Skip to main content
Home

Main navigation

  • Top stories
  • Health
  • Crime
  • Politics
  • Business
  • Tech
  • Culture
  • Sports
  • Weird
  • 1-1-2
Image
Royal Dutch Army Convoy
- Credit: Royal Dutch Army Convoy / Wikipedia
Crime
Amsterdam
Amsterdam-Noord
Army
burglary
Department of Defense
Department of Justice
drones
Dutch Army
Eberhard van der Laan
military
public prosecutor
Sunday, 5 January 2014 - 17:06
Share this:
  • facebook
  • twitter
  • linkedin
  • whatsapp
  • reddit

Army teams up with Amsterdam police on burglaries

The Dutch Army is being deployed in Amsterdam Noord to counteract an increase in burglaries there, the mayor said. Speaking on the television program Buitenhof, Mayor Eberhard van der Laan confirmed the Army worked with police in Noord in December, helping to bring burglaries there down 30 to 50 percent. Without going into details, the mayor said drones are not being used, but "specialized staff members" from the Department of Defense are working in Amsterdam, according to broadcaster AT5. "[It is going] quite well with the security in the city," van der Laan said, though he also spoke about the high number of assassinations, burglaries and robberies. He would not say what exactly the soldiers were doing, if any arrests had been made thanks to the soldiers, and the methodology used to determine the relationship between the army's presence and a decrease in burglaries was not reported. The mayor hopes the army can play a role as the "eyes and ears" of the police. He said details of the plan would soon be released by both the police department and the Department of Justice. A spokesperson for the public prosecutor would not release any further details to newspaper De Telegraaf.

Follow us:

Latest stories

  • Bladel man sentenced to juvenile detention for New Year's Eve fatal stabbing
  • Hundreds of AI-written books available on Dutch webshop Bol.com: Report
  • Utrecht University chose not to be included on the Times Higher Education rankings
  • Rotterdam shootings suspect may have targeted Erasmus MC exam board member
  • Overweight people more likely to die of Covid-19, Dutch study confirms
  • Rotterdam shootings suspect expressed right-wing extremist views online

Top stories

  • Erasmus MC lecturer killed in Rotterdam shootings described as amiable, involved GP
  • Erasmus hospital was warned about student Fouad L., suspected of killing 3 in Rotterdam
  • Annual inflation rate drops to 0.2%, lowest in 7 years; Groceries 10% more expensive
  • Third victim, a 14-year-old girl, dies from injuries in Rotterdam shootings
  • Two killed, teen critically injured in Rotterdam shootings; Suspect a med student
  • Suspect arrested in Erasmus hospital shooting and fires; At least one dead

© 2012-2023, NL Times, All rights reserved.

Footer menu

  • Privacy
  • Contact
  • Partner content