Five minors arrested for hitting, squeezing people in the buttocks while on fatbikes

Police have arrested five minors who are suspected of hitting or pinching several people in Meppel, Drenthe. These are young people who have been targeting walkers, runners, and a cyclist while going past on fatbikes.

The victims reported that the group passed them by on fatbikes before hitting them or squeezing their buttocks. The incidents happened on the south side of Meppel, going towards Staphorst in Overijssel.

Camera footage has been viewed by police as a result of the incidents and conversations were had with the victims and witnesses.

This led to five suspects being arrested, all underage and from Meppel. They were arrested and questioned on Monday and Tuesday. They were then released but are still suspects in the case.

Police published a report about the squeezing incidents last week, in which they called on any witnesses to come forward with any information they may have.

Police refused the share the ages of the suspects due to privacy laws.

Separately, police in Dordrecht have been busy trying to track down two young people who shot at a cyclist with a gel blaster. The man was taken to hospital due to injuries sustained as a result, but he has since been released.