A shooting took place in Doverstraat in Anderlecht last night. This is reported by Het Laatste Nieuws and confirmed to De Standaard. Little is known about the circumstances. “Several shots were heard and bullet casings were found,” said the South zone police. There were no injuries. In recent days, the capital has been shocked several … Read more
Gun violence Another person was injured in a new shooting on Thursday evening in Vorst. A young man was taken to hospital with gunshot wounds to the buttocks and hand. The young man said he was watching fireworks in the Dudenpark in the Brussels municipality of Vorst around 8:30 p.m. Suddenly he would have felt … Read more
Paleontology Several bones of mammoths and other animals from the Paleolithic era were discovered last week at the Metro 3 yard in Brussels. This happened during preventive archaeological excavations by Urban.Brussels. “We found a femur and a piece of tusk from a mammoth, and a bone from a wild horse. In addition, there were also … Read more
crime The Brussels police intercepted someone with a Kalashnikov during a check in the Marolles. This was reported by VRT NWS and confirmed to our editorial team. It is not clear whether there is a link with the shootings in recent days. According to the VRT, an anonymous check took place yesterday/Wednesday in Kuipersstraat in … Read more
After the fatal shooting in his municipality, most likely a settlement in the drug environment, the mayor of Sint-Gillis mainly resounds with helplessness. “My police officers are constantly on site. They make arrests every day,” says Jean Spinette (PS). “But if we arrest one dealer, another is immediately ready. Why? There is a feeling of … Read more
Justice A former Brussels police commissioner has been sentenced to six months in prison with conditions suspended for anti-Semitic and misogynistic harassment at work. The man was commissioner of the dog brigade at the South police zone (Anderlecht, Sint-Gillis and Vorst). The case came to light in 2018, when a female colleague went to the … Read more
Disappearance A thirteen-year-old girl has been found in France who had run away from home with a nineteen-year-old man. It turns out that he is no stranger to the court. The Brussels police, who tracked down the girl, warns parents and young people about the dangers of cyber luring. According to the Brussels public prosecutor’s … Read more
Shooting The perpetrators of Sunday evening’s shooting in Brussels have still not been caught, the Brussels public prosecutor’s office says. Four people from the entourage of the two victims were questioned. On Sunday evening around 6 p.m., two people opened fire in Lacaillestraat in the Marolles. Two people were seriously injured and taken to hospital. … Read more
Two men opened fire in Lacaillestraat in the Brussels Marolles. Two others were seriously injured. They were taken to hospital and are not in life-threatening condition. The shooting took place near Zuidlaan around 6 p.m. The perpetrators were able to flee on an electric scooter. The police started a manhunt. According to Het Laatste Nieuws, … Read more
Train traffic between Brussels and Leuven came to a complete standstill on Saturday around 3 p.m. due to a power outage. This is what rail network operator Infrabel reports. The disruption also affects train traffic between the capital and Brussels Airport. Three trains are blocked due to the power outage, near Nossegem and Zaventem, says … Read more