The Dutch Public Prosecution Service has demanded a seven-month prison sentence for Joseph Leijdekkers, the 71-year-old father of fugitive criminal 'Bolle Jos,' for money laundering. The charges follow a January 2023 search of his Rotterdam home, where authorities discovered luxury watches, cash, and a signal jammer.
The province of North Holland has initiated legal proceedings against the municipality of Bloemendaal for refusing to halt the construction of holiday homes at Camping Vogelenzang. The province argues that the project violates zoning regulations and is seeking a court order to stop all ongoing building activities.
A tenant in Amsterdam-Zuidoost whose apartment was repeatedly shot at in January has agreed to move to a different location in the city following a settlement with housing corporation Eigen Haard. The housing provider initiated legal action to prevent her return for safety reasons, eventually resolving the dispute by offering the woman an alternative residence.
Since 2023, a priority housing scheme for healthcare, education, and childcare workers in Haarlem has resulted in only nine successful placements, significantly lower than the anticipated eighty. The low numbers are attributed to factors like low housing turnover and technical issues, though the city plans to continue the pilot program with a goal of providing 100 homes per year.
David and Diederik reflect on their time living in a treehouse on Amsterdam's Waterlooplein during the 1980s. They describe the experience as a unique chapter in the city's history when such unconventional living arrangements were still possible.
An Oslo court has rejected Marius Borg Høiby’s request to replace his pretrial detention with house arrest and an electronic ankle monitor. The court denied the request due to the perceived risk of the suspect reoffending.