Dutch Public Prosecution Service

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A sad child sits alone in a school corridor.
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Netherlands advised to stop criminal prosecution for school truancy
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Police investigate the scene at a home on Meerhoven in Meerstad, Groningen, where a married couple was found dead. June 17-18, 2026
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15-year-old girl suspected of murdering parents in Groningen remains in custody
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Pink begonia at a tombstone
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Dordrecht seeks to restore graves after 21 bodies secretly moved in cemetery scandal
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The Public Prosecution Service office in Oost-Nederland
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Negligence alleged in crash that killed 3 kids, school principal biking in Zeeland
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Prison cell bars
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Man gets 30 years for fatal shooting of woman in Rijswijk, witnessed by 4-year-old son
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Dutch soldier; Flag of the Netherlands on military uniform
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Explosion, violence among drunk service members at military bases prompt Ministry review
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A police detention cell
Crime
Fourth suspect arrested in Heemstede synagogue terror plot
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Healthcare workers
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Dutch gov't setting stricter requirements to prevent healthcare fraud
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Gavel with lady justice in the background
Crime
Amsterdam court gives fashion consultant 42 months for rape, sexual abuse of minors
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Cropped view of child touching teddy bear near blurred window with raindrops
Crime
Prosecutors seek 30 years for man who shot neighbor in front of her 4-year-old son
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Home schooling.
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Parents can be prosecuted for keeping homeschooling kids over religious convictions
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German police car in Baden-Baden, Germany. May 20, 2026.
Crime
Venlo man who escaped Roermond hospital custody arrested in Düsseldorf
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A man with a knife approaches a woman in a visual representation of femicide.
Crime
Youth crime prevention program criticized as ineffective, “wasted money,” experts say
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A man browses a porn website.
Crime
Prosecutors: No criminal charges filed against website Motherless for sex abuse content
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Mobile speed camera
Crime
Prosecutor planning “many more” cameras against traffic violations
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The Public Prosecution Service office in Oost-Nederland
Crime
Prosecutors settle case with auction house over false origin records for artifacts
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A lost teddy.
Crime
6-year-old girl in induced coma after abuse by mother, girlfriend; Boy, 7, also abused
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Jumbo
Crime
Prosecutors seek 14 years for fatal shooting inside busy Jumbo in Vlissingen
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Dutch Princesses Amalia, Ariane, and Alexia, from left to right, in the summer of 2025
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Man, 33, remains in custody over suspected plot against Princesses Amalia and Alexia
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Dutch police station.
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Police officer dies at Zandvoort police station; Circumstances unclear
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Dutch police station.
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Man dies after falling ill in police custody in Zutphen
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Simone Alleman, a 52-year-old from Diemen who was found dead after she went missing in Landsmeer in January 2025
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Timothy B., 33, sentenced to 17 years for killing his mother
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Dutch police are looking for the car linked to the murder of Mariska Klompenhouwer in Rotterdam in 2001.
Crime
Dutch prosecutors double reward in 25-year-old Rotterdam sexual assault and murder case
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Dutch authorities have arrested four suspects in Lochem after uncovering 365 kilograms of cocaine hidden in a shipment of household goods from Curaçao. April 2026.
Crime
365 kilos of cocaine in household shipment from Curaçao leads to four arrests in Lochem