Public prosecution services

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Champagne sold at Schiphol Airport. May 22, 2022.
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Aviation groups consider new alcohol rules after rise in drunken passenger disturbances
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The Public Prosecution Service office in Oost-Nederland
Crime
Former police officer and friend acquitted of raping drunk teen girl; Prosecutors appeal
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A Dutch police officer standing by a police car
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Police officer in Limburg fired after reports of sexual misconduct
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Prison cell bars
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Zwijndrecht man, 23, detained for child pornography and sextortion of minor girls
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Lady Justice in Netherlands
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Man sentenced to 13 years for fatal stabbing, remains free due to terminal illness
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Euros and cryptocurrency, like Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Litecoin
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Prosecutors push Dutch crypto platform into bankruptcy court to protect investors
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Domestic violence.
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Government proposes criminalizing psychological abuse, tougher domestic violence laws
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Sex worker on a bed
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Man held for armed robbery of bound sex workers near The Hague facing 7 years in prison
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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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Dutch soldier; Flag of the Netherlands on military uniform
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Explosion, violence among drunk service members at military bases prompt Ministry review
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A police detention cell
Crime
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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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.
Crime
Venlo man who escaped Roermond hospital custody arrested in Düsseldorf
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The Public Prosecution Service office in Oost-Nederland
Crime
Prosecutors settle case with auction house over false origin records for artifacts
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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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Jumbo
Crime
Prosecutors seek 14 years for fatal shooting inside busy Jumbo in Vlissingen
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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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Dutch police station.
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Police officer dies at Zandvoort police station; Circumstances unclear
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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.
Crime
Dutch prosecutors double reward in 25-year-old Rotterdam sexual assault and murder case
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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.
Crime
365 kilos of cocaine in household shipment from Curaçao leads to four arrests in Lochem
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A fatbike rider in Amsterdam
Crime
Police took a teenager’s fatbike after repeat offenses; His mom demanded it back
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Voting pencil
Politics
Gorinchem election fraud probe: caregiver alleged to have taken elderly voting passes