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A Dutch police officer standing by a police car
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Dutch police failed to investigate over 10,000 serious crimes in 2024: Court of Audit
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Pharmaceuticals seized from Funcaps in August 2025
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Evidence proves at least 18 deaths linked to designer drug site Funcaps, prosecutor says
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The District and Appeals Court complex on Prins Clauslaan in The Hague. 2016
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Trial begins against Ede resident accused of in Rwanda genocide; Claims innocence
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Prison cell bars
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Man gets 30 years for fatal shooting of woman in Rijswijk, witnessed by 4-year-old son
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Emergency services at the scene of an explosion and fire on Osdorper Ban in Amsterdam Nieuw-West, 12 June 2026
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Two men suspected in Amsterdam explosion remain jailed; Third person released
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A police detention cell
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Fourth suspect arrested in Heemstede synagogue terror plot
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Gavel with lady justice in the background
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Amsterdam court gives fashion consultant 42 months for rape, sexual abuse of minors
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Enforcement officers on a street in Rotterdam
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Only 6 fines in two years since ban on catcalling, sexually harassing women on street
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NS Intercity train
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Man convicted of stabbing 2 train travelers with hypodermic needle; No extra prison time
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Harry L. arrested in Istanbul, Turkey, on 17 May 2026
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Turkey extradites brother of wanted drug trafficker Bolle Jos to Netherlands
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Police officer cordoning off a crime scene
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Suspect in youth coach's death previously sentenced to treatment for attempted stabbing
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Home schooling.
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Parents can be prosecuted for keeping homeschooling kids over religious convictions
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German police car in Baden-Baden, Germany. May 20, 2026.
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Venlo man who escaped Roermond hospital custody arrested in Düsseldorf
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Court gavel with a statue of Lady Justice in the background
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Former court employee sentenced for leaking sensitive data and targeting victim’s family
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Inez Weski during a debate on democracy at Theater aan het Spui in The Hague in 2014
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Lawyer Weski convicted of joining Taghi's criminal organization; No further jail time
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The Public Prosecution Service office in Oost-Nederland
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Prosecutors settle case with auction house over false origin records for artifacts
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Game Over: Police share photos of 79 suspects in fake police scams and bank helpdesk fraud, March 2026
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Police identify 74 of 100 suspects in fake cop, helpdesk scams
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Police officers
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Emergency decree in Stadskanaal to stop vandalism of suspects' homes in child abuse case
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A lost teddy.
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6-year-old girl in induced coma after abuse by mother, girlfriend; Boy, 7, also abused
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Child with teddy bear
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Fmr. city councilor suspected of sex abuse of 13 kids also has criminal record in U.K.
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Red shoes placed in a protest to represent the victims of femicide
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Dutch courts don't have clear definition of femicide, rarely use the term in rulings
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Jumbo
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Prosecutors seek 14 years for fatal shooting inside busy Jumbo in Vlissingen
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Court gavel with a statue of Lady Justice in the background
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OM handled over 200,000 cases last year including 15 femicides; More teenage suspects
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A Dutch police badge lying on a desk with a police officer typing on a computer in the background
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Dutch authorities take down Motherless, porn site known for sexual abuse videos