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How Oss Was Cleansed of Crime by the Mayor without a Smile

Summary by Omroep Brabant
On the night of May 16, 1934, the telephone rings at the home of Mayor Jan Ploegmakers of Oss. He answers and hears the voice of police inspector Van Kempen. A gruesome robbery and murder has been committed in Oijen: the crime of the Oss Gang, about which Omroep Brabant recently produced the podcast 'Moord aan de dijk'. Ploegmakers looks at his watch; it is a quarter to three. He orders Van Kempen to mobilize all police officers. It is time for …
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On the night of May 16, 1934, the telephone rings at the home of Mayor Jan Ploegmakers of Oss. He answers and hears the voice of police inspector Van Kempen. A gruesome robbery and murder has been committed in Oijen: the crime of the Oss Gang, about which Omroep Brabant recently produced the podcast 'Moord aan de dijk'. Ploegmakers looks at his watch; it is a quarter to three. He orders Van Kempen to mobilize all police officers. It is time for …

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Omroep Brabant broke the news on Monday, May 18, 2026.
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