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October 2026

Omrop Fryslân · 13 OctTranslated

Fake agents active in De Fryske Marren | Police investigating possible shooting in Leeuwarden

Fake agents active in De Fryske Marren and Súdwest-Fryslân There are currently fake agents active in municipalities De Fryske Marren and Súdwest-Fryslân, the police report via a message on social media. The perpetrators ask people to give their money, jewellery and bank cards' in custody '. The police warn not to give anything to these fake cops and to call 911 immediately.

NOS Binnenland · 13 OctTranslated

Terror suspect arrested in Capelle, possibly wanted to commit attack

Last week, someone was arrested in Capelle aan den IJssel who presumably wanted to commit an attack, the Public Prosecutor's Office has announced. The 20-year-old man is suspected of threatening a terrorist offense and preparing a terrorist offense. Last Monday, the police received a report about the man. He would have said that he wanted to commit an attack and make as many victims as possible.

Omroep Leeuwarden · 12 OctTranslated

Police cordon off bike path and bushes after report of shots fired in Leeuwarden

On Monday evening, the police dropped off part of the bike path and some bushes at a house on the Coopmansstraat in Leeuwarden after a report that there might have been shooting. Several police units came to the scene and made a crime scene. Around 8 p.m., several police units arrived in the street. Officers cordon off the surroundings of the home with police ribbons.

NOS Binnenland · 11 OctTranslated

Two dead and two injured in Kesteren traffic accident

Two people were killed and two others injured in a serious accident on the N233 near Kesteren last night. The accident happened shortly before 11 p.m. Dagblad De Gelderlander reports that the fire brigade, six ambulances and two trauma helicopters were called. One of the cars ended up upside down on the side of the road. The driver of that car is one of the fatalities, the newspaper said. The N233 will remain closed between the A15 and Kesteren in the coming hours.