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A girl is crying
1-1-2CultureLifestyle
More teens, parents turn to hotlines over organized crime, bullying, depression
19 June 2026 - 20:20
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An active blue light bar on a Swedish police car in 2017
Crime
Swedish drug probe leads to arrest in the Netherlands as international crackdown widens
3 June 2026 - 14:30
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Court gavel with a statue of Lady Justice in the background
Crime
OM handled over 200,000 cases last year including 15 femicides; More teenage suspects
11 May 2026 - 10:56
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Primary school boy is playing on his phone
Health
Experts warn rising ‘manosphere’ influence on boys may drive violent, sexual offenses
9 May 2026 - 19:45
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Partial view of teen boy in white t-shirt using laptop
Crime
Europol: Children recruited for violent crime via gaming and social media platforms
29 April 2026 - 08:42
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Mike Manicardi, the founder of Amsterdam's Badhuistheater, an independent and international theater on the city's east side
CultureArtEntertainment
Firebombs, slim finances couldn't stop Mike Manicardi from growing Amsterdam's Badhuistheater
27 November 2025 - 10:00
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Police officers and forensic investigators at the scene of a crime
Crime
24 femicides in Netherlands last year; Another 49 women escaped, survived attack
12 May 2025 - 10:20
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Three first edition prints of works by Aleksandr Pushkin stolen from the National Library of the Netherlands in 2023
CrimeCultureArt
Six of Pushkin's 19th-Century Works Vanish from National Library of the Netherlands
9 May 2025 - 12:14
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A Dutch police officer arresting a boy
Crime
Netherlands joins Europol taskforce against criminal recruitment of teenagers
1 May 2025 - 22:00
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Koninklijke Marechaussee
Crime
Three workers arrested in Schiphol cocaine trafficking plot; Weapons, cash seized
18 April 2025 - 15:20
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The Europol headquarters in The Hague, 2019
Crime
"Violence as a service": Europol very concerned about criminals recruiting teens online
18 March 2025 - 11:10
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The entrance to the Vught Penitentiary Institution, including the ultra-secure EBI prison ward. Feb. 2024
CrimePolitics
VVD wants to limit how many clients lawyers can represent in high-security prison
20 January 2025 - 21:10
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A bulletproof and stab-resistant vest worn by Dutch police officers. November 2023
Crime
Specialist police team sets new record with 153 fugitives apprehended in 2024
29 December 2024 - 16:25
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The Human Environment and Transport Inspectorate seized around 18,000 kilograms of fireworks from a Dutch fireworks importer, December 2023
Crime1-1-2
Massive 5,500 kg of fireworks found in warehouse in Zuid-Holland village; 3 arrested
19 November 2024 - 21:10
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Aftermath of an explosive attack on a home
Crime
Police expect over 1,000 explosive attacks this year; No fatalities a "small miracle"
14 November 2024 - 21:10
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Seized Ghost encrypted phones, September 2024
Crime
Dutch police help take down another encrypted commmunications platform
18 September 2024 - 13:40
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The Europol headquarters in The Hague, 2019
Politics
Police chief Kraag joins Europol
1 September 2024 - 18:20
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Healthcare workers
Crime
Organized crime increasingly involved in healthcare fraud; OM not equipped to fight it
5 August 2024 - 14:30
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KNVB football
BusinessSports
KNVB "tightening processes" after sponsor deal linked to Chinese organized crime
1 August 2024 - 12:50
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Ridouan Taghi with a sketch aged to show what he may look like today
CrimePolitics
Son of Ridouan Taghi extradited from the United Arab Emirates to the Netherlands
27 July 2024 - 09:50
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Over 5 million euros in cash found in an Amsterdam home, 3 March 2022
Crime
Cash in construction, Fraud in healthcare among top financial crime trends of 2023
28 June 2024 - 08:43
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A billboard in Amsterdam showing campaign posters for the European Parliament elections on 6 June 2024
Politics
Migration and healthcare the main issues for Dutch voters in European elections
7 June 2024 - 08:05
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Justitieel Complex Schiphol, the courthouse for the Noord-Holland district at Schiphol Airport in Haarlemmermeer
Crime
Six convicted in extremely violent Noord-Holland robberies that left one dead
27 May 2024 - 18:48
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Geert Wilders after the PVV, VVD, NSC, and BBB factions agreed to the coalition agreement, 15 May 2024
Politics
"Hope, courage, pride": Main points from the right-wing parties' coalition agreement
16 May 2024 - 08:39
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