Netherlands - Gino van der Straeten, 9, didn't return from playground, found deceased, Kerkrade, 1 Jun 2022 *Arrest*

[GuyfromCanada]

Police in the Netherlands issued an Amber Alert on Thursday for Gino van der Straeten, a nine-year-old boy who has not been seen since visiting a playground in Kerkrade at about 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Police only use the Amber Alert when they believe someone’s life is in immediate danger, as opposed to a Missing Child Alert used in less threatening situations.

Family members in Kerkrade said they feared the worst for the boy from Maastricht, who was supposed to return to his sister’s home after playing football on the playground. “We think he was taken,” said one of his sisters, 21-year-old Naomi, in an interview 1Limburg. "He's never run away before. I don't see it as running away because he was playing with some other boys."

Family fears kidnapping as police issue Amber Alert for boy missing in Limburg

Police in the Netherlands issued an Amber Alert on Thursday for Gino van der Straeten, a nine-year-old boy who has not been seen since visiting a playground in Kerkrade at about 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Police only use the Amber Alert when they believe someone’s life is in immediate danger, as...

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Boy, 9, missing from Kerkrade since Wednesday night

The police are urgently looking for 9-year-old Gino van der Straeten, who went missing in Kerkrade on Wednesday evening. He was last seen at a playground on Heretogelaan and Zonstraat between 7:30 and 8:30 p.m. Van der Straeten is 1.3 meters tall, with light skin, blond hair, and blue eyes. He...

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[Allabouttrial]

Wat is loos in Mestreech?​

!! UPDATE MISSING GINO!!

The police have found the possible step of the missing Gino van der Straeten Thursday evening . The scooter was found in a parking lot in Landgraaf . Police have shut down the area .
Wat is Loos in Limburg

Video at link.

 

[Allabouttrial]

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9-year-old Gino van der Straeten, whose disappearance by the police is calling 'quite alarming', normally lives in Maastricht, but was staying with his 32-year-old sister Kelly in Kerkrade . She is in shock .

 

[Seni]

Politie vreest voor leven Gino, burgers starten zoekactie

Van Gino van der Straeten ontbreekt vooralsnog ieder spoor. De Limburgse politie maakt zich ernstige zorgen om de gezondheid van de 9-jarige.

www.1limburg.nl

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Tips
De politie wil nog in contact komen met een man die woensdagavond bij de speeltuin in de buurt was. Op dat moment waren er ook drie kinderen. De politie heeft al met de kinderen gesproken, maar nog niet met de man. Volgens de politie heeft hij mogelijk belangrijke informatie over de verdwijning van Gino.


(Tips.

Police are seeking to contact a man who was near the playground on Wednesday evening. At that moment three other children were present. Police have already spoken with the children, but not yet with the man. According to police, he may have important information about Gino's disappearance).

 

[Allabouttrial]

Zus vermiste jongen (9) vreest voor ontvoering

Lees hier meer...

www.1limburg.nl

Translated some of article through google.

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Kelly (32), another sister of Gino, says emotionally that they searched for him all night. "We've also been screaming. In the time we've been looking for him, he shouldn't be far away." According to her, the boy lives with his mother in Maastricht. He had been staying with her in Kerkrade for a week, because their mother is ill and the father is out of the picture.

Guardianship
Kelly herself is a mother of two small children. She would soon be given custody of Gino. Sister Naomi indicates that this has to do with their mother's health problems. According to her, guardianship plays no role in the disappearance.
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[Allabouttrial]

Politie vreest voor leven Gino, burgers starten zoekactie

Van Gino van der Straeten ontbreekt vooralsnog ieder spoor. De Limburgse politie maakt zich ernstige zorgen om de gezondheid van de 9-jarige.

www.1limburg.nl

Snippet:

Tips
De politie wil nog in contact komen met een man die woensdagavond bij de speeltuin in de buurt was. Op dat moment waren er ook drie kinderen. De politie heeft al met de kinderen gesproken, maar nog niet met de man. Volgens de politie heeft hij mogelijk belangrijke informatie over de verdwijning van Gino.


