hijacking

Police at the scene of a shooting on Kreefstraat in Rotterdam, 10 Sept 2019

Rush hour shooting in Rotterdam and carjacking likely related: Police

Sep 10 '19 16:10

Multiple shots were fired on Kreefstraat in Rotterdam, near the Alexandrium shopping center, on Tuesday morning. As far as is known, no one was hurt, the police said on Twitter. Shortly after the shooting, a car was hijacked a short distance away. The police assume that the two incidents are related.

Witnesses told Rijnmond.nl that someone opened fire on a black Range Rover from another car. A man and a woman were sitting in the Range Rover. One of them got out and shot at the other car, which drove away with three people inside.

Cops cleared in fatal shooting during helicopter hijacking attempt

Feb 7 '19 13:30

Crime

Police officers who shot and killed a suspect in Roermond after an attempted helicopter hijacking in October 2017, will not be prosecuted for doing so. The use of their firearms was justified, the Public Prosecutor decided, NU.nl reports.

Up to 30 months in prison for foiled prison break

Nov 12 '18 12:00

Crime

The court in Amsterdam sentenced four men to up to 30 months in prison on Monday for their involvement in a foiled attempt to break Benaouf A. out of the prison in Roermond with a hijacked helicopter last year, NU.nl reports.

Hijacker hit by train while running from police

Jun 12 '18 07:23

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A man jumped in front of a train in Nootdorp on Monday evening while fleeing from the police after hijacking a car in Rotterdam. He was hit by the train and died at the scene, a spokesperson for the police confirmed to NU.nl.

The man "recklessly" drove over several highways during the chase, the spokesperson said. On the A12 at Nootdorp, the hijacked car suddenly came to a stop. The man got out and jumped in front of a passing train.

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Small Swiss plane sounds hijacking alarm while flying over Brabant

Jul 4 '17 13:50

Crime

A Dutch military Apache helicopter was deployed to check on a small aircraft from Switzerland on Tuesday morning after the plane sent a hijacking alarm while flying over Noord-Brabant. The Defense helicopter from Gilze-Rijen air base guided the plane into landing at Breda Airport, Omroep Brabant reports.

It turned out to be a false alarm - there was a problem with the plane's radio. "The pilot switched to he wrong frequency", a spokesperson for Gilze-Rijen said to the broadcaster. "There was no radio contact for several minutes, which could mean that the plane was hijacked."

Getaway car in Zoetermeer double murder found in Rotterdam; two perpetrators sought

Apr 26 '17 10:10

Crime

The police are looking for two perpetrators in a shooting that left two men dead in Zoetermeer on Tuesday. The car the gunmen used to flee the scene was recovered in Rotterdam, the police said in a statement.

Fake cop, resident hurt in armed home invasion

May 11 '16 11:20

Crime

Two armed men dressed as police officers forced their way into a home in Landgraaf on Tuesday and robbed the inhabitants. Two people were injured, including one of the robbers.

Taxi driver leaps from moving vehicle during carjacking

Mar 3 '16 14:10

Crime

An Amsterdam taxi driver managed to leap from his moving vehicle after three men hijacked him during the early hours of Friday, February 19th. The police are looking for witnesses.

British fugitive arrested in Amsterdam

Aug 11 '15 08:52

Crime

British fugitive Patrick Adams was arrested in Amsterdam on Friday. His wife Constance was also arrested

Bystanders save woman, stop Almelo carjacking

May 6 '15 13:42

Crime

Helpful bystanders managed to stop a hijacking in Almelo on Tuesday night. Both of the hijackers, two men from Den Ham aged 18 and 22 years, were arrested.

Anti-Terror drill set for Eindhoven airbase

Jan 29 '15 12:50

A large coordinated counter-terrorism drill will take place Thursday morning in Eindhoven. The drill simulates a hijacking of a passenger plane, and makes use of two F-16 fighter jets as an escort.

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