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Police officers in the Netherlands look out at a group of people on the street as fireworks explode over their head just after midnight on New Year's Day.
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Anonymous illegal fireworks reports in the Netherlands surge 57% in first half of year
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A firefighter prepares a hose.
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Entire Huizen housing block to be demolished after fatal explosion
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Odido's headquarters building in The Hague. Undated
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Voice of fake IT employee links Dutch criminals to Odido hack
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The Spanish and Dutch police raided 12 locations in the two countries, seizing a record of 947 kilograms of MDMA and arresting 15 supsects, 28 January 2026
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Video: Dutch, Spanish police intercept 947 kg of MDMA; Largest seizure in Europe
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Professional fireworks in storage unit prompt evacuation of Eindhoven apartment complex
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Mobile forensic unit
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Dutch authorities have high hopes for new DNA techniques in solving old sex crimes
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A Dutch police tactical team from the Special Intervention Service (DSI) in a file photo from March 2017
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Heavily armed police rescue man, 33, from hostage situation in Tiel home; Five arrested
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Dutch Police Officer at the crime scene.
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Police shoot armed man on Rotterdam street
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Dutch police at the A12 highway. More than 270 activists were arrested for highway blockade near Utrecht. July 4, 2026.
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Video: Dutch police arrest more than 270 after A12 highway blockade near Utrecht
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One person killed in fire on a houseboat in Amsterdam-West. July 4, 2026.
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Video: One person killed in houseboat fire in Amsterdam-West
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Video: 1 dead after Huizen house explosion and fire
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Court gavel with a statue of Lady Justice in the background
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Hundreds of serious crime convicts handed shorter sentences because trials take too long
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Crime scene tape and a police car, with police officers in the background
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Victim resuscitated on Rotterdam street after shooting; 5 suspects arrested
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Crime scene tape with a police car in the background
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Video: Person shot on Rotterdam street after Keti Koti celebration; Critically injured
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Newborn baby's feet
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Woman gives birth on N44 highway in Wassenaar amid extreme heat
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Three dead in separate drownings, including teen boy & amateur footballer
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Woman found unconscious, badly injured near Amsterdam-Oost rail station
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Police release images of man suspected in two Utrecht assaults on women, June 18-19, 2026
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Suspect arrested in severe beating of two Utrecht women
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Police officer arrests a suspect.
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17-year-old boy arrested for groping 9 women in Dordrecht region
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Fatbikes parked in the street in Amsterdam, 22 October 2024
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Police: Young fatbike rider suspected of groping 8 women in Dordrecht area
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Police release images of man suspected in two Utrecht assaults on women, June 18-19, 2026
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Police release new footage of man wanted for assaulting two cycling women in Utrecht
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Police talk to residents as firefighters respond to an explosion and fire on Ombilinstraat in Amsterdam. 20 June 2026
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Video: Explosion damages Amsterdam-Oost apartment building; Two teens on fatbike sought
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A police officer with an ambulance in the background
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Tractor driver collides with Amsterdam bicyclist, killing her instantly
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Police release images of man suspected in two Utrecht assaults on women, June 18-19, 2026
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Police release photos, ask for help identifying man who assaulted two women in Utrecht