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Police ask public to identify jewellery after fraud arrests

Police arrested a 45-year-old from Terneuzen and a 19-year-old from Goes on suspicion of fraud. They are asking people to come forward if they recognise jewellery found during the arrests.

Police arrested two men on the evening of Friday 23 October on suspicion of fraud. They are suspected of posing as a police officer and as an agent of an insurance company. A 45-year-old man from Terneuzen was arrested around 19:00 in a shop in Bergen op Zoom.

A 19-year-old man from Goes was arrested around 21:00 on the Hudsonweg in Goes. Police found several pieces of jewellery during the arrests. They are asking anyone who recognises the jewellery to get in touch.

Police say the jewellery may come from Bergen op Zoom, though Zeeland is also possible.