Truck ends up on roadside with trailer | Punishment for police officers for WhatsApp messages

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In this article we will keep you informed of the most important and striking 112 news from our region on Friday, May 3, 2024.

An employee of the Rotterdam police unit must be punished for cross-border and discriminatory texts in a WhatsApp group. He was in this group together with twelve other police officers, most of whom are from Amsterdam.

The police want to dismiss a number of employees and conditionally dismiss others. They also need to take a course to improve their behavior. The punishments are not yet final, the police officers may first tell their side of the story.

On the A20 towards Hoek van Holland, a truck with a trailer ended up on the side of the road near Maassluis. It is unclear how that could have happened. One lane is closed.

The delay is at least half an hour around 8:30 am. A salvage company and cleaning machine are on site to clean up the damage.

Officers from the Oude Maas police team received a remarkable report on Thursday evening: a snake had been found. One of the officers was brave enough to pick up the snake and the animal was then picked up by a special company.

A snake expert told police that it was a Mexican black king snake. Such an animal is not dangerous or poisonous, but it is prohibited. It is unclear how the animal ended up on the street outside.

Several cars collided late on Thursday evening on Kleinpolderplein in Rotterdam. One person became trapped in her car and had to be freed by the fire brigade.

The woman was then taken to hospital. Nothing is known about the occupants of the other cars. The cause of the accident is also unclear.

Officers from the Nissewaard police arrested a boy who had a knife on Thursday evening. “The boy started running when we wanted to check him,” the officers wrote on social media.

The officers then gave chase and managed to arrest the boy. “The boy had thrown away this big knife.” It is unknown how old the boy is and why the police wanted to check him.

In Rotterdam-Overschie there was a fire on the Abtsweg during the night from Thursday to Friday. According to bystanders, the flames were shooting out of the house. The fire is said to have started in a bed on the first floor. But whether this is really the case remains to be seen from further research.

The residents were able to leave the building on time and did not have to go to the hospital. The damage to the house is enormous. The building is uninhabitable for the time being.