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Netherlands 112 Liveblogs: Probes Continue After Vlaardingen Blast, A15 Stabbing and Hellevoetsluis Robbery

External crash review in Groenlo signals next steps for several open cases.

Overview

  • An early-morning robbery at legal cannabis grower CanAdelaar in Hellevoetsluis saw stock loaded into a small white van before the suspects fled; police are investigating and seeking witnesses.
  • An explosion shattered a window at a home on Fuutstraat in Vlaardingen while residents were inside but uninjured, and investigators have secured traces at the scene.
  • A man was stabbed inside the Shell shop along the A15 near Rhoon and taken to hospital, with the suspect still at large after police briefly closed the station for forensic work.
  • Following a high-speed pursuit, a 39-year-old driver crashed into a tree near Groenlo and was taken to hospital, and an external VOA team is handling the inquiry due to police involvement.
  • Police in Utrecht reported that 62-year-old M'hamed El Harouachi, who had been missing, was found safe and has returned home.