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A waste container at the Engelmeer was on fire last night. The fire at the Gemeint in Vlijmen was reported to the fire brigade around half past ten. When the fire brigade arrived at the pool, a large container with rubbish was on fire on the side of the naturist beach.

Waste that was not yet on fire was first removed from the container to allow the waste that was already on fire to burn out. The container is then extinguished. The cause of the bond is not known, but arson has not been ruled out.

2023-07-21 05:56:56


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A man died in a shooting at a trailer park on Heezerweg in Eindhoven on Monday afternoon. It is a fatal low point after a series of previous incidents at the camp. The municipality wants to close it, because the camp would not be safe and accessible. Below you can read how things have gone wrong more often in recent years.

2011: Bags full of weed
The fact that the caravan camp has been under a magnifying glass for some time is evident from the fact that major police checks were already carried out in 2011. Dozens of agents combed the trailers, with a loot that seems relatively innocent with today’s knowledge. Three bags full of hemp plants were seized and a weed dryer and a hemp farm were discovered in a shed. The police also took seven air guns.

2015: Drug substances and silencers
However, it really only starts there. In 2015, the police decided to raid the camp again after local residents complained about a striking stench. The smell turned out to come from a collection of items that are used to make ecstasy. Think of gas bottles, but also barrels and jerry cans full of chemicals. In addition, the police found two silencers for firearms.

2019: Cars and motorcycles seized
It was also hit in 2019. During a new check in November, the police found firearms, drugs and illegal fireworks, among other things. Several cars, motorcycles and electric scooters were also seized.

2020: Man stabbed
Despite the large proceeds from previous searches, arrests in most cases failed to materialize. That was different when a man was stabbed at the camp in February 2020. He fled to the gas station 500 meters away and called 112 there. Later that day, the police arrested a 38-year-old suspect.

July 2022: Municipality is fed up
In retrospect, it may have been the last straw for the municipality. In July of last year, the residents of the caravan camp received a letter stating that the camp must disappear. According to the municipality, it is not a ‘safe and liveable’ environment. much to the outrage of the residents. “What is not safe?” Ad Schalks wondered at the time. “We’re not harming anyone.”

The departure is not final, however. The Eindhoven city council still has to pronounce on it.

October 2022: 8 homes searched
What will not help is that the caravan camp on the Heezerweg was again in the news last autumn. Rural, this time. It was one of the targets of a huge action by the police and the FIOD. At least a thousand agents, investigative officers and specialists from Defense were deployed that day in various places. Eight homes on Heezerweg were searched.

In total, the action on October 17 resulted in nine arrests. The police also found large amounts of drugs, weapons, cash and fireworks. How much of this came from the camp on the Heezerweg is unknown.

July 2023: Man shot dead
On Monday, a man was shot dead outside the camp. A perpetrator has not yet been found, according to the police. It is not clear whether the shooting is related to the aforementioned incidents.

READ ALSO: Man shot dead at trailer park, perpetrator on the run

2023-07-10 17:13:31


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In the Graafsewijk in Den Bosch, a car was destroyed by fire last night and a second car was damaged by the heat. That heat also caused several windows of a house in front of which the car was parked to burst. The house sustained significant damage. Police are investigating how the fire started. Arson is not excluded here.

The report of the fire on the Southeast Front came to the fire brigade around half past three. Despite this nocturnal time, the fire attracted a lot of attention. When firefighters arrived, the parked car was engulfed in flames. The fire brigade quickly extinguished the fire, but they could not prevent the vehicle from being considered lost.

2023-07-05 04:03:59


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Several arrests were made on Monday during a major police action in Tilburg and Berkel-Enschot. At around three o’clock, the action was still underway as part of a major criminal investigation.

Houses have been raided in several places, a police spokesperson said. Vehicles were also searched and towed away.

The police would not confirm whether it is a drug investigation. A spokesman hopes to be able to provide more details later Monday.

2023-07-03 12:28:59


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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 his friend Jesse waved a rainbow flag as part of Pride Month. This means that worldwide attention is paid to the emancipation and acceptance of LGBTI people. When they came home on Saturday night, the flag was gone. “It was pulled out of the wall including the flag holder and stick,” says Deniz. “After some asking around in the neighborhood app, it turned out that the flag had been found burned. Really ridiculous.”

The neighbors did not leave it at that and decided to support the men with a dissenting voice. If you now walk through the Helmond district of Brandevoort, you can no longer ignore the rainbow flags. “We as a neighborhood were quite shocked,” says Michiel. He has hung a rainbow flag on his facade in solidarity. Just like Eric. “The time when people of the same sex could walk hand in hand on the street seems to be a thing of the past. And this is the result,” he says. “It just shows how important Pride Month is.”

“Take that gay flag away, the note said.”

Incidents with rainbow flags have also happened in Eindhoven in recent days. In the Strijp district, a local resident received a note in her mailbox with a negative reaction to her rainbow flag.

“Take that gay flag away, it said,” says Carmen Huijser. But her neighbors also decided to react when they heard what had happened. “There are now four flags. I think that’s very cool.”

“There have never been so many rainbow flags in Eindhoven.”

Johan Stribos, chairman of Queer040, which also organizes the pride walk in Eindhoven, is fed up with the hate actions. According to him, several people were also verbally abused during that event on June 10. “We want to organize the pride month again next year. That is why we will soon have an evaluation of the municipality. And I will certainly take this with me.”

He is also pleased that neighbors are showing their support so en masse. “There have never been so many rainbow flags in Eindhoven. It seems like it’s spreading like wildfire the way people respond to incidents with love. That shows that there are still a lot of people who want to change this.”

The different flags in the Helmond district of Brandevoort (Photo: Omroep Brabant).
2023-06-27 19:23:48


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2023-05-29 19:55:41


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