Boxtel

Young man, 23, found dead in Dommel river; second body in one week

Feb 19 '18 08:23

A 23-year-old man was found dead in the Dommel river in Eindhoven on Sunday morning. Family members identified him as Nixon Kareth from Boekel to Eindhovens Dagblad. He is the second person to be found dead in the Dommel in less than a week.

Kareth went out with some friends in Eindhoven on Saturday night. At one point he and a friend went outside on Stratumseind and lost sight of each other, according to the newspaper. Around 4:00 a.m. on Sunday, a passerby saw a man lying in the water near the Van Abbemuseum and told Kareth's friend about it.

Brabant hacker wanted for stealing €500,000 from international companies

Nov 30 '17 08:29

Crime Technology

The police are looking for a 47-year-old man from Boxtel, who is suspected of stealing some 500 thousand euros by hacking into a Belgian company's email account, the police said in a statement on Wednesday. The man is on the run. On Wednesday the police searched his home, and the homes of his family members in Boxtel. Data carriers, computers and admin were seized.

Three arrests in Brabant drug bust

Aug 10 '17 15:50

Crime

The police found various types of synthetic drugs in a raid at a business property in Boxtel, Noord-Brabant on Wednesday. Three persons were arrested, the Public Prosecutor announced.

The suspects are two men and one woman. They were arrested on Tuesday. According to the Public Prosecutor, the suspects ran a mail-order drugs service. They systematically sold drugs to customers abroad, and then mailed the drugs to them.

Boxtel sets world record with 51 classic firetrucks

May 16 '16 15:25

A procession of 51 classic firetrucks traveled through Boxtel on Sunday afternoon as part of car museum Classic Park's Red Classic Festival. This parade was the first of its kind, and therefore immediately set a world record

City, property firm "negligent" in shower electrocution of Janneke van Gaal

Mar 25 '16 15:53

Crime

The municipality of Boxtel, an anti-squat property management firm and a maintenance firm were all found negligent in the wrongful death of Janneke van Gaal, who was electrocuted while taking a shower in her home, the Oost-Brabant Court ruled on Friday. Mitigating the poor condition of the building and hiring a qualified electrician to fix existing problems would have prevented the 20-year-old's death, the court said.

Tilburg mayor proposes asylum seeker quotas for all municipalities

Mar 8 '16 11:02

Politics

Tilburg mayor Peter Noordanus thinks a quota for each Brabant municipality on how many asylum seekers they must take in, will help solve the problem of finding space for all asylum seekers

Government leaves door open for smaller asylum centers

Feb 24 '16 10:44

Politics

The central agency for the reception of asylum seekers COA is open to discuss smaller asylum centers, as two Brabant mayors requested on Monday.

Dutch mayors plead for smaller asylum reception facilities

Feb 22 '16 08:41

Politics

Smaller asylum reception facilities with attention paid to integration right from the start are the solution to the problems the Netherlands currently faces surrounding the reception of asylum seekers, according to mayors Mark Buijs from Boxtel and Jan Hamming from Heusden in an open letter to the Volkskrant on Monday.

Mom, baby doing well after highway birth

Aug 17 '15 12:35

Health

Baby Tim was so excited to meet the world that he could not wait for his mom to reach the hospital. He was born just after midnight on Sunday morning on the A2 highway near Vught, surrounded by police officers holding umbrellas to protect mom, midwife and baby from the rain. Both mom and baby are doing well.

Boy, 10, finds prehistoric cave lion bones in Gelderland

Aug 17 '15 11:28

Nature

Part of the lower jaw of a very rare prehistoric cave lion has been found on a secluded beach in the Gelderland town of Wekerom. This spectacular discovery was made by the now 10 year old Enzo Smink, prehistoric museum De Groene Poort in Boxtel announced on Sunday.

Suspect confesses to burning man to death

Apr 2 '15 16:45

Crime

A 27-year old man from Esch has confessed the gruesome burning murder of a 46-year old Syrian man, RTL Nieuws reports. The man was arrested with the victim's wife two months ago but she had nothing the do with the murder, states her lawyer Serge Weening.

Duo arrested for burning man to death

Feb 6 '15 13:17

Crime

The police arrested a 35 year old woman and a 27 year old man from Esch this morning in connection with the death of the 46 year old Syrian Rachid Dardari, whose burning body was found in the woods in Boxtel in November last year. They are suspected of involvement in his death.

Mistaken early release led to murder

Nov 28 '14 12:59

Crime

The mental health institution Reinier van Arkel in Den Bosch mistakenly released a crazed man who committed a murder almost immediately after his release.

Identity of man on fire in woods determined

Nov 26 '14 07:43

Crime

The police have identified the body found burning in the woods on Molenwijkseweg in Boxtel last week as a 46 year old man from Esch.

Photos of unidentified man found on fire in forest released

Nov 24 '14 18:34

Crime

The police have now released photos of the unidentified man who was found on fire in the Sparrenrijk forest in Boxtel, Noord Brabant on November 17.

Military man threatened with knife

Oct 10 '14 14:38

The police are investigating the threat on a soldier in training in Boxtel on September 26th.

Also vote-recount in Wassenaar

Mar 27 '14 07:16

Wassenaar will be the eleventh municipality to have to recount votes from March 19th, the council decided on Wednesday.

Down to one vote: recounts called around the NL

Mar 21 '14 19:45

Politics

All around the Netherlands calls go out for a recount of the votes. In several cities victories are gained, or losses are suffered by a difference of just one vote.

Wanted

Feb 12 '14 04:35

Crime

During Tuesday night's "Opsporing Verzocht" police highlighted several cases, among which a home robbery, distraction burglaries, the death of an elderly due to a burglary, and an assassination.

The Netherlands may safely start drilling for shale gas

Aug 23 '13 03:17

RTL Nieuws announced that it possesses a secret report that states it is possible to safely drill for shale gas.

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