UNMIK Police
31 JANUARY
2000
COMPILED BY COMMISSIONERS PRESS OFFICE
BRUCE LLOY
DMITRY KAPORTSEV
SPOKESPERSONS
THE GENERAL SITUATION IN THE
MISSION AREA REMAINS STABLE.
TRESPASS
At 1015 hrs, eleven Albanian males broke through the
barbed wire fence into the VJ barracks in PRISTINA, guarded by British KFOR.
UNMIK Police was dispatched to the scene and assisted KFOR to detain all eleven
suspects. They were taken to the detention center, where they were
photographed, finger printed and then released.
THREATS TO UNMIK POLICE
At 1715 hrs, an Albanian male was stopped for
reckless driving and was believed to be under the influence of alcohol or drugs
in PRISTINA. Minimum force had to be used in order to arrest the suspect and
take him to the detention center for photographing and finger printing. Upon
being released, the individual threatened to kill an UNMIK Police officer and
was booked back to the detention center for further investigation.
ASSAULT ON UNMIK POLICE OFFICER / RESISTING ARREST
At 0330 hrs, UNMIK Police patrol unit arrested an
Albanian male in PRISTINA who failed to stop his vehicle upon the Police
demand. The suspect assaulted an UNMIK Police officer and resisted arrest. The
investigation is ongoing.
ARMED ROBBERY
At 1100 hrs, two unidentified armed men entered the
office of “Libertas” agency located on
Mother Theresa Street in PRISTINA. They tied up one worker, stuffed something
in his mouth and robbed him of 5000-6000 DM. Both suspects (reportedly
Albanians) fled on foot. UNMIK Police are investigating.
ARRESTS
Five individuals were arrested during the past 24
hours in PRISTINA. One individual was arrested for driving intoxicated, one for
assault and another for attempted theft. Two suspects were arrested for reckless
and drunk driving and assaulting Police officers.
ROBBERY
At
1230 hrs a Serb male reported that he had been robbed of 2,700 DM and assaulted
by 4 unidentified Albanian males in his house in RAJANOVCE during the night. No
injuries were reported. The case is under investigation.
ARRESTS
Eleven
individuals were arrested. KFOR arrested 8 individuals: seven - for curfew
violation and one – for hit-and-run accident. UNMIK Police arrested 3
individuals: two – for drunk and disorderly and one – for counterfeiting. All
the arrested are Albanians.
ARRESTS
Sixteen
individuals were arrested. KFOR arrested 13 individuals for curfew violation.
UNMIK Police arrested 3 individuals: two – for suspected war crimes and one –
for counterfeiting.
ATTEMPTED ARMED ROBBERY
At 1945 hrs, an individual knocked on the door of an
Albanian male in MITROVICA South
introducing himself as KPC/TMK member and producing some sort of ID.
When the door was opened, the suspect pulled a gun, stuck it to the victims’
throat and demanded money, weapon and the victims daughter. The victim grabbed
the gun of the offender and after a fight the suspect fled the scene. UNMIK
Police are investigating.
TRAFFIC ACCIDENT INVOLVING OSCE
At 0740 hrs, UNMIK Police responded to the traffic
accident scene, where an OSCE vehicle collided with a local car on the road to
MITROVICA. Four of five occupants of the OSCE vehicle were transported to the
British hospital with the injuries of different extent. Three of those were
subsequently released after the first aid. Two occupants of the civilian
vehicle (Albanians) were transported to the PRISTINA hospital, where one of
them died due to the injuries.
The following incident occurred on
30/01/00
ILLEGAL WOOD CUTTING
At 1400 hrs, UNMIK Police
arrested an Albanian male for illegal cutting of timber in Karagac Park in PEC.
The following
incident occurred on 31/01/00
ILLEGAL POSSESSION OF WEAPONS
At 1500 hrs, KFOR
confiscated one machine gun, 3 rifles, 2 hunting guns, one pistol, 3 hand
grenades and ammunition from an Albanian male in KLINA.
DEAD BODY
At 1015 hrs UNMIK Police
and KFOR responded to an Albanian males’ report of a (old) dead body in his
well in the village of ZATRA but could not verify the find. The well was deep
and full of water. ICTY was notified to check the location at a later date.
WEAPONS FOUND
At
1330 hrs, KFOR conducted a search of an abandoned residence in MIROC and found: nine mine boxes, 37 AK-47
magazines, 900 cartridges, 5 helmets and 310 gasmasks.
PRISTINA AIRPORT
Twelve Egyptians were detained by the Border Police
after landing at PRISTINA Airport for illegal entry in KOSOVO. Eight of them
were booked in the PRISTINA detention center for the same offence.
“G.JANKOVIC” BORDER CROSSING
Five UN travel documents were seized after the
individuals returned to KOSOVO. All cases turned over to investigations.
Border Crossing Information
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BORDER CROSSING POINT |
STATUS (Open/Closed) working hours |
TIME
TO CROSS
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DAY
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NIGHT
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G.JANKOVIC
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Open 24
Hours |
1 Hour |
1 Hour |
GLOBOCICA
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Open 24
Hours |
5 Minutes |
5 Minutes- |
VRBNICA
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Open 24
Hours |
10 Minutes |
10 Minutes |
CAFA
PRUSHIT
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WEATHER FORECAST
TUESDAY,
01 FEBRUARY 2000: Some early morning mist or freezing fog patches clearing with
good sunny periods developing. Continuing mild with a general thaw of lying
snow by day. Winds light and variable. Minimum temperature - 05 C; maximum
temperature + 16 C.
WEDNESDAY,
02 FEBRUARY 2000: Mist and freezing fog slowly clearing, possibly lingering
through out the day in places but with hazy sunshine developing. Winds light
and variable. Minimum temperature - 05 C; maximum temperature + 16 C.
THURSDAY,
03 FEBRUARY 2000: Mist and freezing fog patches clearing, becoming cloudy with
only a few sunny spells, but also a little light rain, sleet or snow at times.
Winds light and variable. Minimum temperature - 05 C; maximum temperature + 12
C.
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INCIDENT |
Recorded cases |
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INCIDENT
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Recorded
cases |
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Murder |
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NEW MASS
GRAVE SITES |
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Kidnapping |
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ARSON |
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MISSING
PERSONS |
3 |
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THREAT/INTIMIDATION |
2 |
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DEAD
BODIES |
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GRIEVOUS
ASSAULT |
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TRAFFIC
ACCIDENTS |
18 |
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SIMPLE ASSAULT |
3 |
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ARRESTS |
21 |
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EVICTION/ILLEGAL
HOUSE OCCUPATION |
1 |
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ROBBERY |
3 |
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BURGLARY |
14 |
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THEFT |
12 |
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AUTO
THEFT |
14 |
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CRIMINAL
DAMAGE |
2 |
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LOOTING |
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RAPE |
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EXPLOSIONS |
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SHOOTING/GUNFIRE |
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UXO/MINE/GRENADE |
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BOMB
THREATS |
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PEOPLE
INJURED |
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ILLEGAL POSSESSION OF WEAPON |
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PEOPLE
KILLED |
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