A brawl involving around 100 young people in Boxtel on Sunday morning, was pre-arranged on social media. The two groups of young people agreed to fight each other on the Markt when the clubs closed at around 2:00 a.m. on Sunday, Brabants Dagblad reports.
Boxtel
Jan 28 '19 08:31
Around 100 young people turned on the police on the Markt in Boxtel, Noord-Brabant early on Sunday morning. Police officers were attacked and pelted with fireworks, cans and food. The police are investigating and call on witnesses to come forward.
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.
Nov 30 '17 08:29
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.
Aug 10 '17 15:50
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.
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
Mar 25 '16 15:53
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.
Mar 8 '16 11:02
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
Feb 24 '16 10:44
The central agency for the reception of asylum seekers COA is open to discuss smaller asylum centers, as two Brabant mayors requested on Monday.
Feb 22 '16 08:41
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.
Aug 17 '15 12:35
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.
Aug 17 '15 11:28
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.
Apr 2 '15 16:45
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.
Feb 6 '15 13:17
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.
Nov 28 '14 12:59
The mental health institution Reinier van Arkel in Den Bosch mistakenly released a crazed man who committed a murder almost immediately after his release.
Nov 26 '14 07:43
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.
Nov 24 '14 18:34
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.
Oct 10 '14 14:38
The police are investigating the threat on a soldier in training in Boxtel on September 26th.
Mar 27 '14 07:16
Wassenaar will be the eleventh municipality to have to recount votes from March 19th, the council decided on Wednesday.
Mar 21 '14 19:45
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.
Feb 12 '14 04:35
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.
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.
