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A court in Bruges has sentenced two men to prison for pickpocketing as part of an effort to crack down on the crime, whose targets are mainly foreign tourists.
The Nato ambassador for Azerbaijan and his wife have been robbed of two Rolex watches worth a combined €90,000 on Avenue Louise.
The number of residential burglaries in the Brussels region fell by 6.7% in 2023 compared to 2022, but the riskiest month for break-ins has only just begun.
A recent spate of shootings in Brussels has left eight people dead in the span of just seven months, with the latest firearms incident bringing the total this year to 34.
Police have reported dealing with a growing number of thefts of luggage from FlixBus coach passengers around Brussels-North station.
More and more shop owners are demanding compensation from shoplifters caught in the act, even before contacting the police, according to a new survey carried out by Buurtsuper.be, part of the unio
The Brussels prosecutor’s office has confirmed that it has seen an uptick in reports of homophobic attacks in the capital, notably in the Brussels-Midi and West police zones.
Telecom operator Proximus is implementing extra security measures for its shops in Brussels and elsewhere following a series of robberies and burglaries in recent weeks.
Belgium’s Supreme Judicial Council (SJC) has denounced "archaic work processes" at the Brussels prosecutor's office in the case of last year’s shooting involving three Swedish football supporters.
