Police Team Walcheren Unit Zeeland West-Brabant Telephone numbers - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Police Team ‘Walcheren’ Unit ‘Zeeland West-Brabant’

Telephone numbers  Emergency call 112  Life threatening situations  Witness off a crime  Police, no emergency (Dutch: 0900-8844)  (+31343578844)  If it can wait for a couple of hours / a day  If you want to speak to a police officer  WhatsApp: (0031) (0)612207006  Same rules as 0900-8844 21-8-2020 HZ presentatie 2

Social media  Facebook > Politieteam Walcheren  Not for : Life threatening situations  Witness of a crime   Instagram & Twitter 21-8-2020 HZ presentatie 3

Traffic Riding a bicycle • Basic rule: don’t bother others • Bicycle path • Right side of the road • Use of white frontlight and red rearlight at night /darkness • Max. 2 persons next to each other • All drivers coming from the right have priority – unless you’re on a priority road : • Lock your bike Buying a bicycle • Not on the street (accomplice/guilty) • Use common sense • In a bicycle shop Riding a scooter • Licence • Helmet 21-8-2020 HZ presentatie 4

Bicycle  In order to prevent traffic accidents, police officers also regularly have traffic controls to make sure that cyclists follow traffic regulations. Examples of fines:  Cycling through a red traffic light > € 95,-  Cycling in a pedestrian area > € 55,-  Cycling at night or in very bad weather without working lights > € 55,-  Cycling with a telephone or another device in your hand > € 95,- (A 9 euro administrative fee will be charged with each fine).  21-8-2020 HZ presentatie 5

Public policy rules For example:  Littering on the street with, for example, cans, cigarettes and paper € 140,-  Urinating in residential and public areas € 140,-  Producing excess noise (music, shouting, etc) € 140,-  Smoking weed/use of drugs 18  Use of sofdrugs is tolerated - Max. 5 grams.  Buy weed: in coffeeshops + you have to be registered at the town hall.  Harddrugs: forbidden  Attention: weed high quality (THC): addiction (some students failed studies)  Alcohol 18  Consuming alcohol on the streets € 95,-  Drunk and disorderly behaviour € 95,-  PS: rates are subject to change 21-8-2020 HZ presentatie 6

Soft drugs  Rules Don’t buy cannabis on the street. Buy it in a coffeeshop.  Max 5 grams  No plants  No smoking weed on the streets or other public places   Be Carefull ( Cannabis: not so harmless ) 21-8-2020 HZ presentatie 7

Pub, Club and Safety  It is no problem to drink alcohol but do it in moderation. (Drink responsible)  Don’t go home alone  Watch your drink when you go out  Closing times  2 am or 3am. (after 2am you can’t get in anymore: ‘one-way traffic’)  ‘Triple Blond’ (Bellamypark) and ‘Vrienden van Vlissingen’ (Nieuwedijk): 5am.  Always follow police instructions 21-8-2020 HZ presentatie 8

Questions?  Dutch: 0900-8844,  (+31343578844)  www.politie.nl 21-8-2020 HZ presentatie 9