Tag: Bollendak
Police in action at Bollendak because of pickpockets and nuisance
Several groups, but mainly foreigners from outside the EU, cause crime and an unpleasant atmosphere around the Bollendak. This concerns, for example, intimidating behaviour, theft and alcohol and drug use.…
For example, Utrecht and the government are fighting nuisance-causing foreigners at the Bollendak
Mayor Dijksma already intervened at the Bollendak in September, but that was aimed at the short term. “I don’t always feel safe there either,” she said about the station area…
Nearly 8000 incidents in 5 years at the Bollendak, municipality sees ‘no simple solution’
Shoplifting and pickpocketing figures Shoplifting increased by 33 percent in 2022 compared to the previous year. The city center has the highest number of shoplifting with an increase of 48…
Waterbed effect: nuisance Bollendak now in Lombok, Utrecht council wants definitive solution
Last year there were stabbing incidents, fights, intimidation, pickpocketing and shoplifting at the Bollendak on Stationsplein. Various groups turned out to be responsible for this, but the majority consisted of…