Monday, 18 November 2013 - 04:50
Almost eighty cars scratched in Heemstede
Many more cars were destroyed in Heemstede in the night from Friday to Saturday than was initially known to the police.
By Sunday showed 58 cars were destroyed overall in various quarters.
On Saturday 16 reports of damaged cars came in, but many more came in after that. The night before 20 vehicles were damaged, making it a total of 78.
scratched car
donielle/Flickr The cars were scratched and from some the tires were also punctured. That was the case in the Indische Buurt, the Rivierenbuurt and De Glip. Police are trying to figure out who is responsible for the destruction on by studying camera images, neighborhood surveys, trace studies, and surveillances. Residents are called upon to be alert. Especially newspaper deliverers are asked to be extra alert. Oftentimes they are on the road in the early hours. The crimes are likely committed during the night and early morning, according to Police Chief Michel Groenendaal . The police prefer people calling them one time too many, rather than not enough, states the Chief.
donielle/Flickr The cars were scratched and from some the tires were also punctured. That was the case in the Indische Buurt, the Rivierenbuurt and De Glip. Police are trying to figure out who is responsible for the destruction on by studying camera images, neighborhood surveys, trace studies, and surveillances. Residents are called upon to be alert. Especially newspaper deliverers are asked to be extra alert. Oftentimes they are on the road in the early hours. The crimes are likely committed during the night and early morning, according to Police Chief Michel Groenendaal . The police prefer people calling them one time too many, rather than not enough, states the Chief.
