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A Dutch police officer standing by a police car
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More severe violence against police last year; Cops want tougher punishment
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Dutch Princesses Amalia, Ariane, and Alexia, from left to right, in the summer of 2025
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Man, 33, in custody for planning to kill Dutch Princesses Amalia and Alexia
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A spoon, lighter, syringe, and a bag of white powder lie in the foreground, while a man sits in the background, partially out of focus.
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Crack cocaine-related cases more than double since 2021, October sets record
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A memorial to Lisa, 17, at the location where she was found stabbed to death on 20 Aug. 2025 in Ouder-Amstel, near Amsterdam. 13 Nov. 2025
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Psychiatric evaluation extended for suspect in Lisa's murder; Trial to start in January
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Man, 61, arrested in renewed investigation into 2011 Hilversum murder
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Seven Scottish Fold kittens were found dumped in a basket hidden among bushes near Fransstraat in Voorburg. April 25, 2026
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Video: Seven illegally bred Scottish fold kittens dumped in Voorburg
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Dutch police station.
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Man dies after falling ill in police custody in Zutphen
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Close-up of a judge’s gavel
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Judges recused from Eritrean people smuggling criminal case
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Partial view of teen boy in white t-shirt using laptop
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Europol: Children recruited for violent crime via gaming and social media platforms
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Gurneys in a hospital corridor
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ChipSoft: Hackers have destroyed stolen patient data; No leaks
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Court gavel with a statue of Lady Justice in the background
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Dutch man acquitted of killing one with MDMA-laced champagne in Germany
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An ambulance in the Netherlands
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Cops wound “erratic” suspect in Hilversum; Third police-involved shooting in a week
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Simone Alleman, a 52-year-old from Diemen who was found dead after she went missing in Landsmeer in January 2025
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Timothy B., 33, sentenced to 17 years for killing his mother
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Dutch banks urge Meta, TikTok and Google to fight online fraud surge
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A Dutch police officer standing by a police car
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Video: Vandals smash windows at Loosdrecht town hall, to be used as asylum shelter
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A police officer with an ambulance in the background
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Two hurt in stabbing at King's Day festival in Amsterdam
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A Dutch police officer standing by a police car
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Police arrest 17 in Utrecht and 17 in Arnhem during King’s Night
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Carola Schouten
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Rotterdam mayor uses King’s Night to call attention to women’s safety
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At least one hurt in Amsterdam shooting early on King's Day morning
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Close-up of an elderly lady's hands
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Former staff allege physical abuse at now-bankrupt dementia care facility in Rumpt
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Politie patch on a Dutch police officer's uniform
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23-year-old man shot in West Amsterdam; Suspect flees on foot toward A10
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A teenage girl is on her phone
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Dutch authorities warn of rising sextortion cases involving younger victims
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Woman, 45, arrested after stabbing in Veendam home; Victim lightly injured
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A U.S. Secret Service officer
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Dutch reporter describes chaos after gunfire at White House Correspondents’ dinner