At around 1:00 PM, the boy is walking on Valentijnkade when he sees six boys with three scooters standing. Two of them approach him wearing balaclavas, speak to him, and threaten him with a firearm. Against his will, he has to sit on the back of the black scooter of one of the boys (NN1). This is a scooter of the brand Zip. The other boy (NN2) who speaks to him sits as the third person on the scooter, behind the victim.
A long route through East is then taken. In addition to the three, four other boys are riding along on two scooters. They pass the following places:
-Valentijnskade to Celebesstraat;
-Bridge over on Valentijnkade at parcel number 4 towards Ooster Ringdijk;
-Ooster Ringdijk to Polderweg;
-Polderweg over the bridge towards Oranje-Vrijstaatkade;
-Oranje-Vrijstaatkade to Oranje-Vrijstaatplein;
-Oranje-Vrijstaatkade onto Waldenlaan;
-Waldenlaan to Land van Cocagneplein at Albert Heijn.
Upon arriving at Albert Heijn, the boys have brief contact with another boy who is standing with two other boys by a scooter. These last two join the large group, after which a new journey follows through East.:
-Land van Cocagneplein towards Waldenlaan;
-Waldenlaan to Oranje-Vrijstaatplein;
-Oranje-Vrijstaatplein over the bridge towards Linnaeuskade;
-Linnaeusparkweg towards approximately Linnaeusparkweg parcel number 92.
-Through an alley towards Linnaeushof;
-Linnaeushof to Middenweg;
-Crossed Middenweg towards Frankendaelpark.
-Frankendaelpark to the thicket in the middle between the greenhouse and the water.
Upon arriving at the park, the victim is filmed, threatened, beaten, and robbed by NN1 and NN2. When the violence stops, the victim manages to escape.
The description of the following suspects is known:
Suspect NN1:
-man;
-about 16 years old;
-about 1.78 meters;
-black balaclava;
-brown eyes;
-lightly tanned;
-slim build;
-black Montclair jacket;
-black North Face pants;
-orange and blue Yeezy, high shoes;
-Louis Vuitton bag, in which there was a firearm that he showed.
-strange walk, he walked with his arms far from his body.
Suspect NN2:
-man;
-about 15 years old;
-about 1.58 meters;
-black balaclava;
-black eyes;
-lightly tinted skin;
-normal build;
-black Montclair jacket;
-light green Nike tagg sports pants;
-shoes unknown;
-watch (not a smartwatch)
Call for witnesses
Throughout the entire route, the victim was sitting between NN1 and NN2 on the scooter. This must have been noticed by witnesses. The police would like to get in touch with witnesses. If you have any footage from the period before, during, or after the incident, for example from security cameras, video doorbells, or dashcams in nearby parked vehicles, the investigation team would like to contact you. If you have seen or heard anything that could help the investigation further, people can report via 0900-8844 or anonymously via 0800-7000. You can also upload any footage via the tip form below.
Police Force
Source published: 25 June 25
Boy Taken on Scooter Under Threat of Firearm
Gebied: Amsterdam
Being taken against your will on a scooter under the threat of a firearm and deprived of your freedom. This happens to a boy on Tuesday afternoon while walking on Valentijnkade in Amsterdam.