****************************************** * UNITED NATIONS MISSION IN KOSOVO * * UNMIK Police MHQ, PRISTINA * * * * >> UNMIK Police PRESS UPDATE << * * * * 11. FEBRUARY, 2001 * * * * This update covers the 24-hour period * * concluded at midnight 10. Feb. 2001. * *----------------------------------------* * Prepared at 1130 hrs., 11. Feb. 2001 * * by A.M.GRAF * ****************************************** Major Highlights ================ Pristina Region : Unknown person fires several rounds at K-Serb home. No injuries reported. Gnjilane Region : K-Goran family assaulted by three masked burglars. Minor injuries. Prizren Region : Unidentified male body found with feet and hands tied. Pec Region : Armed assault of K-Albanian bus driver by unknown suspects. Mitrovica Region: K-Albanian male sprayed with pepper spray and robbed of his vehicle. PRISTINA Region =============== :: SHOOTING/GUNFIRE :: * Lipljan Town - 10/02 - 2400 hrs. An unknown person fired five shots through the front door of a home owned by a K-Serbian female causing only minor property damages. * Glogovac Town - 10/02 - 2018 hrs. A K-Albanian male was arrested after firing two rounds in the air in celebration of a friend's birthday. No physical injuries were reported. GNJILANE Region =============== :: ARMED ROBBERY :: Urosevac Town - 10/02 - 2145 hrs. When a K-Goran male together with his wife and son returned to his home he discovered three unknown males wearing masks burglarizing his home. The suspects then assaulted the father and son and threatened them with a gun. Both sustained minor physical injuries. Preliminary investigations indicate that no items were taken. THREATS/INTIMIDATION Urosevac Town - 10/02 - 2400 hrs. A K-Albanian male went to his vehicle and found a note attached threatening to blow up the vehicle. KFOR EOD checked the vehicle and found no explosive device. CRIMINAL DAMAGE Budriga Village, Gnjilane - 08/02 - 1030 hrs. A vehicle driven by a K-Albanian male was stoned by unknown K-Serb suspects while he drove through the village. A window was broken but no physical injuries were reported. PRIZREN Region ============== :: MURDER :: Rogova Village, Orahovac - 10/02 - 1000 hrs. An unidentified male dead body was found approximately 200 meters off the main road by a farmer who was working with his tractor in the field. The body was covered with soil and both hands and feet were tied together. An autopsy will be conducted on Monday. ILLEGAL POSSSSION OF NARCOTICS Prizren - 10/02 - 1920 hrs. Two K-Albanian males were arrested after they were found in possession of a substance believed to be narcotics. Investigation continuing. PROSTITUTION Prizren - 10/02 - 0345 hrs. A Moldavian female who was found living in a K-Albanian male's house was arrested for prostitution. She was also charged for being in the country illegally as she had no passport. The male was arrested and charged with illegal confinement. ATTEMPTED BURGLARY Prizren - 09/02 - 0100 hrs. Two unknown male suspects wearing masks tried to gain entry into a shop after breaking a window with an iron rod. When to pedestrians discovered them, the suspects fled the scene. PEC Region ========== :: ARMED ASSAULT :: Decani Town - 10/02 - 1700 hrs. Two unknown male suspects boarding a bus assaulted the K-Albanian male driver with a metal stick. The owner of the bus (ethnicity unknown), who was also following behind the bus in his personal vehicle, attempted to come to the aide of the driver. At that time the suspects exited the bus, presented an unknown type firearm and opened fire on the bus owner. The suspects then fled the area. No damages were reported. Neither the bus driver nor the bus owner sustained physical injuries. EXPLOSIVE ATTACK Pec - 10/02 - 2340 hrs. Unknown suspect(s) threw an explosive device on the roof of a home causing minor damage to the roof. The ethnicity of the homeowner is unknown at this time. No physical injuries were reported. ASSAULT * Brekovac Village, Dakovica - 10/02 - 0100 hrs. A group of unknown male suspects impersonating UNMIK Police officers assaulted a K-Albanian male who was inside a bar. The suspects displayed a weapon and then fled the area. UNMIK Police arriving on scene was unable to locate the suspects. No physical injuries were reported. * Istok Town - 09/02 - 1830 hrs. When an off duty KPS Officer (gender and ethnicity unknown) boarded a bus, two unknown male juveniles struck him from behind and attempted to take his weapon. No physical injuries were reported. The circumstances of the incident are under investigation. UXO FOUND Berisha Village, Decani - 09/02 - 1120 hrs. A K-Albanian reported finding two cluster bombs in a ditch. KFOR EOD responded to the area where the devices were disposed of. No physical injuries were reported. MITROVICA Region ================ :: ROBBERY :: Mitrovica South - 10/02 - 2210 hrs. When a K-Albanian male wanted to give a ride to two unknown K-Albanian males to a bus stop, the suspects sprayed him with pepper spray and started to beat him. The suspects fled with the victim's vehicle in direction to Serbica. The victim sustained a minor injury to his head during the incident. DEMONSTRATION Mitrovica North - 09/02 - 1200 hrs. A group of approximately 3000 K-Serbians attended a peaceful demonstration regarding the "Confidence Zone" extension. The group then walked to the Main Bridge. The group did not display any hostility towards UNMIK Police or KFOR. No incidents were reported and the demonstration ended peacefully. BORDER Police ============= PRISTINA AIRPORT ---------------- FALSE PASSPORT 09/02. Six K-Albanians attempted to pass through the airport with false passports, which were seized. DENERAL JANKOVIC ---------------- FALSE PASSPORTS 09/02. Two K-Albanians attempted to cross the border with false passports, which were seized. GLOBOCICA --------- STOLEN PASSPORTS 09/02. Two K-Albanians attempted to cross the border with stolen passports, which were seized. VRBNICA ------- FALSE PASSPORTS 09/02. Two K-Albanians attempted to cross the border with false passports, which were seized. CAFA PRUSHIT ------------ FALSE DOCUMENTS 09/02. Two Albanians attempted to cross the border with a false drivers license, which were seized. INCIDENT OVERVIEW 10. Feb. 2001 ========================================================= MURDER 1 SHOOTING/GUNFIRE 2 KIDNAPPING 0 BOMB THREATS 1 THREAT/INTIMIDATION 9 ILLEGAL WEAPONS 4 GRIEVOUS ASSAULT 0 UXO/MINE/GRENADE 2 SIMPLE ASSAULT 8 PEOPLE INJURED 0 RAPE 0 PEOPLE KILLED 0 ARSON 0 NEW MASS GRAVE SITE 0 EVICTION 0 MISSING PERSON 0 ROBBERY 1 DEAD BODIES 2 BURGLARY 16 TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS 17 THEFT 17 CURFEW VIOLATIONS 0 AUTO THEFT 9 ARRESTS 13 CRIMINAL DAMAGE 2 DETAINEES 338 LOOTING 0 UNMIK POLICE KOSOVO POLICE SERVICE ============================================= IN THEATRE 4518 PRISTINA 1030 DEPLOYED 3549 GNJILANE 756 SPU 969 PRIZREN 474 IN TRAINING 1 PEC 481 MAIN HQ 297 MITROVICA 338 KPS 248 MHQ 19 IC 24 ACADEMY 273 PRISTINA 834 TOTAL 3371 PRIZREN 425 PEC 319 GNJILANE 435 MITROVICA 574 BORDER POLICE 248