Overview
- Lisse ordered a six-week closure of a flat on Rembrandtplein after a weekend explosion and a police stop that yielded an item resembling an explosive, with two people arrested as forensics continue.
- A jeweller in Apeldoorn suffered a violent ram-raid overnight, blowing out the storefront; police say goods were taken, a getaway scooter was used, an abandoned car was left running, and the exact number of suspects is still being established.
- An evening blast on Dordrecht’s Daltonstraat damaged two cars with no injuries reported, and detectives are investigating after finding no suspects at the scene.
- Customs in the Port of Rotterdam seized about 50 kilograms of cocaine hidden in refrigerated containers from Brazil and Argentina, and prosecutors say the drugs have been destroyed.
- Police arrested an 18-year-old man from Ridderkerk on suspicion of a series of assaults and sexual assaults on women in Ridderkerk and Rotterdam-IJsselmonde, with further investigation to determine his involvement.