****************************************** * UNITED NATIONS MISSION IN KOSOVO * * UNMIK Police MHQ, PRISTINA * * * * >> UNMIK Police PRESS UPDATE << * * * * 04. FEBRUARY, 2001 * * * * This update covers the 24-hour period * * concluded at midnight 03. Feb. 2001. * *----------------------------------------* * Prepared at 1230 hrs., 04. Feb. 2001 * * by A.STEPIEN * ****************************************** Major Highlights ================ Pristina Region : K-Albanian male arrested for threats against Police. Gnjilane Region : K-Serb female injured in explosion. Prizren Region : K-Albanian male caught by owner of house while attempting to steal. Pec Region : K-Albanian house sustains minor damage in grenade attack. No injuries. Mitrovica Region: No serious criminal incidents were reported. PRISTINA Region =============== No significant criminal incidents were reported. GNJILANE Region =============== :: EXPLOSION :: Vitina - 03/02 - 2030 hrs. There was a powerful explosion directed at a K-Serbian house. K-Serbian female injured. ILLEGAL POSSESSION OF AMMUNITION Urosevac- 03/02 - 2215 hrs. Two K-Albanian males were found to be in possession of illegal ammunition after their vehicle was stopped for a traffic violation. Two suspects arrested. ILLEGAL POSSESSION OF DRUGS Kacanik- 03/02 - 1945 hrs. A K-Albanian male was found to be in possession of marijuana. Suspect arrested. PRIZREN Region ============== ATTEMPTED BURGLARY Prizren - 03/02 - 0645hrs. A K-Albanian male was caught and handed over to Police by the owner of the house in which he had entered and attempted to steal from. BOMB THREAT Prizren - 03/02 - 0230hrs. A K-Albanian female nurse reported that she had received a phone call stating that a bomb was to explode at 1515hrs in the hospital. UNMIK Police and KFOR responded but no bomb was located. HOUSE FIRE Orahovac - 03/02 - 1745hrs. An unoccupied K-Serbian house was destroyed by fire. MISSING PERSON Prizren - 02/02 - 2000hrs. A Moldavian female who had been working at a local cofee bar was reported missing. PEC Region ========== GRENADE ATTACK Dakovica - 03/02 - 2130 hrs. Unknown persons threw a hand grenade on the roof of a K-Albanian house. The explosion caused minor damage. No injuries were reported. ARMED ROBBERY Dakovica - 03/02 - 0300 hrs. A K-Albanian male was assaulted and robbed by two unknown masked and armed suspects. No injuries reported. ILLEGAL BORDER CROSSING Dakovica - 02/02 - 1430 hrs. Three Albanian males were arrested for illegal border crossing. CRIMINAL DAMAGE Pec - 02/02 - 2130 hrs. An Austrian employee of the NGO "Caritas" reported the rear window of a company owned vehicle had been broken and the steering wheel damaged by unknown person. MITROVICA Region ================ No serious criminal incidents were reported. BORDER Police ============= DENERAL JANKOVIC ---------------- FALSE PASSPORT 02/02. Five K-Albanians attempted to exit Kosovo with a false passports. The documents were seized and exit denied. ALTERED PASSPORT 02/02. Three K-Albanians attempted to exit Kosovo with altered Yugoslavian passports. The documents were seized and exit denied. STOLEN PASSPORT 02/02. Three K-Albanians attempted to leave Kosovo with stolen passports. The documents were seized and exit denied. VRBNICA -------- FALSE PASSPORT 02/02. A K-Albanians attempted to exit Kosovo with a false passport. The document was seized and exit denied. CAFA PRUSHIT ------------ INVALID DOCUMENT 02/02. A K-Albanian male attempted to cross the border using an invalid travel document. The document was seized and exit denied. INCIDENT OVERVIEW 03. Feb. 2001 ========================================================= MURDER 0 SHOOTING/GUNFIRE 1 KIDNAPPING 1 BOMB THREATS 1 THREAT/INTIMIDATION 10 ILLEGAL WEAPONS 3 GRIEVOUS ASSAULT 0 UXO/MINE/GRENADE 4 SIMPLE ASSAULT 8 PEOPLE INJURED 1 RAPE 0 PEOPLE KILLED 0 ARSON 2 NEW MASS GRAVE SITE 0 EVICTION 0 MISSING PERSON 1 ROBBERY 1 DEAD BODIES 0 BURGLARY 13 TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS 28 THEFT 17 CURFEW VIOLATIONS 0 AUTO THEFT 10 ARRESTS 16 CRIMINAL DAMAGE 5 DETAINEES 373 LOOTING 0 UNMIK POLICE KOSOVO POLICE SERVICE ============================================= IN THEATRE 4533 PRISTINA 949 DEPLOYED 3550 GNJILANE 700 SPU 970 PRIZREN 451 IN TRAINING 7 PEC 382 MAIN HQ 294 MITROVICA 306 KPS 247 MHQ 19 IC 24 ACADEMY 576 PRISTINA 849 TOTAL 3383 PRIZREN 421 PEC 321 GNJILANE 430 MITROVICA 576 BORDER POLICE 250