On Sunday, local police reported that he was accused of usurpation of duty. However, the police have also fined the man who had urinated in public.

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The speed checks will be carried out throughout the whole Belgium.

Therefore, adapt your speed for your own safety!

La police sera particulièrement vigilante le long des routes et autoroutes pour veiller au bon respect des limitations de vitesse! A partir de demain 6h jusque mercredi 6h, la Police Fédérale et les zones de police effectueront des contrôles intensifs de vitesse. pic.twitter.com/tL8oLsbjxb

— Police Fédérale (@policefederale) October 7, 2019

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« There is no staff reserve and the law is too rigid to move people from one pillar to another, » said the Federal Police Council President Willy Bruggeman. »Whenever a new phenomenon appears, the police are struggling to survive. Not to mention the terrorist attacks, which are very specific and require all possible efforts.  »

The MP Tim Vandenput (Open Vld) calls in De Tijd to invest another 500 to 900 million euros in police, justice, fire and defense. « We really need to invest more in our basic security. »

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Three citizens in Ixelles filed the complaint against officers of the Brussels Capital and Ixelles region. According to the citizens, the police had used unnecessary violence against several young people during that day. One of the victims was hit from behind and even once more while she was on the ground. Then she was stripped naked and taken by a police-van.

The spokeswoman of the prosecutor, Stephanie Lagasse, stated that an investigation is underway.

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Three male-suspects held at a gun point by several police officers were instructed to step out of their car and to lie down on the ground, before they were arrested and driven off in undercover police cars.

The first suspect’s identity is heard to be confirmed on the scene by an officer while walking towards his arrest, while another one of the suspects was blindfolded.

The car of the arrested men -a Mercedes- was driven away by a member of the undercover police.

The operation was around 6 minutes in length without any casualties. The eye-witnesses confirmed the police officers’ professional way in completing the operation.

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The police realized that the Facebook group would facilitate communication between the cyclo-community and the police. As such, stolen bikes will find their rightful owner.

During June 2019 the police of the Brussels-Capital Ixelles was able to find a lot of bikes which were presumed to be stolen. However, a lot of them had yet not been picked up by their owner.

With the help of the group the online publications will be shared more easily and the bikes will be claimed by their owners.

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The accident took place on Monday. Firefighters managed to prevent the fire from affecting the nearby buildings, and no casualties were reported.

According to the police the cause is yet to be determined.

The axis will be closed at least until Thursday evening states the police.  Meanwhile traffic will be diverted from Rue du Cirque from Laeken to Rue aux Fleurs.

En vue de travaux de stabilisation suite à l’incendie de cette nuit, fermeture jusqu’au moins jeudi soir de l’axe Jacqmain vers centre à hauteur de la rue du Pont-Neuf. Déviation du trafic de la rue du Cirque depuis la rue de Laeken à hauteur de la rue aux Fleurs #Bruxelles.

— PolBru (@zpz_polbru) August 5, 2019

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They wrote « When the bat tried to protect the inhabitants of Brussels. Batman was out in the capital ».

According to the publication, the car plates were registered in the United Arab Emirated.  The vehicle is estimates to have cost 2 million Euros.

The Batmobile is a futuristic police car which has been spotted several times now strolling and controlling the streets of Brussels.

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The point of contact for those wishing to rent the apartment is a 28 year old who was arrested. He was released shortly after the hearing.

The police had been notified of the cannabis plants and the equipment to grow these plants in the aforementioned property. After a search was conducted, the police seized eight cannabis plants, a lighting and ventilation device, two bottles of fertilizer, 185 grams of cannabis leaves, a precision balance and two scrapers.

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The video shows four police officers tackling a man after a discussion.

There were several other witnesses who were claiming that the man did not do anything wrong.

The video of the violent arrest went viral on Twitter.

According to the messages posted online, the man was part of a small group of tourists who were waiting after the cancellation of a Thalys train.

The police who are in charge of the railways had no comment to make as the facts of the arrest have not been established yet.

Currently in Brussels. Can’t believe what I experienced. This shouldn’t be happening #Brussels #Belgium pic.twitter.com/Li4m3NuNgu

— KG (@Gbajabee) July 1, 2019

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