Zoetermeer

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A police vehicle parked on a street in the Netherlands. 20 October 2024
Crime
One hurt, four arrested in shooting near Zoetermeer shopping center
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Skates on ice.
Sports
Former gold and silver medal-winning short-track star Yara van Kerkhof retires 
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Child with teddy bear
Crime
Zoetermeer man in custody for distributing "unprecedentedly" violent child pornography
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Rocket launcher and automatic firearms seized in Rotterdam, 29 January 2023
Crime
"Godmother" of Amsterdam arrested in international investigation
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Hague police officer
Crime
Police in The Hague caught 126 fugitives in 2023
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Social housing in Ypenburg, The Hague
Business
Homeowners will be hit with €938 in municipal taxes and fees next year, up 5.8 percent
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Fireworks
Crime
Many municipalities will not implement their own fireworks measures without national ban
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17-year-old pajama-clad boy arrested for speeding in Zoetermeer, 19 November 2023
Crime
Boy in pyjamas jailed for racing mother’s car over 100 km/h above speed limit
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Police arrest suspect
Crime
17-year-old boy arrested for involvement in explosions in Zoetermeer
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Tire valve on a child's bicycle
Weird
Child's bicycle falls on woman's head as she walks past Zoetermeer apartment building
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Over 7,700 kilograms of cocaine found in a shipment of bananas. The drugs arrived in Antwerp and were found in Bleiswijk. 16 October 2023
Crime
Over 7,700 kg of cocaine, worth hundreds of millions, seized in Zuid-Holland
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Iphones
CrimeBusiness
Ministry civil servant denies alleged theft of hundreds of Iphones
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A carambit-style combat knife was seized from a boy, 9, who threatened another boy, 6, in The Hague. 28 June 2023
CrimeWeird
Boy, 9, caught threatening a 6-year-old with a combat knife in The Hague
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Black smoke from a fire in Zoetermeer billows over the A12, prompting multiple NL-Alert messages. 17 April 2023
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Video: NL-Alert messages sent for major fire in vacant Zoetermeer building; Two rescued
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A police officer at a crime scene in 2020
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Two injured in possible kidnapping in Zoeterwoude, three suspects arrested
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Gavel with lady justice in the background
Crime
Teens could get 20 months for shooting 17-year-old in face with sawed-off shotgun
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Nelson Mandela Bridge in Zoetermeer
Business
Nelson Mandela Bridge reopens tonight after repairs due to collapse risk
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An artist’s impression of fireworks over Parliament buildings in The Hague
CultureEntertainment
Hilversum and Amsterdam cancel fireworks show due to bad weather conditions