The online side of crimes, from A to Z.
Facebook warning: burglars may be watching It seems harmless enough: announcing your holiday plans on Facebook or uploading that dinner party photo to Twitter. But according to cyber safety experts, such posts are a gift to burglars and stalkers. “Not only are you telling me where you are,…
On YouTube, everyone makes his own disaster video More and more young people create vandalism videos. Police discovered and resolved dozens of cases of vandalism with evidence from sites like YouTube. Young people on YouTube are often pushing boundaries. In Veenendaal a group of teenagers roams…
Accessory to a Facebook Murder? A public prosecutor asked for an open trial, because it concerns a very serious and shocking case. Winsie Hau was stabbed at the street in front of her home in Arnhem (the Netherlands). She later died from her injuries. The 15 year old boy who could have done it,…
Police officers are increasingly involved in cases of ( suspected) animal cruelty. Bureau Beke has investigated cases of alleged abuse and neglect and finds that there has been a significant increase. But not all cases eventually come to attention of the police. The animal emergency hotline…
Groningen police have used Twitterto send to and receive information in a quick and easy way from citizens on a series of arsons that had Veendam in its grip in 2010. She hopes that the golden tip will lead to the arsonist they’re looking for. Police hope to receive new information in new ways…
