Children pelted with fireworks during Sint Maarten in the Zaanse Poelenburg district

Young children who walked past the doors with their lanterns in the Zaanse Poelenburg district on Saturday evening were pelted with fireworks. The police reported this on social media. A 13-year-old Zaankanter has been arrested for possession of illegal fireworks.

“Yesterday we received several reports that parents with young children were pelted with illegal fireworks by youth in the Poelenburg district,” the police wrote. on Instagram.

Home visit

After the reports, the police arrested a 13-year-old boy from the neighborhood. This boy’s home has been searched. The police found no further fireworks here. “We have checked and searched dozens of teenagers,” the police wrote on their Instagram page under the photo with the text: ‘IDIOT’. “A large number of these boys have already had or will receive a home visit.”



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