****************************************** * UNITED NATIONS MISSION IN KOSOVO * * UNMIK Police MHQ, PRISTINA * * * * >> UNMIK Police PRESS UPDATE << * * * * 14. FEBRUARY, 2001 * * * * This update covers the 24-hour period * * concluded at midnight 13. Feb. 2001. * *----------------------------------------* * Prepared at 1100 hrs., 14. Feb. 2001 * * by A.M.GRAF * ****************************************** Major Highlights ================ Pristina Region : Bombing of K-Roma residence. Minor damage and no injuries. Gnjilane Region : Sniper killing of K-Serbian bus driver in convoy and retaliatory riot. Prizren Region : K-Serbian home set on fire. Minor damage, no injuries. Pec Region : Shooting/grenade attack on K-Albanian home. No injuries reported. Mitrovica Region: Mine explosion injures three K-Serbians. Public unrest follows. PRISTINA Region =============== :: BOMB ATTACK :: Lipljan Town - 13/02 - 1950 hrs. Unknown suspect(s) bombed the residence of a K-Roma family. The explosion destroyed the contents of a room and the front door. The roof of a neighboring house (ethnicity of owner not reported) was also damaged. No physical injuries were reported. The circumstances of the incident are under investigation. BURGLARY Pristina - 13/02 - 2315 hrs. Unknown suspects who entered the building through a second floor window burglarized the Ulpiana Municipal Court building. Once inside, the suspects unsuccessfully attempted to force open a safe. In addition, window and doors were damaged in the incident. The suspects also left behind a loaded handgun before fleeing the scene. The circumstances of the incident are under investigation. ILLEGAL POSSESSION OF WEAPONS * Pristina - 13/02 - 2230 hrs. A K-Albanian female reported that three males suspects threatened her with a weapon. UNMIK Police went to a residence where they located the three K-Albanian male suspects who were in possession of a semi-automatic handgun. The suspects were arrested. The weapon was seized. * Pristina - 13/02 - 0330 hrs. A K-Albanian male was detained for illegal possession of a handgun and knife. DEAD BODY FOUND Glogovac Town - 13/02 - 1315 hrs. Human remains buried in a ravine were found by a K-Albanian male. Preliminary investigation indicated that the victim appeared to be had been deceased for a length of time. The cause of death is unknown at this time. Investigation continuing. GNJILANE Region =============== :: MURDER / PUBLIC UNREST :: Brod Village, Strpce Town - 13/02 - 1600 hrs. A KFOR escorted convoy was fired on by an unknown sniper. A K-Serbian male bus driver was shot and killed, one other person was seriously injured and another received minor injuries. Shortly after the incident about 1500-2000 K-Serb gathered in Strpce Town in front of the Police Station and began to riot. The crowd gained entry to the station house and caused heavy damage both inside and out, destroying the power system. Two UNMIK Police and two KPS vehicles were destroyed by fired, four other UNMIK Police vehicles were heavily and are not operational with one other damaged but drivable. Additionally, one civilian employee's vehicle was heavily damaged and equipment is missing from the station. Several UNMIK Police officers sustained minor injuries. GRIEVOUS ASSAULT Klokot Village, Vitina - 13/02 - 1425 hrs. While tending his cattle a K-Serbian male was shot in the leg by a K-Albanian male. No further information available. RAPE Urosevac Town - 13/02 - 1630 hrs. A K-Albanian female reported being raped by two K-Albanian males on 10/02. UNMIK Police arrested one suspect. The circumstances of the incident are under investigation. ASSAULT Urosevac Town - 13/02 - 1500 hrs. A K-Albanian male was arrested for assaulting two K-Albanian females. No physical injuries were reported. EXPLOSION * Cernica Village, Gnjilane - 13/02 - 1025 hrs. Unknown person(s) detonated an explosive device in an unoccupied building at a K-Serbian property causing only minor property damage. * Cernica Village, Gnjilane - 13/02 - 1740 hrs. An unknown person threw a hand grenade at the home of a K-Serbian male causing only minor property damage. At the time of the attack the house owner was not at home. CRIMINAL DAMAGE Budriga Village, Gnjilane - 13/02 - 1445 hrs. A group of K-Serbian males attacked the vehicle of a K-Albanian male as he drove through the village. The front window of the vehicle was damaged. No physical injuries were reported. ILLEGAL POSSESSION OF NARCOTICS Gnjilane Town - 13/02 - 1500 hrs. A K-Albanian male was