Friday night severely damaged his house and that of the neighbors. He calls it ‘nice’ that an eye … Read more
The pride month has been given a black edge in Eindhoven and Helmond. Rainbow flags have been ripped from the facades in various places and destroyed. “Really ridiculous,” says Deniz from Helmond. “This flag shows that everyone can be there. I don’t understand what you’re trying to say when you take that off.” Deniz and … Read more
Newly Appointed Mayor of Drimmelen Faces Vandalism at His Residence Not a warm welcome for the brand new mayor of Drimmelen, Boy Scholtze, as his house was targeted by vandals on Saturday night. Scholtze and his husband Loek, who had been living in their new residence for only three days, were startled when a paving … Read more
Twelve Times the Alarm Rung, but Tragedy Still Struck: Yke Engel Murdered by Psychotic Izzy P. In a shocking and heartbreaking incident, 35-year-old Yke Engel was brutally stabbed to death by 30-year-old Izzy P. in Tilburg. Despite numerous warnings and calls for help, the tragedy unfolded on October 18, leaving a community devastated and a … Read more
A fire broke out in the forest in Vlijmen. It concerns a fire in an area of fifty by one hundred meters, close to the Vliedberg industrial park. The bike path in the area is closed. The fire brigade fights the flames with fire whips, large fly swatters with which they knock out the fire. … Read more
In Helmond, two cars burned out in the same neighborhood in quick succession last night. The police suspect arson. The first fire was in Turbotstraat. While extinguishing the fire, a report came of a car on fire on Scharstraat, a few hundred meters away. In the case of the first fire reported at just before … Read more
A 16-year-old woman has been missing in Deurne since half past two this afternoon. She was last seen in De Jonghlaan. The woman is tinted, 1.75 meters tall, has black hair and wears glasses. At the time of her disappearance, she was wearing black sweatpants, a black jacket with white sleeves and a red-black blouse. … Read more
A third of a greenhouse complex in Etten-Leur was lost to fire last night. No one was injured. The cause of the fire, which broke out around midnight, is unknown. The fire was under control by 2 p.m. There were solar panels on the roof of the complex on Bankenstraat. Parts of it have ended … Read more
The ditches in the outlying area near Achtmaal are full of barrels (photo: Tom van der Put/SQ Vision). At least four barrels have burst open and a green layer floats on the water (photo: Tom van der Put/SQ Vision). A ‘terrible clean-up’ of the nature reserve in Achtmaal will be necessary after the dumping (photo: … Read more
At the beginning of the evening, the police came across a working drug lab in a shed near a house on the Meirstraat in Oud Gastel. The resident, a man, was immediately arrested. His partner went into battle with the arrest team and was injured. She was taken to hospital for medical treatment, police said. … Read more