The officers were driving on Saturday, August 16, along the Dongensekanaaldijk in Tilburg. Two boys were riding a scooter in front of their car. Neither of them was wearing a helmet. The officers signaled them to stop, and the boys complied. The driver (15 years old) did not possess a drivers license. The officers asked who owned the scooter, but the boys did not know. They claimed to have found it somewhere.

Arrested for handling, what is that?
The police seized the scooter and arrested the two boys on suspicion of handling the scooter. This means that although they claim not to have stolen the scooter themselves, they still had it in their possession. The boys had to go to the station and were detained in a police cell complex. At the station, the officers will further investigate what might have happened to the scooter. Therefore, the boys are allowed to provide a statement, which can support the police investigation.

The owner is aware
The scooter turned out to have been stolen a day earlier in Goes. The owner is coming to pick up the scooter at the police station in Tilburg.

The two suspects are still in custody. They are 15 and 17 years old and live in Tilburg.