****************************************** * UNITED NATIONS MISSION IN KOSOVO * * UNMIK Police MHQ, PRISTINA * * * * >> UNMIK Police PRESS UPDATE << * * * * 02. FEBRUARY, 2001 * * * * This update covers the 24-hour period * * concluded at midnight 01. Feb. 2001. * *----------------------------------------* * Prepared at 1100 hrs., 02. Feb. 2001 * * by A.M.GRAF * ****************************************** Major Highlights ================ Pristina Region : Unknown male attempted to abduct K-Albanian female. No injuries. Gnjilane Region : Abandonded K-Serb house destroyed in explosion. Neighbors slightly injured. Prizren Region : Approx. 2000 persons peacefully demonstrate against war crimes verdict. Pec Region : Three K-Albanians robbed at gunpoint. No injuries. Mitrovica Region: K-Serbs evict several K-Albanians in Mitrovica North. PRISTINA Region =============== :: ATTEMPTED ABDUCTION :: Pristina - 01/02 - 0830 hrs. A K-Albanian female became the victim of an attempted abduction when an unknown male subject attempted to subdue her while she walked to her office. The victim managed to escape uninjured. GNJILANE Region =============== :: EXPLOSION :: Vitina Town - 01/02 - 2040hrs. An explosion destroyed an abandoned K-Serb house. The explosion damaged also a neighboring house where flying glass injured slightly the members of a K-Albanian family, 2 adults and 2 children. UNMIK Police and KFOR EOD responded and sealed off the scene. Investigation continuing. THREATS Gnjilane - 01/02 - 1000hrs. A K-Serb female states that an unknown K-Albanian male threatened to kill her. No injuries were reported. PRIZREN Region ============== :: DEMONSTRATION :: Orahovac Town - 01/02- 1200 - 1315hrs. A crowd of approximately 2000 persons protested peacefully against the War Crimes conviction recently handed down. No incidents were reported. Criminal Incidents: No Regional Report received. PEC Region =========== :: ARMED ROBBERY :: Zub Village, Dakovica - 01/02 - 0820hrs. Two unknown masked male suspects armed with pistols stopped a K-Albanian car driver and robbed him and his three K-Albanian male passengers of cash and wristwatches at gunpoint. No injuries were reported. ARMED ASSAULT Llozhan Village, Pec - 30/01 - 2130hrs. A K-Albanian male was arrested for accidentally shooting another K-Albanian male in the leg. The victim was transported in stable condition to a local hospital and the weapon was confiscated. ATTEMPTED ROBBERY Djakova - 01/02- 1735hrs. Two unknown men, one armed with a pistol entered a travel agency and demanded cash. After failing to locate any money they left the scene. No injuries were reported. SMUGGLING Veric Village, Istok - 31/01 - 2240hrs. A Montenegrin male oil tanker driver was found with 35,000 liters of diesel without documentation. The truck was seized and the suspect handed over to customs authorities. ILLEGAL POSSESSION WEAPONS * Berjah Village, Dakovica - 31/01 - 0720hrs. A search of a K-Albanian house resulted in the seizure of an assault rifle and ammunition. No arrest was reported. * Novo Selo Village, Pec - 29/01 - 1030 hrs. A search of a house owned by a K-Albanian male resulted in the seizure of a pistol. The suspect was arrested. * Fusha Village, Pec - 31/01 - 1655hrs. A search of a house owned by a K-Albanian male resulted in the seizure of two assault rifles, seven magazines and ammunition. The suspect was arrested. HUMAN REMAINS FOUND Nec Village, Dakovica - 31/01 - 1000hrs. Acting on information from a K-Albanian male, UNMIK Police located skeletal remains of an unknown person killed in 1999. Investigation continuing. MITROVICA Region ================ :: EVICTIONS :: * Mitrovica North - 30/01 - nighttime hrs. A K-Albanian female reported that K-Serbs had evicted her and her husband from their residence. Investigation continuing. * Mitrovica North - 30/01 - nighttime hrs. A K-Albanian female reported that K-Serbs had evicted her from her residence. Investigation continuing. * Mitrovica North - 30/01 - nighttime hrs. A K-Albanian male reported that a large group of K-Serbs had evicted his mother from her residence. Investigation continuing. DEMONSTRATION Mitrovica South - 01/02- 1850hrs. Several crowds gathered at various locations throughout the day with the largest being 350-400 people in front of the Maison de France. At this particular location two K-Albanian KPS officers were slightly injured when trying to de-escalate the situation. KFOR used blend and tear gas grenades to disperse the crowds. ILLEGAL POSSESSION OF A WEAPON Mitrovica North - 01/02 - 1850hrs. One K-Albanian adult male and two K-Albanian male juveniles were arrested for possessing three gas bombs. BORDER Police ============= PRISTINA AIRPORT ---------------- FALSE PASSPORT 31/01. One K-Albanian attempted to exit Kosovo on false passport. The document was seized and exit was denied. DENERAL JANKOVIC ---------------- FALSE PASSPORT - 31/01. One K-Albanian attempted to exit Kosovo with a passport containing a false German document. The document was seized and the subject was allowed entry to Kosovo. STOLEN PASSPORTS 31/01. Four K-Albanians attempted to exit Kosovo with false passporta. The documents were seized and the subjects were processed and released. VRBNICA ------- FALSE PASSPORT 31/01. Three K-Albanians attempted to cross the border using false passports. The documents were seized and the subjects were released into Kosovo. CAFA PRUSHIT ------------ ARMED ROBBERY 01/02 - 08:00 hrs. A total of seven K-Albanians became the victims of an armed robbery in two separate incidents, when two unknown masked males wearing dark clothing and armed with assault rifles approached two separate vehicles. There the driver and passengers of both vehicles were robbed of an unknown amount of cash and valuables. The suspects then fled on foot. No injuries were reported. ALTERED DOCUMENTS 31/01. Three Albanians attempted to exit Kosovo on altered documents. The documents were seized and they were allowed to exit Kosovo. INCIDENT OVERVIEW 01. Feb. 2001 (no figures from Prizren Region received) ========================================================= MURDER 0 SHOOTING/GUNFIRE 0 KIDNAPPING 0 BOMB THREATS 0 THREAT/INTIMIDATION 2 ILLEGAL WEAPONS 4 GRIEVOUS ASSAULT 1 UXO/MINE/GRENADE 0 SIMPLE ASSAULT 2 PEOPLE INJURED 0 RAPE 0 PEOPLE KILLED 0 ARSON 0 NEW MASS GRAVE SITE 0 EVICTION 3 MISSING PERSON 1 ROBBERY 3 DEAD BODIES 1 BURGLARY 9 TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS 16 THEFT 13 CURFEW VIOLATIONS 0 AUTO THEFT 9 ARRESTS 7 CRIMINAL DAMAGE 5 DETAINEES 312 LOOTING 0 UNMIK POLICE KOSOVO POLICE SERVICE ============================================= IN THEATRE 4537 PRISTINA 949 DEPLOYED 3555 GNJILANE 700 SPU 970 PRIZREN 451 IN TRAINING 6 PEC 382 MAIN HQ 295 MITROVICA 306 KPS 222 MHQ 19 IC 24 ACADEMY 576 PRISTINA 852 TOTAL 3383 PRIZREN 427 PEC 327 GNJILANE 442 MITROVICA 576 BORDER POLICE 250