Overview
- Explosive Ordnance Disposal officers removed a grenade from a building in Duiven after an evacuation, with police indicating no malicious intent in the delivery.
- Two 24-year-old men were arrested on suspicion of arson after a Waalwijk apartment fire where explosive material was found, prompting overnight evacuations and EOD involvement before residents returned late morning.
- Police arrested a suspect in Sprang-Capelle linked to a stabbing case after a chase in which an officer fired a shot; no one was injured and the man is held on suspicion of attempted murder or manslaughter.
- In Rotterdam, officers seized a drone used to drop a package onto the exercise yard of prison De Schie and arrested the pilot on suspicion of soft drugs dealing and an illegal drone flight.
- Property crime probes continued with a failed ram-raid that damaged a Delfshaven jeweler, a violent but foiled armed robbery at a Bergweg tobacco shop, and two rapid break-ins that stole 11 race bikes in Hedel, as police sought witnesses and footage.