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Man With Samurai Sword Arrested After Standoff in Vlaardingen

Police shifted from negotiation to non-lethal force after assessing a growing risk.

Overview

  • Officers were dispatched around 14:00 to Boerhaavestraat, where a man threatened people from his window with a samurai sword.
  • The Team Parate Eenheid arrived with a police negotiator who attempted to engage the man in conversation.
  • After the threat escalated, officers held the man at gunpoint and then used a Taser and a police dog to arrest him.
  • The man reportedly said he would surrender if police dogs were removed, a demand officers did not accept.
  • Following a medical check, the suspect was taken to a police station and the sword was confiscated.