****************************************** * UNITED NATIONS MISSION IN KOSOVO * * UNMIK Police MHQ, PRISTINA * * * * >> UNMIK Police PRESS UPDATE << * * * * 13. FEBRUARY, 2001 * * * * This update covers the 24-hour period * * concluded at midnight 12. Feb. 2001. * *----------------------------------------* * Prepared at 1100 hrs., 13. Feb. 2001 * * by A.M.GRAF * ****************************************** Major Highlights ================ Pristina Region : K-Albanian male assaults KPS officer with knife. No injuries. Gnjilane Region : House search reveales multiple weapons. Prizren Region : K-Albanian male assaulted by two K-Albanian males. No injuries reported. Pec Region : UNMIK and KPS officers threatened by K-Albanian male. Four arrested. Mitrovica Region: Female (ethnicity not reported) reports rape by three unknown suspects. PRISTINA Region =============== :: GRIEVOUS ASSAULT :: Pristina - 12/02 - 1620 hrs. A K-Albanian male attempted to assault a KPS officer with a knife. The suspect was disarmed and arrested. No physical injuries were reported. ARMED ROBBERY Hajvalia Village, Pristina - 12/02 - 2230 hrs. Two unknown suspects robbed a K-Albanian business owner of cash at gunpoint. No physical injuries were reported. ILLEGAL POSSESSION OF A WEAPON Drenicia Village, Pristina - 12/02 - 0125 hrs. A K-Albanian male was arrested after a search of his residence resulted in the seizure of a handgun and ammunition. ILLEGAL POSSESSION OF NARCOTICS Kosovo Polje Town - 12/02 - 1935 hrs. One K-Serbian and one Muslim male were arrested after they were found in possession of substance believed to be marijuana. DRIVING WHILE INTOXICATED Obilic Village, Kosovo Polje - 13/02 - 0010 hrs. A K-Albanian male was arrested for driving while intoxicated. GNJILANE Region =============== :: ILLEGAL POSSESSION OF WEAPONS :: Zllatar Village, Urosevac - 12/02 - 0600 hrs. Three K-Albanian males were arrested after a combined KFOR/UNMIK Police search of several houses in the village revealed two rifles, two pistols, four rifle magazines, three grenades, two rockets, ten US chemical camouflage suites, one US vehicle antenna, one stick with trip wire, and several rounds of ammunition. ARSON * Mogila Village, Vitina - 12/02 - 1850 hrs. A KFOR patrol unit managed to extinguish a fire in the stables of a K-Serbian male, which they came across while on routine patrol. There was minor damage to the building. No physical injuries were reported. * Vitina Town - 12/02 - 2030 hrs. A fire in an unoccupied K-Serbian barn was reported. There were minor damages. No physical injuries were reported. CRIMINAL DAMAGE Koretin Village, Kamenica - 12/02 - 0700 hrs. Two unknown K-Albanian males threw stones at a vehicle driven by a K-Serbian male, which broke the windshield and two side windows. No physical injuries were reported. ASSAULT Urosevac Town - 10/02 - 1230 hrs. Two K-Albanian males reported that they were assaulted by a group of approximately twenty other males over a dispute regarding a tennis match. One victim sustained injuries to his nose. DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF ALCOHOL Urosevac Town - 11/02 - 2325 hrs. A K-Albanian male was arrested after he was found driving a motor vehicle while intoxicated. PRIZREN Region ============== :: ASSAULT :: Prizren - 12/02 - 0945 hrs. Two Albanian males were arrested for threatening and assaulting a K-Albanian male. No physical injuries were reported. THEFT Prizren - 11/02 - 2300 hrs. A K-Roma male was arrested for stealing cartons of soft drinks. PEC Region ========== :: THREATS/INTIMIDATION :: Dakovica Town - 11/02 - 1725 hrs. While investigating a previously reported case an UNMIK and KPS officer were threatened by a K-Albanian male. During the arrest of this subject, three more K-Albanian males came to his aid and were also arrested. ILLEGAL POSSESSION OF A WEAPON * Pec - 11/02 - 1600 hrs. During a search operation a K-Albanian male was found to be in possession of a shotgun. The weapon was seized and the subject forwarded to court. * Zloper Village, Pec - 12/02 - 0900 hrs. During a residence search a K-Albanian male was found to be in possession of an assault rifle. The weapon was seized and the subject forwarded to court. VEHICLE THEFT Pec - 12/02 - 0245 hrs. Three K-Albanian males were arrested when they could not produce personal documentation nor documentation for the vehicle they were operating. MITROVICA Region ================ :: RAPE :: Mitrovica South - 12/02 - 2200 hrs. Three unknown male suspects raped a female (ethnicity rot reported) for a period of two days. The victim was later released. No further information given. The circumstances of the incident are under investigation. BORDER Police ============= PRISTINA AIRPORT ---------------- FALSE DOCUMENTS 11/02. Thirteen K-Albanians attempted to pass through the airport with false documents, which were seized. DENERAL JANKOVIC ---------------- FALSE PASSPORTS 11/02. Eight K-Albanians attempted to cross the border with false passports, which were seized. INCIDENT OVERVIEW 12. Feb. 2001 ========================================================= MURDER 0 SHOOTING/GUNFIRE 1 KIDNAPPING 0 BOMB THREATS 0 THREAT/INTIMIDATION 10 ILLEGAL WEAPONS 6 GRIEVOUS ASSAULT 1 UXO/MINE/GRENADE 0 SIMPLE ASSAULT 5 PEOPLE INJURED 0 RAPE 1 PEOPLE KILLED 0 ARSON 2 NEW MASS GRAVE SITE 0 EVICTION 0 MISSING PERSON 0 ROBBERY 0 DEAD BODIES 0 BURGLARY 20 TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS 19 THEFT 24 CURFEW VIOLATIONS 0 AUTO THEFT 4 ARRESTS 34 CRIMINAL DAMAGE 6 DETAINEES 346 LOOTING 0 UNMIK POLICE KOSOVO POLICE SERVICE ============================================= IN THEATRE 4518 PRISTINA 1030 DEPLOYED 3548 GNJILANE 756 SPU 969 PRIZREN 474 IN TRAINING 0 PEC 481 MAIN HQ 298 MITROVICA 338 KPS 248 MHQ 19 IC 24 ACADEMY 273 PRISTINA 833 TOTAL 3371 PRIZREN 425 PEC 319 GNJILANE 434 MITROVICA 573 BORDER POLICE 249