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Burglary gang arrested in Halle-Vilvoorde, suspect jumps from railway bridge while fleeing

From VRT NWS · () Dutch

Translated from Dutch and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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News Official statement Outcome reported
  • Federal Judicial Police in Halle-Vilvoorde arrested two suspects from Brussels linked to a series of burglaries.
  • The suspects allegedly committed several more break-ins overnight, and one tried to flee by jumping from a railway bridge.

Two suspects from Brussels linked to a series of burglaries have been arrested by the Federal Judicial Police in Halle-Vilvoorde.

Police said the pair carried out several more break-ins during the night before officers caught them. During the arrest, one suspect tried to escape by jumping from a railway bridge.

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Originally published by VRT NWS in Dutch. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.