Police raid wrong house in Schijndel, family with children in shock

The police raided the wrong house in Schijndel, Noord-Brabant, on Saturday evening in search of a suspect. A family with three young children was present at the time of the raid. As a result, they were all very shocked. The police apologized for the mistake.

Een buitengewoon vervelende vergissing: gisteravond deden we voor een aanhouding in #Schijndel een inval in de verkeerde woning. Het gezin met drie jonge kinderen is uiteraard geschrokken. Excuses zijn gemaakt en er is nauw contact over de afhandeling. https://t.co/VmwhfNRzi7

— Politie Eenheid Oost-Brabant (@POL_OostBrabant) November 12, 2023

The search was aimed at a person whose arrest would entail potential risks, according to the police. The raid was therefore carried out by the police arrest unit. They broke down the front door at around 8:30 p.m. "However, it soon turned out that we had made a mistake," the police said.

The police deeply regretted the incident and " of course" apologized. "We are also in close contact with them about how to proceed. How it was possible that the wrong home was entered is of course being investigated further.”

However, the police cannot provide any further information about the wanted person. The suspect has not yet been arrested.