More violence against the police, officials back tougher sentences

Dutch police were subject to 10% more cases of verbal and physical violence last year than in 2017, according to new police figures. Last year, police officers reported 10,593 separate cases of violence – ranging from swearing and threats to being driven at, the report said. ‘Violence has gone up across the spectrum,’ spokesman Ruud Verkuijlen said in a statement. ‘The figures show that police are increasingly subject to violence during festivals and in areas where clubbers go… drink and...