The police managed to arrest the first suspect after a chase that had already started in Belgium. That happened on the Antwerpseweg, which runs right through Rijsbergen, writes Broadcasting Brabant.
Warning shots were fired during the arrest. But the two people who were also in the car in question fled into the village. The police then started a major search with more than seventy officers. Police dogs and a drone were also used.
The second suspect was arrested around 6:50 p.m. This person was injured because a police dog had bitten him.
The manhunt is still on. Officers check people in cars and also search gardens. Residents of the Brabant village say against it BN DeStem that they saw someone running through their garden after climbing out of a wheelie bin.
The police warn that the other fugitive is dangerous with firearms and that witnesses should not approach them themselves. People in Rijsbergen are advised to stay indoors.
Robbery was committed in Nieuwmoer, Belgium
The robbery was committed in Nieuwmoer, Belgium, the police write. That place is about 20 kilometers from Rijsbergen. The car of the detainees and the fugitive was found on a roundabout on the Antwerpseweg and is being investigated.
