Police fire warning shot and arrest six robbery suspects

The police have arrested six men suspected of being involved in a home robbery on Koepelstraat in Bergen op Zoom. The robbers took a dirt bike. During one of the arrests, the police fired a warning shot.

The police received a report about the robbery on Koepelstraat on Sunday evening at about nine o’clock. Two minutes later, a report was received of a robbery in the Lekstraat. Police say it is believed to be the same robbery.

Bystanders arrested one of the suspects in Lekstraat. He has been handed over to the police and is being held for questioning.

A total of six suspects
“In the meantime, the colleagues have not been sitting still,” the police reported. In Bergen op Zoom, officers arrested two more suspects. Not much later, three more suspects were arrested on the Grindweg in Woensdrecht. Police fired a warning shot during one of the arrests. One of the suspects would have fired, according to the police, but it is still being investigated whether that is actually the case.

During the arrest on Grindweg in Woensdrecht, officers also found a dirt bike. It is not yet clear whether this is also the motorcycle that was stolen in the robbery. Police have seized him and are investigating. A car has also been seized.

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