Public Prosecution Service

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Riot police responding to attacks on Maccabi Tel Aviv football supporters in Amsterdam, 8 November 2024
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Metro station tapes yield no evidence to prosecute Maccabi fans for Amsterdam assault
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Court gavel with a statue of Lady Justice in the background
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Rapper Ali B sentenced to for two counts of rape; Acquitted of sexual assault
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Jos Leijdekkers
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Bolle Jos's Father could face 7 months in prison for laundering €110,000 watch
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Dutch Princesses Amalia, Ariane, and Alexia, from left to right, in the summer of 2025
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Man, 33, remains in custody over suspected plot against Princesses Amalia and Alexia
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The Red Light District in Amsterdam at night
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Court tosses case against man accused of laundering Red Light District properties
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Dutch police station.
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Police officer dies at Zandvoort police station; Circumstances unclear
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Dutch Princesses Amalia, Ariane, and Alexia, from left to right, in the summer of 2025
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Man, 33, in custody for planning to kill Dutch Princesses Amalia and Alexia
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A memorial to Lisa, 17, at the location where she was found stabbed to death on 20 Aug. 2025 in Ouder-Amstel, near Amsterdam. 13 Nov. 2025
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Psychiatric evaluation extended for suspect in Lisa's murder; Trial to start in January
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Simone Alleman, a 52-year-old from Diemen who was found dead after she went missing in Landsmeer in January 2025
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Timothy B., 33, sentenced to 17 years for killing his mother
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Dutch police are looking for the car linked to the murder of Mariska Klompenhouwer in Rotterdam in 2001.
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Dutch prosecutors double reward in 25-year-old Rotterdam sexual assault and murder case
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Brug 721 crosses the Christoffel Plantijngracht. The footbridge over the canal is located in the Piet Wiedijkpark, a park in the Osdorp neighborhood of Amsterdam Nieuw-West. June 2018
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YouTube prank caller’s channel goes offline after prank call linked to fatal shooting
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Dutch authorities have arrested four suspects in Lochem after uncovering 365 kilograms of cocaine hidden in a shipment of household goods from Curaçao. April 2026.
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365 kilos of cocaine in household shipment from Curaçao leads to four arrests in Lochem
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The extent of damage after a portion of Arnhem’s city center caught fire was made clear in drone footage. 6 March 2025
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4 years in prison for arson that destroyed 10 buildings in historic Arnhem city center
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Brug 721 crosses the Christoffel Plantijngracht. The footbridge over the canal is located in the Piet Wiedijkpark, a park in the Osdorp neighborhood of Amsterdam Nieuw-West. June 2018
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YouTuber admits to prank call that resulted in fatal shooting of Syrian teens
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A fatbike rider in Amsterdam
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Police took a teenager’s fatbike after repeat offenses; His mom demanded it back
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Hands painted in the rainbow colors of the Pride flag, forming a heart
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Reports of discrimination targeting LGBTQ jumped 81 pct. in the Netherlands since 2022
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Voting pencil
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Gorinchem election fraud probe: caregiver alleged to have taken elderly voting passes
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Two photos of the man suspected of killing three people at random in Rotterdam’s IJsselmonde District from December 21, 2024, through January 2, 2025.
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Man who killed 3 random victims in Rotterdam jailed for 14 years
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Police release footage of Drents museum theft suspects.
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Drents Museum heist trial starts: Three men accused of stealing Romanian treasures
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The Booking.com headquarters building in Amsterdam in 2018
Business
Human rights org. seek charges against Booking.com over Israeli settlement rentals
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A RET bus at Kralingse Zoom bus station in Rotterdam, August 3, 2024
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Same passenger repeatedly assaulted Rotterdam bus driver, prompting investigation
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Taxi
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Utrecht taxi driver convicted of sexually abusing passengers; Jailed for 5 years
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Court gavel with a statue of Lady Justice in the background
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Syrian on trial for torture as Assad-regime soldier says case is "fabricated"
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Amsterdam homes over a canal
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Man sentenced to community service for scamming at least 18 home seekers in Amsterdam