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Hans Has Been Walking the Streets Barefoot for Thirteen Years: ‘The Community Officers Know Me by Now’

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Do you spot a barefoot man in Delft? Chances are it is Hans Verbeek (66). New police officers sometimes approach him with concern. "Are you all right?" The community officers know better by now. Hans has left his shoes at home for thirteen years. Except at the beach. "There I put on flip-flops."
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Do you spot a barefoot man in Delft? Chances are it is Hans Verbeek (66). New police officers sometimes approach him with concern. "Are you all right?" The community officers know better by now. Hans has left his shoes at home for thirteen years. Except at the beach. "There I put on flip-flops."

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bndestem.nl broke the news on Thursday, October 29, 2026.
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