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Café Petticoat

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The entrance to the Vught Penitentiary Institution, including the ultra-secure EBI prison ward. Feb. 2024
Crime
Man who held hostages in Ede, Vught moved to Groningen psychiatric clinic
22 June 2026 - 22:00
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Closed-off area in Ede where the hostage-taking took place, Dec. 10, 2024.
Crime
Vught prison hostage suspect identified as same man who held Ede café staff in 2024
7 December 2025 - 09:15
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Closed-off area in Ede where the hostage-taking took place, Dec. 10, 2024.
Crime
Court orders Ede café hostage-taker to indefinite psychiatric ward, but no prison time
24 December 2024 - 15:40
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Closed-off area in Ede where the hostage-taking took place, Dec. 10, 2024.
Crime
Man who took four hostages in Ede cafe is facing a year in prison
10 December 2024 - 16:10
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Closed-off area in Ede where the hostage-taking took place, Dec. 10, 2024.
Crime
Ede café hostage-taker apologizes; Pleaded for better mental healthcare before incident
9 July 2024 - 15:53
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Closed-off area in Ede where the hostage-taking took place, Dec. 10, 2024.
CrimeBusiness
Reopening of the café of the Ede hostage-taking a great success
7 April 2024 - 10:05
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Closed-off area in Ede where the hostage-taking took place, Dec. 10, 2024.
CrimeCulture
Café of Ede hostage-taking reopens on Saturday
6 April 2024 - 08:53
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Closed-off area in Ede where the hostage-taking took place, Dec. 10, 2024.
Crime
Ede hostage-taker also threatened police; Attorneys: He could not get psychological help
2 April 2024 - 17:59
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Closed-off area in Ede where the hostage-taking took place, Dec. 10, 2024.
Crime
Motive in Ede hostage situation unknown; Victims appeal for privacy
1 April 2024 - 11:03
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Closed-off area in Ede where the hostage-taking took place, Dec. 10, 2024.
Crime
Owner of Petticoat saw suspect before hostage situation: "looked lifeless, like a doll"
31 March 2024 - 16:00
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Closed-off area in Ede where the hostage-taking took place, Dec. 10, 2024.
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Hostage-taker is 28-year-old man from Ede; police was able to observe him via surveillance cameras
31 March 2024 - 09:10
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Marthyne Kunst, chief public prosecutor in the eastern Netherlands and Ede Mayor René Verhulst at the press-conference on hostage-taking in Ede.
CrimePolitics
Ede hostage-taking: Suspect was known to the judiciary; evacuated residents can return home
30 March 2024 - 15:10
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A man, probably the hostage-taker, is arrested by the DSI in front of a café in Ede. This put an end to a hostage situation in the cafe, in which four people were held
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Ede hostage situation ends: One arrest, four freed, no injuries
30 March 2024 - 13:07
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Multiple police units and fire brigade prepare for hostage situation in Ede, March 2024.
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Three hostages released from Ede café, but police say situation is ongoing
30 March 2024 - 11:36
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Police units deployed in the center of Ede after incident, March 2024.
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150 homes evacuated due to hostage situation in Ede, people should stay indoors
30 March 2024 - 09:23

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