Turnhout, The intervention corps of the federal police Monday morning, a car thief overpowered on the site of the former company Sunnyland. A facilitator was in shackles being beaten. “It comes to exercises. In the coming weeks, the federal police here, still training,” says commissioner Dirk Beersmans.
Who in the coming weeks, shots or suspicious situations see on the site of the former company Sunnyland to the Everdongenlaan in Turnhout should not panic. It comes to exercises of the federal police. “The different services of the Federal Police of Antwerp, including the intervention corps of the police, the special units (POSA) and the federal judicial police, of the area to use their skills and techniques to work out in terms of violence control and in various gevaarsituaties”, it sounds by the federal police.
“The exercises are Monday launched and will spread to take place over a period of two to three weeks. Exact dates are not given to the police not to interfere.”
Chase
We went Monday morning to take a look. The exercises in which sheets are discharged with simulatiekogels, we were not allowed to attend because it is too dangerous. However, we witnessed a politieachtervolging, followed by an assault.
“According to the scenario of this exercise has an ANPR camera in a stolen vehicle noticed. The intervention corps of turns in the chase, but the driver flees the building,” says commissioner Dirk Beersmans. The car thief was overpowered. The monitor had, however, one note: his knife was still too close when he was on the knees was forced.
