Amsterdam councillors call for debate following rise in gun violence
5 years, 5 months ago

Amsterdam councillors call for debate following rise in gun violence

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Amsterdam city councillors want to hold a speedy debate with officials following a rise in gang-related violence in the past few weeks. There have been five shooting incidents in Amsterdam in the past four days – three of which took place in the city’s Zuidoost district. Sentences Last week it emerged that Amsterdam judges have reached an agreement to impose higher sentences on people found guilty of weapons offences. ‘There have been a lot of stabbings and killings in the city and people are more willing to use hand grenades,’ spokesman Domien Huijbregts told the AD.

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Amsterdam faces rising tensions over policing protests and violence
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Amsterdam faces rising tensions over policing protests and violence

NL Times  

Pro-Palestinian protests at University of Amsterdam locations that devolved into violent clashes with police earlier this year became unwieldy because of the presence of "malicious rioters" who blended in among the "well-intentioned demonstrators." Responding officers had difficulty identifying those who only wanted the situation to escalate for their own reasons from peaceful protestors, the Amsterdam police force said in a …

Amsterdam council to hold emergency debate on Thursday's attacks
2 months ago

Amsterdam council to hold emergency debate on Thursday's attacks

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Amsterdam city council is on Tuesday holding an emergency debate into last Thursday’s violence surrounding the Ajax-Maccabi Tel Aviv Europa League match. Amsterdam mayor Femke Halsema said on Friday that “youngsters on mopeds” had been criss-crossing the city and carrying out “hit and run” attacks on Israeli Jewish “guests in our city”. Footage has been circulating showing Maccabi Tel Aviv …

More police staff and innovation needed to tackle crime in Amsterdam
4 years, 10 months ago

More police staff and innovation needed to tackle crime in Amsterdam

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A shift towards less visible law-breaking such as cybercrime and a lack of police staff are making crime more difficult to tackle in Amsterdam, the Parool reports. New trends, such as knife crime and cybercrime, demand innovative measures but police and the justice department are struggling with a lack of staff, mayor Femke Halsema said during the annual press conference …

More police staff and innovation needed to tackle crime in Amsterdam
4 years, 10 months ago

More police staff and innovation needed to tackle crime in Amsterdam

Dutch News  

A shift towards less visible law-breaking such as cybercrime and a lack of police staff are making crime more difficult to tackle in Amsterdam, the Parool reports. New trends, such as knife crime and cybercrime, demand innovative measures but police and the justice department are struggling with a lack of staff, mayor Femke Halsema said during the annual press conference …

Twenty violent deaths in Amsterdam last year, fewer property crimes
4 years, 10 months ago

Twenty violent deaths in Amsterdam last year, fewer property crimes

NL Times  

Amsterdam saw a 43 percent increase in the number of murder and manslaughter cases last year, as well as a slight rise violent crimes. After years of structural decline in the number of reported crimes, this downward trend seemed to come to a halt last year, mayor Femke Halsema said in a letter to the city council. The total number …

Amsterdam to take measures against firearm violence
5 years, 5 months ago

Amsterdam to take measures against firearm violence

NL Times  

The Amsterdam triangle of mayor, police and judiciary shares the city council's concerns about the increasing firearm violence in the city and will soon announce additional measures, the triangle said. Over the past weekend, there were no fewer than four shootings - a man was injured in a shooting on Dickenslaan in Zuidoost on Saturday, a shooting was reported on …

Amsterdam politicians want emergency gun violence debate after shootings
5 years, 5 months ago

Amsterdam politicians want emergency gun violence debate after shootings

NL Times  

The entire city council of Amsterdam wants an emergency debate on measures against gun violence after a series of shootings in the city over the past weeks. We therefore want to express our horror at the increasing violence", the party leaders in the city council said in a joint statement, AT5 reports. In the statement, the city councilors referred to …

More violent incidents against Dutch cops
5 years, 9 months ago

More violent incidents against Dutch cops

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Last year there were 10,593 incidents of violence against police officers in the Netherlands, the police said in a statement. "We do see that police officers experience a fair amount of aggressive behavior on the street", said Ruud Verkuijlen, who is in charge of the portfolio on violence against police officers. "The figures also show that police officers, especially during …

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