Overview
- Multiple vehicles burned overnight in Rotterdam, Utrecht, Den Bosch, Emmen and Smilde, with no injuries reported.
- In Rotterdam’s Feijenoord district, an Audi TT suffered a hood-blast that responders suspect was caused by heavy fireworks placed under the engine; police secured evidence and the investigation continues.
- The EOD detonated modified illegal fireworks seized in Zwijndrecht, and specialists were called to examine explosive materials and fireworks found in a home in Heeze.
- A phone shop on Nieuwe Binnenweg in Rotterdam was robbed around 18:30, with four or five suspects fleeing in a small dark car after a weapon threat and taking a small amount of cash; police are searching for the group.
- Omroep Flevoland reports a preliminary 18 traffic deaths from 17 crashes in 2025, with final CBS figures expected in the spring.