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Drunk man harasses people, falls into water and is arrested

A 44-year-old man from Tilburg was arrested in Haarlem this morning after allegedly harassing people while under the influence of alcohol. After police were alerted to his behavior, the man was rescued from a canal on the Spaarndamseweg and taken into custody.

Police in Haarlem arrested a 44-year-old man from Tilburg this morning after he reportedly harassed several people while intoxicated. Authorities received multiple reports concerning the man's disruptive behavior and responded to the scene on the Spaarndamseweg around 8:45 a.m. Upon their arrival, officers discovered that the suspect had fallen into the water. Emergency services successfully rescued the man from the waterway. Following his extraction from the water, the individual was taken into custody by local police. He is currently being held in a jail cell to sober up while the investigation into his conduct continues.

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