Nieuwegein

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The Public Prosecution Service office in Oost-Nederland
Crime
Prosecutors will appeal after ex-cop, friend acquitted in rape of drunk girl
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Police officers
Crime
Former police officer acquitted in rape case involving 17-year-old
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Dutch police station.
Crime
Prosecutors recommend four years jail for former police officer accused of raping teen
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Mercedes driver caught speeding 240 km/h on A2 highway, 7 June 2026
Crime
Mercedes driver caught speeding 240 km/h on A2 highway
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Empty swing
Crime
Report highlights shortcomings in care before killing of 11-year-old Sohani
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Police officers
Crime
Utrecht police officer arrested on suspicion of raping teenager in Nieuwegein
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FvD leader Thierry Baudet classhing with D66 MP Jan Paternotte during a parliamentary debate, 27 March 2024
Politics
At least three municipalities boycotting FvD over candidates from far-right groups
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Court gavel with a statue of Lady Justice in the background
Crime
Prison recommended for member of far-right group, which FvD seems to be recruiting from
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Auctioneer's gavel
Crime
Psychiatric care, not prison, for man who killed 11-year-old in Nieuwegein
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Cropped shot of a lawyer writing and Lady Justice statue on a table.
Crime
Man who killed 11-year-old in Nieuwegein had assaulted woman, alarmed police earlier
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Gray-tone image of a teenage girl sitting on the floor crying
Crime
Victims shocked as Schagen suspect who sexually abused them dies by suicide pre-trial
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A PostNL delivery driver with the robots that have been tested for future use, October 21, 2025.
BusinessTech
PostNL tests robotic dogs and humanoid robots to assist delivery workers
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Police officer cordoning off a crime scene
Crime
Man who fatally stabbed 11-year-old girl is "mentally incompetent," experts conclude
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Broken Circle/Spiral Hill in Emmen
CultureLifestyle
Fifteen post-1965 buildings nominated to become new national momuments
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Crime scene tape and a police car, with police officers in the background
Crime
Man arrested for stabbing young girl in Nieuwegein; Child sustained minor injuries
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Ankle monitor
Crime
Court could release suspected Nieuwegein right-wing terrorist with an ankle monitor
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A group of oak processionary caterpillars in 2010
TechNature
Oak processionary caterpillars on the rise again after years of decline
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Oak processionary caterpillar.
Nature
Municipalities warn residents about toxic oak processionary caterpillars
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Logo Pvda and GroenLinks
Politics
GroenLinks and PvdA members vote in favor of merger into new party
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Condolence candles and flowers
HealthCrime
Mayors demand urgent action on mental health–related violence
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Police discovered 966,000 euros in cash when checking two men after spotting a suspicous handover in Nieuwegein, 10 April 2025
Crime
Nearly a million euros in cash seized during traffic stop; Men held for money laundering
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A person under arrest
Crime
Dutch man held in alleged right-wing terror plot after tip
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Police officers
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Two Amsterdam men identified as victims of fatal A2 collision
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A serious crash on the A2 near Nieuwegein on March 22, 2025, set both a truck and a van ablaze, forcing a full closure of the highway’s southbound lanes.
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Two bodies found in burnt-out van after A2 collision near Nieuwegein