Overview
- Police in Papendrecht suspect arson after three cars burned overnight, citing reports of explosions and seeking two people seen on a scooter.
- Two vehicles were destroyed by fire on Rotterdam-IJsselmonde’s Vergiliusstraat, including one parked at a charging station, as investigators examine the cause.
- A 17-year-old from Poortugaal turned himself in and was arrested in the December assault of a 76-year-old on the Slinge following a Bureau Rijnmond appeal.
- A motorist was seriously injured after striking a tree near De Heuvel and was rushed to a hospital in Nijmegen.
- Traffic incidents included a two-car crash on the A16 near Ridderkerk that sent four people with minor injuries to hospital, a cyclist struck on the Nijmeegsebaan in Nijmegen, and a rollover on an A29 exit at Barendrecht with no reported injuries.