Last Friday, the Dommelstroom Intervention Team (DIT) checked four locations in the outskirts of Son en Breugel. No abuses were found. The owners involved all cooperated with the inspection. They received information from employees of the DIT about the risks and signals of undermining crime and what to do in case of suspicious situations.

In many communities, farms and sheds are empty. Criminals therefore see outlying areas as ideal places for illegal activities. 1 in 5 farmers in Brabant is approached at times for renting vacant properties for unclean purposes. Hemp nurseries, drug labs and dumps of drug waste are increasingly being discovered.

With the audit, the DIT wanted to find out if there are sites that are vulnerable to criminal activity, have since been approached by criminals or have (unknowingly) made their premises available for criminal practices. 

The inspection involved the following agencies: police Oost-Brabant, Safety Region Brabant Zuidoost (VRBZO), Omgevingsdienst Zuidoost Brabant (ODZOB) and the municipality of Son and Breugel.

(Anonymous) reporting of suspicious situations and nuisances

Residents can contribute to a safe living environment. They can report suspicious situations and/or nuisance to DIT. This can be done by calling the municipality of Son en Breugel at 0499 - 491 491 or the police at 0900-8844. Prefer to report anonymously? You can do so at Report Crime Anonymously via 0800-7000 or www.meldmisdaadanoniem.nl. Anonymous reports go directly to the municipality and can be used for investigation or a check by the DIT.

Confidential Person Safe Outdoors

Especially for residents in and on the outskirts of the area, there is a Safe Outskirts confidant. That is Mrs. F. v.d. Plas of the ZLTO. Do you live and/or work in the countryside and have questions or suspicions about safety in the countryside? Please contact us at vertrouwenspersoon@veilig-buitengebied.nl or by phone at 06 - 29520266. 

About the Dommelstroom Intervention Team

The DIT plays an important role in addressing problems and crime. Led by the DIT, the government regularly inspects buildings and locations that may be violating regulations. The team looks at issues such as fire safety, bookkeeping, illegal occupancy, permits, registration Basic Registration of Persons, human trafficking, prostitution, drugs, benefit fraud and other violations. 

The DIT is an intervention team under the direction of the six Dommelstroom municipalities of Cranendonck, Geldrop-Mierlo, Heeze-Leende, Nuenen, Son en Breugel and Valkenswaard.