Public prosecution services

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Prison cell bars
Crime
Police seize 3,223 kilos of cocaine in Brabant and Papendrecht, eight arrested
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De Paulusschool in Zoetermeer.
CrimeBusiness
Zoetermeer school shuts after janitor sexually abuses girls, director suspended
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The memorial for Peter R. de Vries at the Carre in Amsterdam. 21 July 2021
Crime
Crime boss Taghi’s relative named mastermind in journalist Peter R. de Vries Murder
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Mobile speed camera
Politics
Dutch cities struggle to enforce 30 km/h limits with too few speed cameras
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Lady Justice in Netherlands
Crime
Trial begins for Dutch man who beheaded his mother in Hellevoetsluis
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Video call while driving
CrimePolitics
More phone-use fines, fewer speeding tickets as traffic enforcement rises in Netherlands
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Dutch police station.
Crime
Police apologize for sharing innocent woman’s photo as suspect in fake cop scam
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Handcuffs
Crime
Amsterdam man suspected of hiding mothballs that look like candy in kids’ library books
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Gavel with lady justice in the background
Crime
Taghi’s son gets six years for drug trafficking, plotting father’s escape
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Police officers
CrimeBusiness
Illegal fireworks seizures top 112,000 kilograms, surpassing last year’s total
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A crane cleaning rubble in the aftermath of a devastating explosion on Tarwekamp in The Hague on 7 December 2024. Six people died in the blast
Crime1-1-2
Year after fatal explosion in The Hague, Tarwekamp residents face financial uncertainty
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Dick Schoof
CrimePolitics
Prosecutors clear Schoof, Nobel over comments on immigrant youth after Ajax-Maccabi riot
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Hugo Ruimwijk, suspect in the murder of Sherwin Peterhof
Crime
Police name and release a photo of ninth suspect in the murder of Sherwin Peterhof
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The courthouse in Breda is part of the Zeeland-West-Brabant district. In front of the building is the statue La Source by Pascale Marthine Tayou. 20 October 2018
Crime
Three guilty of coercing, pimping girls out to over 300 men in sex trafficking case
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Police officers
CrimeBusinessSports
Dutch clubs push for tougher action against football riots
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Prison cell bars
CrimePoliticsBusiness
State pays thousands to TBS patients forced to wait in prison cells as clinics overcrowd
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A car crashed into a tree, flipped, and caught on the crossing of Bezuidenhoutseweg and Reigersbergenweg during a police chase in The Hague, 4 December 2025
Crime
Public Prosecution Service identifies three dead in The Hague crash after police pursuit
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Firefighter on the scene
Crime1-1-2
Police suspect arson in Almere fire that seriously injured 49-year-old man
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Pills
CrimeBusiness
Authorities crack down on another webshop linked to at least one fake oxycodone death
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Dutch police station.
Crime
Detainee dies overnight in Breda police cell; Investigation launched
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Police in Rotterdam counting cash found during several raids linked to investigations into money laundering and drug trafficking. April 2024
Crime
Couple faces eight years in prison for laundering over €50 million through grocery store
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Pharmaceuticals seized from Funcaps in August 2025
1-1-2Business
Drug retailer Funcaps criticized for aggressive marketing amid fatal overdoses
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An explosion destroyed at least five apartments on Tarwekamp in The Hague. Four people were quickly hospitalized as rescuers searched for missing people. 7 Dec. 2024
Crime1-1-2
Suspect erupts in court during trial over Tarwekamp explosion that killed six
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The Public Prosecution Service office in Oost-Nederland
Crime
Dutch prosecutors seek 18-year sentences for fatal Purmerend shooting