Peter Holla

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Onlookers watch from a bridge in Amsterdam-Zuidoost as police search for evidence in the murder of Lisa, a 17-year-old killed while biking home to Abcoude. 26 Aug. 2025
Crime
Detectives in girl’s murder find knife by Amsterdam asylum center where suspect stayed
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Police officers
Crime
Incidents of police violence stable at 36,151 last year; Fewer police shootings
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The sign outside a police station near Leidseplein in Amsterdam. 30 April 2023
Business
Amsterdam police fire four officers for transgressive and discriminatory messages
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Amsterdam Mayor Femke Halsema during a City Council debate about rioting and anti-Semitism surrounding the Ajax-Maccabi Tel Aviv football match. 12 November 2024
CrimePolitics
Amsterdam mayor survives no-confidence vote in City Council debate over recent riots
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Police surround Maccabi Tel Aviv football fans on Dam Square in Amsterdam ahead of a Europa League match against Ajax. 7 November 2024
CrimePolitics
Amsterdam mayor couldn’t reach PM during riots; City wanted to ban Ajax-Maccabi match
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Amsterdam mayor Femke Halsema, public prosecutor René de Beukelaer, and police chief Peter Holla giving a press conference on attacks on Israeli football supporters in the city, 8 November 2024
CrimePoliticsSports
"Boys on scooters" targeted Israeli football fans in Amsterdam; No confirmed abductions