****************************************** * UNITED NATIONS MISSION IN KOSOVO * * UNMIK Police MHQ, PRISTINA * * * * >> UNMIK Police PRESS UPDATE << * * * * 26. DECEMBER, 2000 * * * * This update covers the 24-hour period * * concluded at midnight 25. Dec. 2000. * * Prepared by 1100 hrs. on 26. Dec. 2000 * ****************************************** Major Highlights ================ Pristina Region : Suspected arson destroys two shops. No injuries. Gnjilane Region : Grenade attack on K- Serb residence. No injuries. Prizren Region : A K-Albanian female raped. No injuries. Pec Region : A K-Albanian male shot in the hand. Minor injuries. Mitrovica Region: Two Serbian-speaking suspects robbed a Bosnian male. No injuries. PRISTINA Region =============== :: ARSON :: Lipljan Town, Pristina - 25/12 - 0150hrs. Unknown person(s) set a garment shop and an electrical shop on fire. The fire was brought under control by the fire brigade. The fire destroyed in both shops a large quantity of goods. Investigation continuing. GNJILANE Region =============== :: GRENADE ATTACK :: Gnjilane - 25/12 - 1930 hrs. A grenade exploded outside the home of a K-Serb male. No injuries or damage were reported. PRIZREN Region ============== :: RAPE :: Prizren - 24/12 - 2345 hrs. A 16-year-old K-Albanian female reported that her father, a K-Albanian raped her. She was taken to hospital for medical examination and treatment. No injuries were reported. The suspect was arrested by UNMIK Police. Investigation continuing. THEFT / ATTEMPTED RAPE Prizren - 25/12 - 1020 hrs. A K-Albanian female reported that after forcibly gaining entry to her house, her K-Albanian boyfriend tried to rape her. He then assaulted her and took away her passport containing cash keys to the house. Neither injuries nor arrests were reported. THREATS/INTIMIDATION * Dragash Town - 24/12 - 1000 hrs. A K-Albanian male grabbed a K-Goran male's throat and told him that he was going to die by. No injuries were reported. * Prizren - 25/12 - 1700 hrs. A K-Goran female reported that a K-Albanian male has been threatening to kill her because of her ethnicity. PEC Region ========== :: ATTEMPTED MURDER :: Zlokucane Village, Klina - 25/12 - 0130 hrs. An unknown person shot at a K-Albanian male while he was attending a Christmas celebration. The victim was hit in the right hand. The victim was transported to hospital and released after treatment. SHOOTING / GUNFIRE Zlokucane Village, Klina - 25/12 - 0130 hrs. A K-Albanian male was arrested by UNMIK Police for indiscriminate firing of a firearm. ILLEGAL POSSESSION OF A WEAPON * Pec Town - 23/12 - 1700 hrs. A K-Albanian male was arrested by UNMIK Police after a search of his house resulted in the seizure of a rifle. * Bistrazin Village, Dakovica - 25/12 - 0100 hrs. Two K-Albanian males were arrested by UNMIK Police after a search of their houses resulted in the seizure of a rifle. THEFT Dakovica Town - 25/12 - 1130 hrs. A K-Albanian male was arrested by UNMIK Police for pick-pocketing. MITROVICA Region ================ :: ARMED ROBBERY :: Zubin Potok Town - 25/12 - 1520 hrs. Two unknown Serb-speaking males, who were armed with a pistol, robbed a Bosnian male truck driver of cash and his mobile phone. The suspects fled with a white motor vehicle. No injuries were reported. THEFT Mitrovica South 21/12 - 1400 hrs. A K-Albanian female reported that unknown persons stole 24 liters of cooking oil, 50kg of beans and 250kg of flour from the offices of Mother Theresa Humanitarian Organization. BORDER Police ============= PRISTINA AIRPORT ---------------- FALSE /STOLEN PASSPORT * 23/12 - 1600 hrs. Two K-Albanian males were detained when they attempted to fly to Zurich with false passports. The passports were seized and the subjects were returned to Kosovo. * 24/12 - 1550 hrs. Six K-Albanians arriving from Germany presented false passports. The documents were seized and the subjects were released into Kosovo. GENERAL JANKOVIC ---------------- STOLEN PASSPORT 23/12. Eight K-Albanian males were detained when they attempted to cross the border while in possession of Yugoslavian passports that were reported as stolen. The passports were seized. VRBNICA ------- FALSE DOCUMENTS * 23/12 - 1045 hrs. A K-Albanian male was detained when he attempted to exit Kosovo using a false passport. The passport was seized and he was released into Kosovo. * 24/12 - 1945 hrs. A K-Albanian male attempted to enter Kosovo while in possession of a false Slovenian driver's license. The document was seized. CAFA PRUSHIT ------------ ALTERED PASSPORT 24/12 - 1700 hrs. One K-Albanian males attempted to enter Kosovo while in possession of old and expired Albanian passports. The documents were seized. INCIDENT OVERVIEW 25. Dec. 2000 ========================================================= MURDER 0 SHOOTING/GUNFIRE 2 KIDNAPPING 0 BOMB THREATS 0 THREAT/INTIMIDATION 6 ILLEGAL WEAPONS 3 GRIEVOUS ASSAULT 1 UXO/MINE/GRENADE 1 SIMPLE ASSAULT 6 PEOPLE INJURED 0 RAPE 1 PEOPLE KILLED 0 ARSON 2 NEW MASS GRAVE SITE 0 EVICTION 0 MISSING PERSON 0 ROBBERY 2 DEAD BODIES 0 BURGLARY 13 TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS 15 THEFT 15 CURFEW VIOLATIONS 0 AUTO THEFT 5 ARRESTS 17 CRIMINAL DAMAGE 3 DETAINEES 315 LOOTING 1 UNMIK POLICE KOSOVO POLICE SERVICE ============================================= IN THEATRE 4459 PRISTINA 956 DEPLOYED 3522 GNJILANE 705 SPU 934 PRIZREN 456 IN TRAINING 1 PEC 386 MAIN HQ 304 MITROVICA 305 KPS 342 MHQ 15 IC 27 ACADEMY 303 PRISTINA 813 TOTAL 3126 PRIZREN 397 PEC 292 GNJILANE 409 MITROVICA 556 BORDER POLICE 243