Real Window Cleaning Turf Wars

The police arrested six window cleaners in Santpoort-Noord after receiving a tip that a quarrel between two groups of competing window cleaning teams was to turn into a vicious gang fight over turf.

Window Cleaners in Zandaam get violent; arrests made (Netherlands): The police arrested six window cleaners in Santpoort-Noord after receiving a tip that a quarrel between two groups of several window cleaning teams may turn into an actual fight. When the police arrived at the scene of the confrontation Tuesday afternoon, three vans had already left, but the police were able to catch up with them later.

In two of the vans, police found baseball bats and a straight razors. The two drivers of both vans were arrested for possession of weapons. In the third van the police found the handle of an axe and several razors. As it was unclear whom the weapons belonged to, all four men in the van were arrested for weapon possession. At the police station, all six men were given a fine and released. The fight seems to have been about stealing customers.

Real window cleaning turf wars. Three full vans of window cleaners were arrested.

Police intervenes in window cleaning quarrel, (Santpoort) 'Monster Trucker (also a window cleaner) Mario Doornink attended the quarrel' - Police responded yesterday & arrested six suspects. They were fined & sent home. Two men (28 and 48 years) were arrested for the possession in their van of a baseball bat and a straight razor.

Four Zaandam Men aged 18 to 47 years old were arrested because in their bus was found a stem of an axe and several razors. The police rushed to the scene at 15:30 yesterday to Molenstraat because - according to a witness - a group of Zaandam local cleaners cleaners 'were intimidating others." From the North Holland village of Molenstraat were a group of Dutch cleaners & a group of foreign cleaners intimidating each other. One group showed aggression with with clubs, knives and a threatening aggressive dog.

When the quarrel happened, famed monster truck driver, Mario Doornink (pictured) was present. According to Doorninks partner, it was a fight over customers. "Everyone has their own customers," she says. "A company from Zaandam tried to pick up customers. They place their ladder in any garden, wash the windows and negotiate a price. "

There had already been stories that many window cleaners were working in districts which are believed to be defended by other groups of window cleaning workers.

Rival window cleaners active in Zaandam: Two groups of window cleaning brigades from around Zaandam met Monday and were stopped by Police. The police got a tip that the men would fight each other in Santpoort-Noord. A confrontation in which they were planning to fight each other with more than just sponges, buckets, and chamois. A tractor was included in the fight.

Three vans full of window cleaners were arrested and baseball bats and a straight razors were found. In another van, police found a stem of an axe and several extremely dangerous razors. The origin of the dispute between the rival cleaners were from Afpikken. There had already been stories that many window cleaners were working in districts which are believed to be defended by other groups of window cleaning workers.

The fight was broken up at the scene.