A man was arrested this evening around 8 p.m. after possibly trying to break into a tobacco and gambling store on Van der Hooplaan in Amstelveen. During the burglary, a security system released a lot of smoke. This is the umpteenth time that the Amstelveen neighborhood has been targeted by criminals.
A spokesperson for the fire brigade told NH that a report had been received of a fire in a store. However, it turned out to be a fog generator, the fog of which was mistaken for smoke. A fog generator is a security system that provides protection against burglaries and robberies, among other things.
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It is not the first time that the neighborhood has been targeted by criminals. Last month, local residents were startled by a huge bang, then explosives went off at a supermarket across the street from the tobacconist. They sat up in their bed after they heard three huge bangs.
The owner of the tobacconist where the burglary took place decided a few months ago to have the cash machine in his facade removed for fear of such burglaries.
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