arrested for possession and sale of a substance believed to be heroin. PRIZREN Region ============== :: ARSON :: Orahovac Town - 13/02 - 1830 hrs. Unknown persons set a K-Serbian house on fire. The fire brigade attended the scene and managed to extinguish the fire, which caused only minor property damage. No physical injuries were reported. ATTEMPTED AUTO THEFT Mirusha Village, Malisevo - 12/02 - 2315 hrs. Two K-Albanian males were arrested after they were caught trying to steal a motor vehicle. DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF ALCOHOL/ASSAULT Prizren - 12/02 - 2345 hrs. A K-Albanian male was arrested after he was caught driving a vehicle while intoxicated with alcohol and for being in possession of a counterfeit 100DM note. Another K-Albanian male that was in the company of the driver was also arrested for assaulting a UNMIK Police Officer. No physical injuries were reported. POSSESSION OF STOLEN PROPERTY Prizren - 13/02 - 0910 hrs. Two K-Albanian males were arrested after they were found in possession of stolen items. CRIMINAL DAMAGE Prizren - 13/02 - 1020 hrs. A K-Albanian male was arrested for deliberately breaking a glass pane at the entrance of the driving school. The suspect was also found with a forged drivers license, which was seized. PEC Region ========== :: GRENADE ATTACK/SHOOTING :: Strelleji Village, Decani - 13/02 - 2100 hrs. Unknown persons shot with a machine gun at a K-Albanian house and threw hand grenades at it. One of them exploded outside, one inside the house. No physical injuries were reported. The circumstances of the incident are under investigation. ATTEMPTED MURDER Krushevo Village, Klina - 12/02 - 1120 hrs. During an argument a known K-Albanian male and a known K-Albanian female shot at another K-Albanian male. The victim was hit in the arm. The suspects fled in a motor vehicle. The victim went to Pec hospital for medical treatment. The suspects are still at large. Investigation continuing. THEFT Dakovica Town - 12/02 - 1300 hrs. A K-Albanian male was arrested after another K-Albanian male reported that the suspect had stolen his wallet. ATTEMPTED ARMED ROBBERY Dakovica Town - 12/02 - 1940 hrs. Two unknown males armed with a pistol and a knife entered a shop and demanded money from the K-Albanian owner. After finding no cash they fled on foot. No physical injuries were reported. MITROVICA Region ================ :: EXPLOSION :: Krasta Village, Srbica - 13/02 - 1030 hrs. Three K-Serbian males were injured when their tractor drove over a land mine, two of them seriously. The injured were transported to Mitrovica North hospital for treatment. Subsequent to the incident, a crowd of about 75 to 100 K-Serbians gathered in front of the Zubin Potok Station where the crowd attacked one UNMIK Police Officer and an UNMIK vehicle. After negotiations between the Station Commander and a local community leader the situation was calmed. No injuries were reported to the UNMIK Officer. The condition of one victim is listed as critical, the other's as serious. ASSAULT Mitrovica North - 13/02 - 1430 hrs. Two K-Albanian males reported being assaulted by a group of unknown persons outside the train station. The suspects also took the victim's vehicle and fled. The victims sustained minor injuries. ATTEMPTED BURGLARY Vucitrn Town - 13/02. UNMIK Police arrested two K-Albanian males for attempted burglary. No further information given. ILLEGAL POSSESSION OF NARCOTICS Mitrovica North - 13/02 - 2100 hrs. A suspect (gender and ethnicity unknown) was arrested by UNMIK Police for being in possession of a substance believed to be marijuana. BORDER Police ============= No report received. INCIDENT OVERVIEW 13. Feb. 2001 ========================================================= MURDER 2 SHOOTING/GUNFIRE 3 KIDNAPPING 1 BOMB THREATS 0 THREAT/INTIMIDATION 8 ILLEGAL WEAPONS 5 GRIEVOUS ASSAULT 1 UXO/MINE/GRENADE 9 SIMPLE ASSAULT 9 PEOPLE INJURED 3 RAPE 1 PEOPLE KILLED 0 ARSON 1 NEW MASS GRAVE SITE 0 EVICTION 0 MISSING PERSON 0 ROBBERY 1 DEAD BODIES 1 BURGLARY 15 TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS 15 THEFT 24 CURFEW VIOLATIONS 2 AUTO THEFT 11 ARRESTS 48 CRIMINAL DAMAGE 8 DETAINEES 348 LOOTING 0 UNMIK POLICE KOSOVO POLICE SERVICE ============================================= IN THEATRE 4390 PRISTINA 1030 DEPLOYED 3515 GNJILANE 756 SPU 969 PRIZREN 474 IN TRAINING 0 PEC 481 MAIN HQ 298 MITROVICA 338 KPS 243 MHQ 19 IC 23 ACADEMY 273 PRISTINA 810 TOTAL 3371 PRIZREN 410 PEC 306 GNJILANE 421 MITROVICA 529 BORDER POLICE 237