On Tuesday (January 28), a police officer was hit on the head with a hammer several times when reacting to an electronics store robbery in Zaandam.
The two teenage suspects connected to the robbery are now in custody.
Violently resisting arrest
At around 2 PM yesterday, two Dutch teenagers robbed an electronics store on Zaandam’s Gedempte Gracht, reports NU.nl.
They smashed several display cases with a hammer and ran away with several stolen phones.
What they didn’t count on was the fact that police officers in civilian clothes were conducting training in the area and saw the young robbers running away.
An officer caught up with one of the suspects, who then proceeded to put up a violent fight.
The suspect hit the policeman several times on the head with a hammer. Nevertheless, the officer held him until his colleagues arrived and helped him.
Very young suspects
The suspect is a 17-year-old boy from Zaandam. He is now being held at the police station together with the other suspect, a 13-year-old boy from Amsterdam.
The 13-year-old was arrested by bystanders and handed over to the police.
The wounded officer had to be examined by a doctor but luckily didn’t have to be admitted to a hospital.
Meanwhile, all stolen goods were returned to the store owner.
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