(Tips.

Police are seeking to contact a man who was near the playground on Wednesday evening. At that moment three other children were present. Police have already spoken with the children, but not yet with the man. According to police, he may have important information about Gino's disappearance).

More from above article (translated).

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'Dangerous'
Head of the Limburg criminal investigation department Danny Frijters: "We are about to enter the second night and that is of course always dangerous for a nine-year-old." It is virtually impossible that Gino would be with a family member. "We have good contact with the family and we also look at the investigation together. If Gino had been with family, we probably would have known that."
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[worldwatcher]

Because Kerkrade is located in the Netherlands-Germany border area, the Amber -Alert is also shared by the German police in Aachen.
Politie vindt step die mogelijk van vermiste Gino is

https://twitter.com/x/status/1532360851369381891

The area,where the step was found is secured for forensic examination, LE is searching with drones,snifferdogs and police helicopter
AMBER Alert voor vermiste Gino (9): politie zoekt met helikopter, drone en honden

https://twitter.com/x/status/1532438997011681289

(Pictures of where the step is found)

 

[Allabouttrial]

Amber Alert: Scooter found in Landgraaf during search for missing boy

A child’s step scooter found in Landgraaf on Thursday evening resembles that of a young boy who has been missing since Wednesday evening, a police spokesperson said on Thursday evening. An intense search for the nine-year-old boy, Gino van der Straeten, has been ongoing in Kerkrade, where he was...

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The scooter was found on Thursday evening around 8:30 pm at a football field in Landgraaf. The police are investigating whether it is indeed Gino's scooter, said the police spokesperson. The area where the scooter was found is being investigated for trace evidence and clues. The scooter was located near a football field and a swimming pool.
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[Allabouttrial]

Because Kerkrade is located in the Netherlands-Germany border area, the Amber -Alert is also shared by the German police in Aachen.
Politie vindt step die mogelijk van vermiste Gino is

https://twitter.com/x/status/1532360851369381891

The area,where the step was found is secured for forensic examination, LE is searching with drones,snifferdogs and police helicopter
AMBER Alert voor vermiste Gino (9): politie zoekt met helikopter, drone en honden

https://twitter.com/x/status/1532438997011681289

(Pictures of where the step is found)

From your article. Highlighted by me.

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The police were alerted around midnight that Gino had not yet returned home. He was last seen in the playground at Hertogenlaan and Zonstraat in Kerkrade between 7.30 pm and 8.30 pm in the Chevremont district.
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[worldwatcher]

Amber Alert: Scooter found in Landgraaf during search for missing boy

A child’s step scooter found in Landgraaf on Thursday evening resembles that of a young boy who has been missing since Wednesday evening, a police spokesperson said on Thursday evening. An intense search for the nine-year-old boy, Gino van der Straeten, has been ongoing in Kerkrade, where he was...

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The scooter was found on Thursday evening around 8:30 pm at a football field in Landgraaf. The police are investigating whether it is indeed Gino's scooter, said the police spokesperson. The area where the scooter was found is being investigated for trace evidence and clues. The scooter was located near a football field and a swimming pool.
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According to Gino’s family, it is his step/ scooter.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1532439459010072586

 

[PhoebeTries]

This is baffling. Where are you Gino?
This is so close to the area where Nicky Verstappen was murdered. I'm sure this is in the family's minds.

 

[YaYa_521]

I'm praying for Gino's safe return. This isn't sounding good at all. I wonder what the other children had to say about the man LE is hoping to contact? I hope and pray there is a good outcome here.

 

[PhoebeTries]

They were hoping Gino used the scooter to go to his mother as he was missing her a lot. I'm afraid someone with bad intentions offered to drive him there.

 

[worldwatcher]

https://twitter.com/POL_Limburg
Sorry - about the confusion,that the step, which was found yesterday belonged to Gino. According a LE tweet,it’s not certain..

