Socialist Party: There will be less Policemen on the Streets

A study by the extreme left Socialist Party has found that cost cutting in the police force will lead to less security. There will be fewer policemen patrolling the streets, the number of patrols will be reduced and police stations will be closed, and the police will receive less support and equipment. Minister of the Interior Guusje ter Horst (Labor) says that the number of policemen will not be reduced.
www.trouw.nl/nieuws/nederland/article2904945.ece/_Wel_minder_blauw_op_straat_door_bezuinigingen_.html

Liberal Party: Need to Subsidize Securing Jewish Institutions

Paul Slettenhaar, head of the Liberal Party (VVD) in the upcoming neighborhood council elections in southern Amsterdam, has said that Jewish institutions must receive funding for special security measures. Security is a matter for the authorities and the Jewish institutions must take special measures in view of potential anti-Semitic attacks in Amsterdam. Many of the Dutch Jewish institutions are located in this area.
http://www.parool.nl/parool/nl/266/RELIGIE-EN-SPIRITUALITEIT/article/detail/266542/2009/11/05/VVD-wil-bewaking-Joodse-instellingen.dhtml.

Customs Use Money Dogs

The Dutch customs authorities are using dogs to detect Dutchmen bringing in money from over the Belgian border. Belgian banks will soon be reporting on Dutchmen who have money in their accounts. Therefore many people with black money are withdrawing it from the banks and bringing it into the Netherlands. The dogs are capable of detecting money, even in cars.
www.telegraaf.nl/binnenland/5256494/__De_Jager_zet_geldhond_in__.html

150 Soccer Fans Fight with Police

One hundred fifty fans of the first league Graafschap soccer team fought with the police before the game on Sunday against Emmen. The fans vandalized the trains they were traveling in, and attacked policemen who were on the trains. At one station there was a fight with the special police unit. Policemen shot in the air. A number of policemen and vandals were wounded.
www.trouw.nl/nieuws/nederland/article2909116.ece/Supporters_De_Graafschap_op_de_vuist_met_politie.html

Parliamentarian: Crown Prince Must Choose between Kingship and Vacation Home

Senior Liberal Parliamentarian Willibrord van Beek said on a radio program that, with so much criticism regarding the Crown Prince’s planned vacation home in Mozambique, it seems that he will have to choose between his future reign as king and his vacation home.
www.telegraaf.nl/binnenland/5265201/__VVD__Prins_moet_consequenties_nemen__.html

Top League Soccer Game Interrupted due to Insulting Songs

The top league soccer game between ADO and PSV was temporarily stopped by the referee after ADO fans sang insulting songs about him. This occurred after he had sent two of the players off the field. The game was resumed only after a quarter of an hour.
www.volkskrant.nl/sport/article1313466.ece/ADO-PSV_stilgelegd_om_spreekkoren

Only 24% of Public Toilets Clean

The national investigation of public toilets of 2009 has found that only 24% of the 150 inspected public toilets were clean. This is a decline of 2% since the last inspection in 2008. The study was published in the professional cleaners’ magazine Service Management. Cleanliness of faucets, the toilet seats and the door latches were checked. A major finding was that the men’s toilets are often cleaner than those of the women. The main decline was in toilets in health care facilities. As opposed to 33% clean toilets in 2008, this year it was only 22%. www.telegraaf.nl/binnenland/5266185/__Openbare_wc_s_steeds_smeriger__.html