Content by tag : police
Police officers in Brussels are no longer allowed to take patrol dogs or horses with them to the front line at riots or demonstrations, due to too many incidents, according to Interior Minister Jo
The former commissioner of the Belgian Federal Police, Fernand Koekelberg, returned to work on Monday after being cleared of charges related to rape.
Sunday night around 20.30, several individuals attempted to force open the gate of the Saint-Gilles prison with the help of a car, according to Brussels police.
A campaign by the police and the Belgian Road Safety Institute (IBSR/BIVV) to encourage Belgians to identify possible spots to place speed cameras has been a resounding success.
Yesterday the federal police launched a campaign inviting citizens to go online and tell the police where they see a need for speed cameras.
Two officers of the railway police were arrested on Friday and held in detention over the weekend on suspicion of mistreating a homeless man.
Belgium’s federal police’s FAST team set a record last year when it apprehended 325 criminals on the lam.
According to news reports, dozens of people living in Belgium have been subjected to a major fraud worth upwards of €100 million.
According to the latest figures, burglaries are keeping Belgium’s police extremely busy with an average of 208 reported incidents each day across the country.
