Crime
Reports of needle drugging filed in Groningen
Several Groningen residents over the last week have reportedly been ‘jabbed’ with drug-filled needles while on a night out in...
8 years in prison and mandatory treatment for man who killed 14-year-old in Hoogkerk
Bart J. was convicted of manslaughter on the 16th of May, for the stabbing of 14-year-old Dinant Paré last year in...
Police bust drug production lab in Veendam
An investigation is underway after a drugs lab was found at an abandoned potato starch factory in Veendam Monday morning,...
Ruinerwold ‘handyman’ on trial for allegedly assisting in the hiding and mistreatment of nine children
Handyman and tenant Josef B. is currently on trial for allegedly assisting his landlord, Gerrit Jan van Dorsten, in hiding...
Detention for American student’s alleged killer extended by 90 days
A court has extended the pretrial detention of the Leek man suspected of involvement in the murder of Mieke Oort,...
Tobacco shop owner rescues customer from Paysafecard scammers
Anita Thoma, a Vinkhuizen store proprietor, received a large bunch of flowers last week from a new admirer. The owner...
Motorist mounts café terrace and threatens woman with knife
A car crashed into a sidewalk next to a café on Meeuwerderweg in Groningen on Saturday evening, whereupon the driver...
Two men arrested for threatening Emmen resident with guns
Two men have been detained on weapons charges after Emmen police were alerted to threats of violence against a resident...
Severe damage in Leeuwarden after ATM explosion
Residents of the corner of Gouverneursplein and Sint Jacobsstraat in Leeuwarden were awakened by two loud bangs around 4 am...
American student stabbed to death in Leeuwarden
On the night of March 5th, Leeuwarden police were called to Tweebaksmarkt, in the center of the Frisian capital, because...