News from Bonaire, St. Eustatius & Saba
KRALENDIJK - On Thursday, around noon, the call center of the Caribbean Netherlands Police Force (KPCN) received a report of a person showing no signs of life in a house in Rincon. A police patrol and the forensic team went to the house to investigate and ... Lees verder
KRALENDIJK- Analysts from the Dutch Caribbean Police Force (KPCN) on Wednesday have completed a three-day training on the application of scenarios in investigation together with analysts from the police forces in the Caribbean part of the Kingdom. The ... Lees verder
KRALENDIJK - Officers of the Dutch Caribbean Police Force (KPCN) through quick and decisive action managed to arrest a thief of an expensive bag, which had just been stolen by a visitor to the island. Around noon on Tuesday, the central control room of KPCN ... Lees verder
KRALENDIJK - In the past, it has been observed that rules and responsibilities are sometimes overlooked during this celebratory period. For this reason, the KPCN will be as visible and present as possible on the streets during this major event to maintain ... Lees verder
KRALENDIJK - On Saturday, April 22, officers from the Dutch Caribbean Police Force (KPCN) conducted routine traffic checks at various locations on Bonaire. During the controls, several trucks and other vehicles were pulled over and inspected. In total, four ... Lees verder
KRALENDIJK - On Saturday afternoon around three o'clock an accident took place between two vehicles on the Kaya Rincon. A truck traveling on said road collided with a crew-cab pickup truck emerging from a parking lot. An ambulance transported the pickup ... Lees verder
KRALENDIJK - On Saturday, April 15th, a planned traffic control was held on Kaya Nikiboko Zuid in connection with traffic safety. During this check, a total of 68 vehicles were inspected and 30 fines were issued. The fines were for the following: The ... Lees verder
KRALENDIJK- On Saturday night around 10 pm, a hit & run accident occurred on Kaya Korona. A car hit a scooter and fled the scene. Ambulance personnel treated the scooter driver at the scene. According to the Dutch Caribbean Police Force (KPCN), ... Lees verder
KRALENDIJK - Steven Senior has been appointed as the new Head of Investigations Department at the Caribbean Netherlands Police Force (KPCN), effective April 1, 2023. On January 13, the former Head of Investigations, Mr. Alwyn Braaf, was installed as Chief of ... Lees verder
KRALENDIJK - A recently found skull on Bonaire appears to belong to the long-missing man Ludwig Cicilia. This is what the Caribbean Netherlands Police Force (KPCN) says, after receiving results from an investigation that the Netherlands Forensic Institute ... Lees verder
KRALENDIJK - From February 1st, there is a new rotation of neighborhood officers within the Dutch Caribbean Police Corps on Bonaire. Every few years, neighborhood officers rotate to different neighborhoods under their responsibility to get to know the ... Lees verder
KRALENDIJK - The Cybercrime Department of the Korps Politie Caribisch Nederland (KPCN) has issued a call to parents to help prevent and combat cyberbullying. The department has received an increasing number of reports about social media accounts where ... Lees verder
KRALENDIJK - On Saturday, March 25th, around 10:45 PM, the police station received a notification of a robbery that took place at a residence in Belnem, where four people were present. Three suspects with covered faces entered the house and injured one of ... Lees verder
PHILIPSBURG- A Coast Guard patrol team was dispatched last Wednesday after receiving a report from the Korps Politie Sint Maarten that the captain of the vessel Joloca was missing. The captain of the vessel, which is docked in Simpson Bay Lagoon, did not ... Lees verder
KRALENDIJK - Within the Caribbean Netherlands Police Force (KPCN), the Financial Economic Crime team (“FINEC”) has been set up in the year 2022 to combat this form of crime. For example, various criminal investigations are underway against money laundering, ... Lees verder