Tag: Netherlands
Woman seriously injured after jumping from moving car to escape beating friend
According to the victim, she and her boyfriend had been in a relationship for six months when he rang the doorbell in August in an aggressive mood at her flat…
Utrecht composer Jochem Weierink wins prize for music at BBC series
He recorded the exciting music that Weierink composed, especially with many violins, in his studio in Utrecht. “I had been briefed and the music had to work well with icy…
Breakthrough in investigation into the murder of Amersfoorter Mike Duif in 1996: police arrest man (54)
Mike Duif worked at the computer company Hewlett Packard, but was fired there. He then went on to deal in embezzled computers and computer parts. In the night before his…
Amersfoort family scammed for thousands of euros via Marktplaats: ‘No cargo bike and no holiday’
Can you share a photo yourself? “If we receive a photo, we are obliged to share it internally first,” said a police spokesman. “Then we’ll see if we can come…
SV Spakenburg denounces lack of police after disturbances, wants clarification from municipality
According to the municipality, it came. “It is not that there were no police at all,” says deputy mayor Rick Beukers from Bunschoten. “But if you look at this match,…
Look back: commemoration Camp Amersfoort
A total of 47,000 people were imprisoned in the camp during the Second World War, most of them for acts of resistance against the German occupier. Hunger, forced labor and…
Spring has erupted after fiddling with hat and scarf: ‘This is really the top time, the explosion in nature’
And especially that water in bowls in your own backyard are great breeding grounds for the animal. Emptying the containers once every two weeks and covering a rain barrel well…
Watch the commemoration in Kamp Amersfoort live here
A total of 47,000 people were imprisoned in the camp during the Second World War, most of them for acts of resistance against the German occupier. Hunger, forced labor and…
Fire brigade warns of higher risk of wildfire
PROVINCE OF UTRECHT – The fire brigade will be extra alert to wildfires in the coming period. Due to the persistent drought, the risk of such fires is extra high.…
Police increasingly see drunk Amersfoorters on shared scooters
“After going home quickly on these mopeds, it is apparently cheaper than a taxi,” the officers concluded. However, the evening can still turn out to be expensive, the warning sounds.…