The use of solitary confinement on foreign nationals in Dutch detention centers increased significantly over the past yeas, despite the government's intentions to make less use of this severe measure.…
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Pirates abduct two crew members from Groningen ship
A transmission tower in the Gelderland town of Rijswijk was found burning for the third time this year during the early hours of Tuesday morning, the police confirmed to NU.nl.…

Woman found dead in Maastricht home; Injured man in custody
The ship Water Phoenix of Groningen shipping company Seatrade was attacked by pirates off the coast of Nigeria on Tuesday. Two crew members were taken hostage The other 16 crew…
Woman found dead in Maastricht home; Injured man in custody
Police in Maastricht said a criminal act likely resulted in the death of a woman discovered inside a home Thursday morning. An injured man was also found at the scene,…

Man crashes into Amsterdam police car, motorbikes multiple times
A man in a van crashed into a police car multiple times on Muntplein in Amsterdam on Friday morning. Two police officers were in the van when the crash took…

Dutch ship captures 445 kilos cocaine, Capuchin monkey near Aruba
Dutch naval vessel Zr.MS Groningen intercepted a speedboat near Aruba with 445 kilograms of cocaine, two firearms, and a Capuchin monkey on board. The three people on board the so-called…

Car owner interrogated in fatal hit and run of teen girl
A 28-year-old resident of Germany was taken into custody and interrogated this week in connection with a fatal hit-and-run crash nearly seven weeks ago. Police had been looking for the…