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Dutch emergency services
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Third of 3.5 million calls to emergeny number 112 not an emergency
27 March 2026 - 08:31
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Crime scene tape with a police car in the background
Crime
Metro train evacuated in Rotterdam after man makes false explosive claim
30 May 2025 - 13:40
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Dutch police uniforms
Crime
22-year-old man arrested for pointing gun-like bottle of vodka at motorists
5 March 2023 - 13:10
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Trains at Weesp station
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Kids with toy sword spark panic at Weesp station
26 April 2022 - 17:20
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Dutch police officer.
Weird
Man threw "irritating" Nijntje toy in trash sparking hours long police search
20 November 2021 - 14:00
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Handcuffs
CrimeWeird
Police arrest man for placing speakers making baby sounds in container
10 October 2021 - 15:20
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Firetruck
Weird
False alarm: Baby heard crying in used clothing container
11 January 2021 - 17:40
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Dutch police crime scene tape
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Bread rolls are the bomb: suspicious package in front of Polish supermarket contained baked goods delivery
10 January 2021 - 16:15
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Koninklijke Marechaussee
Crime
Pilots demand investigation into Schiphol false hijacking alarm
7 November 2019 - 07:59
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Maasstad Hospital
Health
Ebola symptoms trigger panic at Rotterdam hospital; False alarm
8 August 2019 - 07:42
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Crime scene tape
CrimeWeird
Grenade shaped grinder sends emergency services responding to Utrecht town
22 April 2019 - 16:50
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Dutch police officer
Crime
Police raid Friesland hotel after false report of hostage situation
15 February 2019 - 07:30
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Breda station
Crime
International train evacuated in Breda over suspicious situation
11 January 2019 - 08:40
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arrestatieteam-at
Crime
False alarm: Armed man sends police responding to TU Delft en masse
1 November 2018 - 11:20
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Rotterdam Centraal
Business
Rotterdam CS briefly evacuated after fire alarm
1 October 2018 - 09:53
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Arrest on the street
Crime
Tilburg station evacuated over bomb threat, 4 arrested
20 August 2018 - 07:34
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Euroscoop movie theater in Tilburg
Crime
Tilburg cinema evacuated over bomb threat
26 June 2018 - 08:40
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High school classroom
Crime
High school evacuated after bomb threat
17 April 2018 - 13:03
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agent-heeft-hennepplant-in-handen
Crime
False hostage report leads police to illegal cannabis farm
6 February 2018 - 15:30
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Crime scene tape
Crime
Fake bomb found in former military van causes commotion, evacuation
12 April 2017 - 09:07
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Crime
Abandoned luggage leads to Amsterdam train station closure
27 December 2016 - 13:10
Crime
Ede street evacuated over explosive danger; no explosives found
10 November 2016 - 12:20
Crime
Brit arrested for Schiphol bomb threat
3 November 2016 - 07:56
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Crime
Suspicious man forcibly taken off train from Schiphol in Leiden
13 April 2016 - 08:07
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