Amsterdam-West

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One person killed in fire on a houseboat in Amsterdam-West. July 4, 2026.
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Video: One person killed in houseboat fire in Amsterdam-West
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Entrance sign for De Oeverlanden, Amsterdam Nieuw-West
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Violent incidents rise in De Oeverlanden gay cruising area in Amsterdam-West
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Crime scene tape
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At least one hurt in Amsterdam shooting early on King's Day morning
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Police siren.
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Amsterdam-West home shut after police seize 120kg of hashish, €432,000 in cash
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Fire engulfs the Vondelkerk shortly after midnight during New Year's celebrations in Amsterdam. 1 Jan. 2026
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Amsterdam's Vondelkerk church “cannot be saved” after New Year’s fire
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Fire engulfs the Vondelkerk shortly after midnight during New Year's celebrations in Amsterdam. 1 Jan. 2026
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Video: Amsterdam's Vondelkerk church tower collapses during major fire; Alert for smoke
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Grocery delivery
Business
Online supermarket Crisp set to post first profit this month
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Illegal fireworks discovered at a warehouse on the Basisweg, Amsterdam-West, December 4, 2025.
Crime
Police find 8,500 kilos of illegal fireworks in Amsterdam warehouse
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Explosion shattered the windows of a sandwhich shop on Plantage Kerklaan in Amsterdam, 2 September 2025
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Third suspect arrested for explosions at pizza chain and local delicatessen
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Cops found hundreds of kilograms of illegal fireworks and weapons in a storage unit under the Overtoomsesluis police station in Amsterdam West, 1 December 2025
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Cops find huge amount of fireworks, weapons in storage unit under A'dam police station
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Dutch authorities seized 1,200 kilograms of cocaine hidden in a shipment of bananas from Colombia at the port of Vlissingen on Aug. 8, 2025.
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Mayor orders six-month closure of Amsterdam warehouse linked to cocaine shipment
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Handcuffs
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Amsterdam woman arrested in cold case murder from 30 years ago
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Police officers
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Man arrested in Amsterdam store abduction; Woman found safe
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Gavel with lady justice in the background
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Ex acquitted of Amsterdam woman's brutal murder in 2016
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Linus Karp as Princess Diana
CultureEntertainmentWeird
Drag, puppets, and queer joy: 'Diana: the Untold and Untrue Story' comes to Amsterdam
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Court gavel with a statue of Lady Justice in the background
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Three sentenced to jail, community service for Plein '40-'45 riots in Amsterdam
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Handcuffs, radio Dutch Police Car
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Police arrest 14-year-old for assault on Museumplein and extortion via Snapchat
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A large police presence at a pro-Palestine protest on Waterlooplein in Amsterdam, 10 March 2024. Demonstrators protested against the Israeli president's presence at the opening of the National Holocaust Museum while over 30,000 Palestians have died in Israeli attacks on Gaza
CrimePolitics
Amsterdam violence suspects still not identified after police release images
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Police officer with police cars in the background
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Police arrest 16-year-old for throwing an explosive at a tram during riots in Amsterdam
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The court on Parnassusweg in Amsterdam-Zuid, 21 February 2021
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Prosecutor demands nursing home care for man, 91, accused of stabbing wife to death
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Court gavel with a statue of Lady Justice in the background
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Shooter in Ayla Mintjes murder to serve 22 years in jail after appeal
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Court gavel with a statue of Lady Justice in the background
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Woman who fatally stabbed her grandmother in Amsterdam doesn't know why she did it
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The court on Parnassusweg in Amsterdam-Zuid, 21 February 2021
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Man convicted in violent, random Amsterdam murder won’t go to prison
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Officers in the James Cookstraat
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21-year-old woman who stabbed her grandmother remains in custody for longer