Highlights
New hope in murder cases thanks to tipsters Operation Identify Me
The Netherlands, Belgium and Germany - A week after the launch of Operation Identify Me important new information has been received in the search for the identity of deceased women. Police organizations in Germany, Belgium and the Netherlands have received more than 200 tips, including names of victims for several cases. On Tuesday the 16th of May, a week after the launch, the police will take stock for the first time in Dutch police television program Opsporing Verzocht. The police organizations in the three countries and INTERPOL welcome the public’s participation so far and emphasize that more information is still needed.
Global appeal for information on 22 suspected female murder victims
The Netherlands, Belgium, Germany - Today, the Bundeskriminalamt in Germany, the Federal police in Belgium, the police in the Netherlands and INTERPOL have launched “Operation Identify Me” to identify 22 murdered girls and women. In almost all of the cases it’s certain that the victims were murdered. Who they are, where they are from and why they were left in Germany, Belgium and the Netherlands is unknown. Because of the campaign INTERPOL launches a new online Identify Me list of all these murder cases.
Global police operation: arrests for online identity theft with millions of victims
Nederland - The FBI, Europol, and the Netherlands Police conducted a large-scale international investigation into the criminal trading website Genesis Market. On this website, millions of user profiles containing users’ online fingerprints were being sold. Hackers use this data to take over the digital life of their victims. On 4 April 2023, the website was taken offline by the FBI with operation Cookiemonster. Hundreds of suspects were visited across 17 countries. In the Netherlands, 17 arrests have been made so far.