Heemskerk

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A Dutch police officer arresting a boy
Crime
Five boys aged 12 to 15 arrested for attempted manslaughter, aggravated assault
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A photo of Ukrainian boy Milan, 16, who disappeared from Heemskerk on Christmas Day, 2025
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Police: No signs of violent crime in death of 16-year-old Ukrainian boy found in water
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A police team search for Milan, a missing 16-year-old Ukrainian boy, in the waters of Park Scheybeeck in Beverwijk. 29 Dec. 2025
Crime
Video: Body of Ukrainian boy Milan found during search for missing teen, police say
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A photo of Ukrainian boy Milan, 16, who disappeared from Heemskerk on Christmas Day, 2025
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Police boats, hundreds others search for Ukrainian boy missing since Christmas
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Fireworks in a store
Crime
Heemskerk minor in custody after major fireworks seizure
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Handcuffs, radio Dutch Police Car
Crime
Suspect confesses to stripping Haarlem boy, beating him while unconscious
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A firefighter prepares a hose.
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Fire forces evacuation of Heemskerk apartment block; Locals warned neighbor needed help
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Red Cross workers setting up stretchers in a sports hall that will be an emergency shelter for asylum seekers
CrimePolitics
Ant-asylum protesters throw fireworks bomb at Uitgeest town hall; No arrests
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Poster urging Amsterdam residents to vote in the parliamentary election on 29 October 2025
Politics
Dutch municipalities face volunteer shortages ahead of parliamentary elections
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Court gavel with a statue of Lady Justice in the background
Crime
First suspect sentenced to prison for youth group clashes in Noord-Holland
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Gavel with lady justice in the background
Crime
Man, 57, sentenced to 10 years in prison for murdering his girlfriend in Heemskerk
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Police at Castor College in Beverwijk, one of five secondary schools in Beverwijk and Heemskerk that are closed on 12 September 2025 due to an escalating fued between rival groups of young people
Crime
Another suspect arrested oven violence between youths in Beverwijk; Schools reopen
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A police detention cell
Crime
Heemskerk man arrested for spreading false posts that fueled youth unrest in Beverwijk
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Police at Castor College in Beverwijk, one of five secondary schools in Beverwijk and Heemskerk that are closed on 12 September 2025 due to an escalating fued between rival groups of young people
Crime
Schools in Beverwijk & Heemskerk closed over escalating feud between young people
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Emergency services closed down several streets in Heemskerk after a man showed up at a GP post with symptoms of an infectious tropical disease, 13 March 2025
Health
Heemskerk streets locked down for hours over man with tropical disease at GP practice
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Crime scene tape and a police car, with police officers in the background
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Three found dead in Dutch waters; Police investigating suspicious death in Zaandam
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Police officer with police cars in the background
Crime
Noord-Holland cop arrested for selling police data to criminals
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Handcuffs
Crime
Heemskerk shooting: One person hurt, two teenaged boys at large
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Cropped view of a boy getting a vaccination
Health
Some Noord-Holland schools will ask about child vaccinations amid whooping cough deaths
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Call center
Crime
Over 7 million email addresses found in sophisticated Dutch bank helpdesk scam
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A police officer at a crime scene in 2020
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67-year-old woman and dog run over in IJmuiden, three people arrested
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Caroline Tensen and Quinty Trustfull announced the winners of the €58.9 million PostcodeKanjer annual lottery. 1 January 2023
BusinessCultureEntertainment
€58.9 million postal code lottery awarded in Heemskerk neighborhoods
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Firearms seized in an investigation into firearms trafficking from Netherlands to Poland, 25 April 2022
Crime
82 arrested for mail-order firearm trafficking between Netherlands and Poland
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Tata Steel IJmuiden at sunset
HealthBusiness
Tata Steel promises reduction in air pollutants; Pledges to go carbon neutral