A sound barrier along the A10-West in Amsterdam has experienced five fires since May within a five-kilometer stretch. Local authorities are investigating the cause of these frequent incidents along the highway.
Based on reporting by parool. Translated and condensed by LocalHeadlines.
Prosecutors are requesting a 40-month prison sentence for 23-year-old Grevynio G. for his alleged role in directing a shooting in Amsterdam-Slotervaart. The incident, which took place on March 7, 2025, left a man wounded in front of his young son, though the suspect maintains his innocence and seeks acquittal.
Authorities in Amsterdam urged Alkmaar to ban visiting Israeli supporters from an AZ football match scheduled for October 15. The city's leadership feared that the arrival of Hapoel Beer Sheva fans would lead to significant public order disruptions and targeted hit-and-run actions.
Residents in Amsterdam handed over nearly 350 kilograms of fireworks, including illegal items, during a one-day government-organized amnesty event at Sportpark Voorland. The initiative aims to help citizens comply with an upcoming national fireworks ban by allowing safe, penalty-free disposal of stored explosives.
An internal police commission found that riot police used disproportionate force against pro-Palestinian protesters in Amsterdam's Westpoort area during November 2024. However, the Public Prosecution Service determined that the officers' actions were not criminal.
Three teenagers have been arrested for multiple violent crimes and street robberies in Amsterdam after their earlier involvement in neighborhood disturbances escalated. The group, which had been under monitoring by police and social services, was recently caught during a brutal assault near Amsterdam Centraal station.
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