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Police arrest fugitive Nils M., who stole paintings by Vincent van Gogh and Frans Hals in 2020, in Amsterdam, 10 March 2026. The man escaped custody in January 2026
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Fugitive art thief who stole Van Gogh, Frans Hals paintings caught after January escape
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Claimond M., 42, from Rotterdam, and 57-year-old Denise S. from Paramaribo, Suriname, were wanted by police in the murder of Sherwin Peterhof, 41, from Suriname, whose body was found in a cornfield near the Belgian-Dutch border on August 15, 2025.
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Fugitives sought in murder case of man found in cornfield near Belgian border
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Jos Leijdekkers
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Dutch justice minister to press Sierra Leone on extradition of fugitive "Bolle Jos"
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Jos Leijdekkers
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Belgium sentences Dutch fugitive "Bolle Jos" to 8 years for drug trafficking
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Jos Leijdekkers
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Leijdekkers’ ties to Sierra Leone president’s daughter may block extradition
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Jos Leijdekkers
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Dutch fugitive Jos Leijdekkers confirmed to be in Sierra Leone
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Archive photo of Desi Bouterse in January 2014
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Suriname bids farewell to Desi Bouterse in public memorial
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A bulletproof and stab-resistant vest worn by Dutch police officers. November 2023
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Specialist police team sets new record with 153 fugitives apprehended in 2024
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Jail bars
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Amsterdam fugitive who survived murder attempt that killed girlfriend arrested in Dubai
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Police officers
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Cops not prosecuted for shooting at prisoner who escaped from psychiatric clinic
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Police in Italy captured an alleged terrorist after he arrived in Rome on a flight from Eindhoven. 8 April 2024
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Suspected IS terrorist arrested in Italy after flying from Eindhoven to Rome
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Police officers
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18-year-old man from Amersfoort abducted and assaulted, suspects on the run
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Koninklijke Marechaussee
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Morocco surrenders fugitive wanted for shooting two men over a children's spat in 2015
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Archive photo of a police boat on the Maas River in Maastricht. May 2014
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Body recovered of motorist who eluded police by jumping into a pond
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Handcuffs, radio Dutch Police Car
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Wrong-way driver eludes police, ditches car, jumps into pond and vanishes
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The sign outside a police station near Leidseplein in Amsterdam. 30 April 2023
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Dutch suspects wanted for kidnapping and torturing man in Spain arrested
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Rick Wessels (left) and Marco Ebben
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Two Dutch people added to Europol’s Most wanted list
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Bretly D., suspected in a fatal shooting in Rotterdam on 13 October 2023 and a stabbing in Zutphen on 21 October 2023
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Court extends remand for suspect in Rotterdam psychiatrist murder case
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Bretly D., suspected in a fatal shooting in Rotterdam on 13 October 2023 and a stabbing in Zutphen on 21 October 2023
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Suspect Bretly D. remanded into custody in Rotterdam psychiatrist murder case
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Bretly D., suspected in a fatal shooting in Rotterdam on 13 October 2023 and a stabbing in Zutphen on 21 October 2023
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Suspect in Rotterdam psychiatrist murder arrested in Amsterdam
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Jail bars
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Dutch fugitive arrested in Marocco after eight years on the run
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Stock image of crime scene tape used by police in the Netherlands
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Fugitive convicted of sex crimes captured in Amsterdam
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Handcuffs, radio Dutch Police Car
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Yet another prisoner escapes from Nijmegen psychiatric prison
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Police arrest a suspect.
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Polish fugitive caught in Beverwijk; Wanted for drug trafficking, attempted murder