NEWS
In this blog we will keep you informed of the most important and most remarkable 112 news of Friday 20 January.
20:36 – The Beneluxtunnel in the direction of Bergen op Zoom will be closed until Monday morning
The Beneluxtunnel on the A4 will be closed from this Friday evening at 21:00. This only concerns the right-hand tunnel tube, in the direction of Bergen op Zoom. The closure of the tube is due to preparations for work on the tunnel. It will be open again on Monday 23 January at 05:00.
Work on the tunnel will continue until the summer. For more information, visit the Rijkswaterstaat website.
17:08 – Magnet fisherman finds firearm in Maassluis ditch
A young magnet fisherman in Maassluis fished a firearm out of the ditch. This happened on the Weverskade, reports WOS.nl. Local police officers have announced on social media that the weapon found has been brought to Forensic Investigation for investigation. There it is checked whether the firearm has been used in a crime and what kind of weapon it is.
16:30 – Fake firearms seized from young people in Schiedam
A plainclothes officer arrested them after they boarded a tram. According to the police, they looked indistinguishable from the real thing. In addition to a seizure, the trio has also been inspected.
16:07 – Teenagers commit street robbery in Maassluis with a knife
Three boys attempted to rob a 15-year-old boy. This happened on Thursday afternoon on the Stationsweg in Maassluis. The trio used a knife. No one was hurt.
The boys, estimated to be 16 to 17 years old, spoke to the victim who had just come out of the subway around 5:40 p.m. He crossed the street and the three tried to rob him of his things. That does not work immediately, so one of the boys takes a knife and tries to stab the victim. There is no more than material damage to his coat. In the end, things were not stolen. The police are still investigating the incident.
13:20 – Dordrecht scooter rider hits two cops
The police in Dordrecht arrested a man on Thursday who allegedly punched two officers in the face. The man was noticed around a quarter past nine in the morning when he was driving without a helmet near the Randweg and the Laan der United Nations. When officers confronted the driver, a female officer was punched in the face. She fell and sprained her ankle. Then a struggle ensued between the aggressive man and the male officer. He also got punched in the face. The scooter rider then fled on foot. Officers who rushed to the scene were able to apprehend the man afterwards.
12:45 – Syrian suspect Arkel detained for two weeks longer
The man was arrested in his own home on Tuesday. The Syrian is suspected of having been security chief of IS between 2015 and 2018, and before that time of another terrorist organization, Jabhat-al-Nusra. He is therefore also suspected of war crimes in Syria.
11:15 – Delay at Rotterdam Airport due to ice
At 8 o’clock this morning the first planes could only take off, because the runway was inaccessible this morning due to ice. For the rest of the day, both arriving and departing aircraft can be delayed by up to an hour.
09:50 – 13-year-old arrested for robbery at a toko in Spijkenisse
08:15 – Don’t worry about slipperiness in our region
According to the Rotterdam/Rijnmond Safety Region, the smoothness in our region does not cause major problems in traffic. It is a morning rush hour as always, a spokesman said. The number of accidents is also not higher than normal.
In Gelderland Noord-Brabant, Limburg and Utrecht, code Orange has been in effect since 8 a.m. due to the expected snowfall. About two inches of snow could fall there.
According to weatherman Ed Aldus, it may also snow again in the east of our region this morning. For this reason, the Rivierenland Water Board has started spreading in the Alblasserwaard.
07:00 – No train traffic between Dordrecht and Geldermalsen
Due to a national strike, no trains are running on the Merwedelingelijn between Dordrecht and Geldermalsen today. Some of the buses are running.
00:45 – Car in water due to slipperiness on the Alblasserdam road
A woman ended up in the water with her car in Alblasserdam last night. This happened near the Zijdebrug during a snow storm.
Due to the worrying situation, in addition to the police, ambulance and fire brigade, a trauma helicopter was even called. In the end, the injury turned out to be not too bad and the woman did not have to go to the hospital for a check-up. She was only advised to take a hot shower at home.
The car was fished out of the ditch and taken away by a salvage company. The road was reopened around a quarter to one.
