Skip to main content
Home

Main navigation

  • Top stories
  • Health
  • Crime
  • Politics
  • Business
  • Tech
  • Culture
  • Sports
  • Weird
  • 1-1-2
Image
Netherlands police uniform
A police officer walking the beat in Amsterdam. 5 May 2015 Photo: Joeppoulssen / DepositPhotos
Crime
Arnhem
Roosendaal
Gelderland
Noord-Brabant
Geitenkamp
Langdonk
fireworks
young people
police
arrests
Tuesday, November 24, 2020 - 09:38
Share this:
  • facebook
  • twitter
  • linkedin
  • whatsapp
  • reddit

Two teens arrested for throwing fireworks in Arnhem; Roosendaal also restless

The police arrested two young people for throwing fireworks in Arnhem on Monday evening, after multiple nights of unrest in the Geitenkamp district. Roosendaal is also having problems with young people lighting fireworks and setting fires.

On Sunday evening, the fifth night of unrest in the Geitenkamp district in Arnhem, local residents complained about the police not taking action. On Monday, the police were in the neighborhood in large numbers, De Gelderlander reports. Vehicles entering the neighborhood were checked by officers, and the police kept a close eye on teenagers. 

Despite some minor clashes between the police and some young people, Monday evening was generally more peaceful than the days before, according to the newspaper. 

In Roosendaal, it was a different story on Monday evening, local residents told Omroep Brabant. A large group of young people lit fireworks and started multiple fires in the Langdonk district, starting at around 8:00 p.m. A witness said that firework bombs were thrown at police officers. 

"It looked like war in Roosendaal," another witness said to the broadcaster. One of the witnesses said that the police arrested multiple people and confiscated fireworks. Calm returned to the neighborhood at around 11:00 p.m. 

Follow us:

Latest stories

  • Compensation for IKEA customers given drain cleaner instead of hand sanitizer
  • PM condemns "criminal violence" in anti-curfew riots
  • Hospitals preparing for 'code black' behind the scenes: ICU leader
  • MPs denounce curfew riots; "Heading for civil war," Eindhoven mayor says
  • Police union expects "days or weeks" of curfew riots
  • Curfew riots in at least 10 municipalities; 190 arrested in Amsterdam

Top Stories

  • Police union expects "days or weeks" of curfew riots
  • Curfew riots in at least 10 municipalities; 190 arrested in Amsterdam
  • Icy roads trigger code yellow weather warning in all of NL
  • Police use tear gas to stop protest in Eindhoven; Amsterdam police also resort to drastic measures
  • slight increase in hospitalizations while seven-day average hits lowest number since December 4
  • Police issued 3,600 fines during first night of curfew

© 2012-2020 NLTimes.nl, All rights reserved.

Footer menu

  • Privacy
  • Contact