The police van Amsterdam left at the beginning of the night to know that it is not busier than usual. There are less destruction than other years. In the city depends, according to a spokesperson good atmosphere, although it is very busy.
For the Amsterdam fire department is the New Year’s Eve “very busy, but manageable.” Most reports are fireworks-related, especially container fires.
Two places in Nijmegen and has a place in Culemborg deployed the mobile unit (ME) during the New Year.
had According to police necessary because police officers and firefighters were harassed. Culemborg was pelted firefighters. A police spokeswoman could not say whether there are people arrested.
Nieuwkoop
Nieuwkoop (South Holland) New Year’s Eve hit a child of four injured when fireworks were chipped . According to the police, it is a girl.
The incident happened around 22:15. There was summoned include an air ambulance. The victim was taken to hospital. A police spokeswoman could not say anything about the situation of the girl.
Flames
As each year went there on New Year’s Eve around the country cars in flames. In Utrecht there is at least eight times report of a vehicle fire in The Hague at least four times.
counter vuurwerkoverlast.nl has ended 2014 on 63 764 . New Year’s Eve were there at 18:00, a small 59,000 messages. From that time if there legally fireworks are chipped. That may until Thursday night 02:00, then hear it to be quiet.
Fireworks Weather
The mild weather of fireworks stimulated according to spokesman Leo Groeneveld of the Pyrotechnics Industry Association. He expects the industry on New Year’s Eve will have a turnover of up to 25 million. ” It’s really fireworks again, not too much wind, dry and late tonight here and there light freezing “
The vast majority of so-selling fireworks consists of decorative fireworks And not just arrows, but large.. pots, or cakes. “The banal pop we sat a bit in the Netherlands, ” said Groeneveld.
Top Sellers
He was 25 years ago, about sixty percent of the selling fireworks off firecrackers. “The decorative fireworks is still developing strongly. There used to be only green and red and white, but now you see for example, pastel shades and the popular combination of blue and gold.”
The bangers made this year for the only less than five percent of the selling fireworks. In total, fans bought the last few days for € 65 million firework that goes Wednesday night in the air. That is the same as last year.
Illegal fireworks
In several cities, police found illegal fireworks. As was found in a hiding place in a flat in Uithoorn three hundred pounds of illegal fireworks.
The police found in a house in Almere whopping 315 pounds of illegal fireworks and a house in Elburg 150 pounds.
Hoogkerk
Police in Hoogkerk arrested three people after officers Tuesday night were pelted with stones and heavy fireworks.
The police in this Groningen place is extra vigilant and keep a unit the ME on hand for possible riots on New Years Eve. It was the last days already restless in Hoogkerk.
Lik-for-tat policy
Raddraaiers get like last years to make a hard and fast approach. The tit-for-tat policy should help the party to let uninterruptedly. The condition is that clarify the offenses related to the new year. The business must be easy to prove.
The sentencing for violence against paramedics or firefighters in the night between Wednesday and Thursday will be 200 percent higher than normal. For arson, dangerous behavior with fireworks and provoking clashes with the police, the Public Prosecutor demands punishment that are 75 percent higher.
Superfast Right
New Year violence as quickly as possible off punish scheduled special speed trials. The court in Amsterdam is counting on Friday with troublemakers. Elsewhere it happens that in the course of the next week.
Or even the judges go along with the crackdown, is the question. Last year was one fast right merciless than the other. So got in Rotterdam suspect a hefty prison sentence (ten months, four months suspended) for throwing a beer bottle at the police.
But a suspect in Amsterdam, accused of a brawl with two employees of the NS, could go home, because the court three days on remand and 150 euros compensation will say enough.
Rotterdam
From the quays at the Erasmus Bridge in Rotterdam, more than 40,000 visitors on Thursday to the National fireworks show looked. That the organization has announced. Were expected around 50,000 people. One of the visitors was the mayor of Rotterdam, Ahmed Aboutaleb. He gave the go-ahead for the show.
Lottery
The first prize of the old year tenor in the state lottery has fallen in the province of Utrecht. The winner will receive a net amount of EUR 30 million.
The Lottery sold the old year tenor of Wednesday over four million lottery numbers. Wednesday, the last day that could be bought auctions, there are 656,000 sold tickets, both online and in the store. According to a spokesman for the state lottery is a record. The numbers consist of whole and half auctions
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