****************************************** * UNITED NATIONS MISSION IN KOSOVO * * UNMIK Police MHQ, PRISTINA * * * * >> UNMIK Police PRESS UPDATE << * * * * 28. DECEMBER, 2000 * * * * This update covers the 24-hour period * * concluded at midnight 27. Dec. 2000. * * Prepared by 1100 hrs. on 28. Dec. 2000 * ****************************************** Major Highlights ================ Pristina Region : Two K-Albanian males stabbed in bar fight. Minor injuries. Gnjilane Region : KPS officer assaulted by K-Albanian male. No injuries. Prizren Region : Explosion destroys bakery. Minor injuries. Pec Region : Unknown suspects damaged an UNMIK vehicle. Mitrovica Region: A K-Albanian female reported threats on her life. PRISTINA Region =============== :: GRIEVOUS ASSAULT :: Pristina - 27/12 - 2300 hrs. Two K-Albanian males were apparently stabbed during a fight with other unknown persons in a coffee bar. Both victims were transported to a local hospital for treatment of their injuries and are listed in good condition. Investigation continuing. GRENADE ATTACK Lipljan Town - 27/12 - 1945 hrs. Unknown suspect(s) attacked a K-Serb bar with a hand grenade. A K-Serb male, who was just leaving the bar, received serious injuries from flying shrapnel. Two vehicles parked outside the bar were also damaged. The occupants of the bar were not injured. GNJILANE Region =============== :: ASSAULT ON A OFFICER :: Vitina Town - 27/12 - 1034 hrs. A K-Albanian KPS Officer working at a checkpoint was assaulted by a K-Albanian male. The officer was not wounded. No arrest was reported. BURGLARY Kacanik Town - 26/12. Unknown suspect(s) forcibly entered the primary school and removed humanitarian aide items. PRIZREN Region ============== :: EXPLOSION :: Ljubizhda Village, Prizren - 27/12 - 2330 hrs. Unknown person(s) detonated an explosive device causing extensive damage to a small K-Albanian owned bakery. Several windows of a nearby house shattered. A female occupant sustained a small cut from the flying glass. ASSAULT Prizren - 26/12 - 1200 hrs. A K-Roma male was arrested by UNMIK Police after he beat his father with a stick causing him to sustain facial injuries. ASSAULT / THREAT Prizren - 26/12 - 2155 hrs. A K-Albanian male was arrested by UNMIK Police for throwing fireworks at another K-Albanian male and also for using abusive and threatening language to a KPS Officer who intervened in the incident. PEC Region ========== :: CRIMINAL DAMAGE :: Pec Town - 26/12 - 2200 -2300 hrs. Unknown suspect(s) broke a rear window out of an UNMIK vehicle and put some burning object inside causing a small fire on the seat. FOUND UXO Klina Town - 27/12 - 1700 hrs. Three K-Albanian boys found an un-exploded grenade in an abandoned home. UNMIK Police secured the area. KFOR EOD responded to secure the grenade. ACCIDENTAL DEATH Vrela Village, Istok - 27/12 - 1155 hrs. A 31-year-old K-Albanian male was apparently electrocuted while taking a shower. Investigation continuing. MITROVICA Region ================ :: THREAT INTIMIDATION :: Mitrovica North - 27/12 - 0030 hrs. An unknown person called a K-Albanian female by phone at her residence and threatened to kill her if she did not vacate her apartment. BURGLARY Mitrovica North - 26/12 - Night Time hrs. A Bosnian male reported that unknown person(s) broke into the Italian Community Center and stole a Pentium II computer with printer, CD player, video recorder, fax machine, electric guitar and a UPS. ASSAULT Mitrovica North - 27/12 - 0230 hrs. Six unknown male persons assaulted a Gypsy male. No injuries were reported. AUTO THEFT Mitrovica North - 27/12 -Night Time hrs. A Swedish male national reported that unknown person(s) stole his rented motor vehicle from his residence during the night. BORDER Police ============= PRISTINA AIRPORT ---------------- FALSE PASSPORT * 26/12 - 1030 hrs. A K-Albanian attempted to fly to Zurich on a false passport which was seized. Exit was refused. * 26/12 - 1030 hrs. Three K-Albanians arrived from Zurich and displayed false passports. The items were seized and the subjects were allowed entry to Kosovo. GENERAL JANKOVIC ---------------- STOLEN PASSPORT 26/12 - 0920 hrs. Four K-Albanians attempted to cross the border on stolen passports. The documents were seized and the subjects allowed entry to Kosovo. VRBNICA ------- FALSE PASSPORT / DRIVERS LICENSE * 26/12 - 1030 hrs. A K-Albanian entered Kosovo using a false passport. The document was seized and the subject was allowed entry. * 26/12 - 1700 hrs. A K-Albanian male entered Kosovo while in possession of a false driver's license. The document was seized and he was allowed entry. CAFA PRUSHIT ------------ ILLEGAL BORDER CROSSING 26/12 - 1055 hrs. Two K- Albanian males attempted to enter Kosovo on an illegal trail. They were detained and released into Albania. FALSE PASSPORT 26/12 - 1055 hrs. An Albanian male reportedly attempted to cross the border using a forged passport. The document was seized and he was refused entry. INCIDENT OVERVIEW 27. Dec. 2000 ========================================================= MURDER 0 SHOOTING/GUNFIRE 1 KIDNAPPING 0 BOMB THREATS 0 THREAT/INTIMIDATION 4 ILLEGAL WEAPONS 0 GRIEVOUS ASSAULT 1 UXO/MINE/GRENADE 1 SIMPLE ASSAULT 3 PEOPLE INJURED 0 RAPE 0 PEOPLE KILLED 0 ARSON 0 NEW MASS GRAVE SITE 0 EVICTION 0 MISSING PERSON 0 ROBBERY 1 DEAD BODIES 1 BURGLARY 11 TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS 22 THEFT 8 CURFEW VIOLATIONS 0 AUTO THEFT 9 ARRESTS 8 CRIMINAL DAMAGE 7 DETAINEES 321 LOOTING 0 UNMIK POLICE KOSOVO POLICE SERVICE ============================================= IN THEATRE 4399 PRISTINA 956 DEPLOYED 3462 GNJILANE 705 SPU 934 PRIZREN 456 IN TRAINING 1 PEC 386 MAIN HQ 303 MITROVICA 305 KPS 341 MHQ 15 IC 27 ACADEMY 303 PRISTINA 793 TOTAL 3126 PRIZREN 380 PEC 292 GNJILANE 399 MITROVICA 547 BORDER POLICE 242