The shops in the De Grote Beer shopping center in the Hoogeveen district Krakeel have locked the doors extra early tonight. It seems to be a restless evening again in the Krakeel district in Hoogeveen. After disturbances between 20 and 24 February around the De Grote Beer shopping center, the police were already extra sharp on possible new unrest. Normally the shops in the shopping center are open until 9 p.m.
Currently, according to eyewitnesses, there are many young people on their feet, with an average age of about 16. There are also many young people on scooters, with a hood on. Fireworks are thrown. According to rumors, a call has been made on social media to collect at the shopping center. As a precaution, stores have closed their doors earlier.
Last weekend, agents were called in several times to put nuisance in the district. Mayor Martijn Breukelman spoke of “multiple reports of (youth) nuisance” in which the responsible persons were coating in one home. Police and enforcement have been called up a number of times to restore order.
The situation escalated in the evening of Monday 24 February. In a letter to the city council, the mayor writes about ‘throwing stones from objects to the home, kicking in access doors and attempts to enter the building’. Agents were ‘insulted and provoked’. The minor inhabitants of the attacked home were given shelter with family.
Breukelman felt compelled to announce an emergency order until next morning. As a result, the police had more opportunities to keep troublemakers from the area.
After entering the emergency order, further incidents were left in the night. A day later, the police and the municipality spoke with ‘various stakeholders’ and that will continue in the coming days. In the meantime, the police say they are extra alert. No one has yet been arrested.