”Various scenarios are open in the investigation into the missing person #Gino in #Kerkrade . We conduct neighborhood and tactical investigations and secure camera images. The investigation into the scooter is still ongoing, it is not yet known whether the scooter actually belongs to Gino.”

https://twitter.com/x/status/1532660828083822592

 

[modesty blaise]

I did not know they were amber alerts internationally. What a movement little amber's death spawned. I hope this little one is found unharmed. I also pray for the eventual capture of amber's killer.

 

[PhoebeTries]

The German search team was able to track Gino but his scent stopped suddenly. They are now working the angle Gino got into a car at that location.

Familie vermoedt dat Gino (9) in auto is gestapt, politie doet dringende oproep beelden te delen

De familie van de vermiste Gino (9) houdt er rekening mee dat het jongetje bij een adres in Kerkrade in een auto is gestapt. Een Duits zoekteam heeft de familie laten weten dat zijn spoor ophoudt bij een woning in die straat, zegt zus Kelly van de vermiste jongen.

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[swedeheart]

I am assuming this is similar to NAMUS.

Gino van der Straeten

Last seen playground Hertogenlaan/Zonstraat Kerkrade between 7.30 and 8.30 PM

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[bettyboop]

I wanted to say a thank you to those of you who have been translating
the various articles into English. It is very much appreciated! I also hope Gino did in fact make it to his mothers house safely if that was his intention. Also, I wanted to mention I too was surprised to see mention of an Amber Alert in the Netherlands! I wonder if it is in fact used in most every country? JMO MOO

 

[Seni]

Het spoor van vermiste Gino (9) stopt vlak bij woning van zijn zus: dit weten we al over onrustwekkende verdwijning

Weggelopen, ontvoerd of nog erger? Bij de vermissing van de negenjarige Gino van der Straeten houdt de politie nog met alle scenario’s rekening. De jongen is woensdagavond in het Nederlandse Kerkrade, niet ver van de Belgische grens, verdwenen. Het spoor dat een speurhond vrijdag volgde, stopt...

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Weggelopen, ontvoerd of nog erger? Bij de vermissing van de negenjarige Gino van der Straeten houdt de politie nog met alle scenario’s rekening. De jongen is woensdagavond in het Nederlandse Kerkrade, niet ver van de Belgische grens, verdwenen. Het spoor dat een speurhond vrijdag volgde, stopt in de buurt van de woning van zijn zus waar hij verbleef. Gevreesd wordt nu dat hij daar in een auto stapte.

(Runaway, kidnapped or even worse? The police are still taking all scenarios into account with regard to the disappearance of nine-year-old Gino van der Straeten. The boy disappeared on Wednesday evening in Kerkrade, in the Netherlands, not far from the Belgian border. The trail that a sniffer dog followed on Friday stops near his sister's home where he was staying. It is now feared that he got into a car there.)

 

[ZaZara]

Reporter L1 Maurice de Heus:

Update search #Gino: Police have cordoned off the playground and the growing plot behind it.
According to neighbours, unknown man tried to climb over a fence, failed, and fled between trees. Area now cordoned off, police search bush behind square in Kerkrade's Haanrade district

Update #Gino: No scouting tonight in Kerkrade's Haanrade district, police have searched area for unknown man on the run. According to local residents, the man tried to climb over a fence in their garden, but failed. Area now completely cordoned off, police inside

Reporter RTL-Boulevard Jermaine Ellenkamp :

There are developments at the Vincent van Goghplein in #Kerkrade. Part of a parking area and a playground have been fenced off. Unclear what the reason is. The forensic investigators have just arrived.

Various members of the Veterans Search Team are standing around the area that has been cordoned off. As if they are ''guarding'' it.

In any case, #Gino has NOT been found. Clothing might have been found near a scouting building in #Kerkrade. Gino's sisters are at the location, watching from a distance.