Ed Nijpels in speedboat chase

The queen’s commissioner in Friesland Ed Nijpels took part in a spectacular speedboat chase in an effort to catch a burglar on Monday night, the Volkskrant reports. The paper says Nijpels, a neighbour and two police officers chased after and caught the would-be thief who had made his getaway by boat.

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