Amsterdam News in English
Daily Amsterdam news translated from Dutch local newspapers into English for expats, international students, and digital nomads.
Hail of bullets at Groeneveen apartment building in Southeast
Around 2:48 AM, eight shots were fired at the Groeneveen apartment building in Amsterdam Zuidoost, with three bullets penetrating a residence window. No injuries were reported, and the shooter remains...
Man drives car into water in Sloten and gets soaked
On late Saturday evening, a driver lost control of his vehicle while navigating a bend and drove into a ditch in Sloten. The man managed to exit the car unassisted and was treated by paramedics at the...
Speeds of up to 250 km/h in chase ending in North
Police arrested a 31-year-old Danish man and a 21-year-old Iraqi man following a high-speed chase that reached 250 km/h and ended at a McDonald's in Amsterdam Noord. The pursuit began on the A1 motorw...
Three children hospitalized with carbon monoxide poisoning due to faulty water heater
Three children were taken to the hospital this evening after suffering carbon monoxide poisoning caused by a defective water heater in a home in Amsterdam West. Emergency services responded to reports...
Police shut down illegal rooftop party in Zeeburg
Police shut down an illegal party of approximately 40 people at a residence and communal rooftop terrace in Zeeburg, Amsterdam, following noise complaints around midnight. Both organizers and attendee...
Money stolen in gas station robbery in Diemen
A suspect stole an undisclosed amount of cash after jumping over the counter during a robbery at a gas station in Diemen around 9:20 PM tonight. The man, who was dressed in black and wearing a scarf, ...
Twenty cars vandalized in Bos en Lommer parking garage
Twenty cars were vandalized in a Q-park garage in Bos en Lommer, Amsterdam, with windows smashed and at least one vehicle's roof cut open. Police received the report on Friday morning but have not yet...
Bystanders rescue drowning person from Leidsegracht canal
Passersby rescued a woman from Amsterdam's Leidsegracht canal overnight after she fell into the water and was pulled into a boat. Emergency responders transported the woman to the hospital for treatme...
Shots fired at Geldershoofd apartment building in Zuidoost
Shots were fired during an attempted robbery near the Geldershoofd apartment complex in Amsterdam-Zuidoost on Monday afternoon. No injuries were reported, although witnesses stated that multiple shots...
Fire in erotic club Luxury quickly extinguished
A fire broke out this afternoon on the second floor of Club Luxury in Amsterdam's city center, leading to a brief evacuation of neighboring buildings. The blaze was quickly extinguished, and no injuri...
Police searching for fleeing shoplifters in North
Police are searching for two men who fled a Dirk van den Broek supermarket in Amsterdam-Noord after a failed shoplifting attempt on Wednesday night. During the escape, one suspect threatened staff and...
Car destroyed by fire in North
A parked Toyota was destroyed by a suspected arson attack early this morning on Schoorlstraat in Amsterdam North, which also damaged two other nearby vehicles. Investigators found a brick next to the ...
GVB driver assaulted on bus in Geuzenveld
A GVB bus driver was hospitalized after being physically assaulted on bus line 21 in Geuzenveld, Amsterdam, on Wednesday afternoon. Video footage of the incident shows an assailant putting the employe...
Minor injury after robbery at The Phone House near Hoofddorpplein, suspects flee
Two men robbed a Phone House store in Amsterdam's Hoofddorppleinbuurt neighborhood shortly before 6:00 PM, leaving a store employee with minor injuries. The suspects fled the scene with stolen product...
Two teenagers robbed at gunpoint in North
Two teenagers were robbed at gunpoint on Monday evening while sheltering from bad weather under a viaduct in Amsterdam-Noord. Two suspects stole the victims' personal belongings and fled toward Parlev...
Body found in water near Oostpoort
A body was discovered by a runner this morning in the water near the Oostpoort shopping center in Amsterdam. Police have launched an investigation to determine the cause of death and whether foul play...
Man shot at Schiphol after knife threat is 27-year-old Tanzanian
A 27-year-old Tanzanian man was shot in the leg by military police at Schiphol Airport after threatening officers with a large kitchen knife and refusing to disarm. While the suspect is currently hosp...
Military police shoot man at Schiphol Airport
The Royal Netherlands Marechaussee shot a man in the leg at Schiphol Airport's departure hall after he threatened officers with a knife and refused to disarm. A second suspect associated with the man ...
Shooting at Kikkenstein apartment building in Southeast
A 26-year-old man was wounded in a shooting at an apartment building on Kikkenstein in Amsterdam-Zuidoost around 3:30 AM. The victim, who sustained an injury to his forearm on the building's seventh f...