****************************************** * UNITED NATIONS MISSION IN KOSOVO * * UNMIK Police MHQ, PRISTINA * * * * >> UNMIK Police PRESS UPDATE << * * * * 12. JANUARY. 2001 * * * * This update covers the 24-hour period * * concluded at Midnight 11. Jan. 2001. * * Prepared by 1100 hrs. on 12. Jan. 2001 * ****************************************** >>>>>> MAJOR HIGHLIGHTS Pristina Region <> No Report Gnjilane Region <> K-Albanians and K-Serbians clash. Three K-Albanians injured. Prizren Region <> K-Albanian male robbed by four unknown suspects. No injuries. Pec Region <> Two K-Albanian males wounded in separate gunfire incidents. Mitrovica Region <> K-Albanian male stabbed by unknown assailants. >>>>>> REGION PRISTINA >>> CRIMINAL INCIDENTS No report received. >>>>>> REGION GNJILANE >>> CRIMINAL INCIDENTS ASSAULT Vitina Town - 11/01 - 0400 hrs. A K-Albanian male was arrested for assaulting a KFOR soldier. The suspect was transported to the court and has been released. DISORDERLY CONDUCT Strpce Town - 11/01 - 1115 hrs. A group of K-Serbians encountered a group of K-Albanians in front of the registration center. A dispute between the two groups escalated into violence and 3 K-Albanians received minor injuries. No arrests were made. Investigation continuing. ROBBERY Vitina Town - 11/01. A K-Croatian reported that, on 05/01, three unarmed K-Albanian suspects entered his house in search of weapon and robbed him of cash and some tools. Investigation continuing. ARSON * Gnjilane - 10/01 - 1730 hrs. A house belonging to a K-Serbian male was set afire. The owner lives in Serbia. The perpetrators are unknown. Investigation continuing. * Strpce Town - 11/01 - 1500 hrs. A K-Serbian male reported that unknown person(s) burned down one of his haystacks. Case remains under investigation. ABDUCTION Vitina Town - 11/01 - 1700 hrs. Witnesses reported that a K-Albanian male and his K-Albanian female girlfriend were kidnapped by the brothers of the K-Albanian female. The male victim appeared at the station reporting they had been released. ATTEMPTED KIDNAPPING Vitina Town - 10/01 - 1515 hrs. A K-Albanian female reported that two K-Albanians, tried to kidnap a K-Albanian boy and she was able to scare them away. The boy was returned to his parents and the case is under investigation. >>> OTHER INCIDENTS/EVENTS FATAL TRAFFIC ACCIDENT Gnjilane - 11/01 - 1640 hrs. Two K-Albanian male drivers were involved in a fatal traffic accident. One driver died and the other was seriously injured in the head-on collision. >>>>>> REGION PRIZREN >>> CRIMINAL INCIDENTS ROBBERY Prizren Town - 10/01 - 2150 hrs. A K-Albanian male was robbed by four unidentified suspects who took his wallet. The victim escaped uninjured. Investigation continuing. ILLEGAL POSSESSION OF WEAPONS Suva Reka - 10/01 - 2200 hrs. The guard at a local school was found to in possession of a weapon. The weapon was confiscated. >>>>>> REGION PEC >>> CRIMINAL INCIDENTS GRIEVOUS ASSAULT * Zahac Village, Pec - 11/01 - 1745 hrs. A K-Albanian male transported another K-Albanian male to the hospital. The victim received a gunshot wound in the hip area, and at the time of the report was in surgery. The male who transported the victim to hospital stated the shooting was an accident. The suspect was detained for questioning. Investigation continuing. * Piskote Village, Dakovica - 10/01 - 1825 hrs. An unknown suspect shot a K-Albanian male in the right hand. Investigation continuing. ASSAULT Pec - 11/01 - 1745 hrs. KPS Officers recognized a suspicious vehicle from an earlier incident and attempted to detain the driver. The driver then drove at a high rate of speed towards one officer. The driver was able to flee the scene but has been identified. No injuries were reported. Investigation continuing. ILLEGAL POSSESSION OF A WEAPON * Klina Town - 10/01 - 1900 hrs. During a vehicle search, a K-Albanian male was found to be in possession of a pistol and ammunition. The suspect was arrested and the weapon seized. * Klina Town - 10/01 - 1900 hrs. During a vehicle search conducted by KFOR, a K-Albanian male was found to be in possession of one hundred, forty rounds of ammunition. The suspect was arrested and the ammunition seized. THREATS/INTIMIDATION Klina Town (GR: DN 654 186) - 10/01 - 1745 hrs. A K-Albanian male threatened an Italian employee of the NGO "Muvimundo". The suspect was arrested. >>>>>> REGION MITROVICA >>> CRIMINAL INCIDENTS ATTEMPTED MURDER Mitrovica South - 11/01 - 0400 hrs. A K-Albanian male shop owner was attacked and stabbed in the back by two unknown suspects. The victim was transported to the hospital for treatment. The suspects fled the scene. Investigation continuing. ASSAULT Vucitrn Town - 11/01 - 1600 hrs. A K-Albanian male assaulted his father. The suspect was arrested. The extent of any injuries was not reported. >>> OTHER INCIDENTS/EVENTS TRAFFIC ACCIDENT Mitrovica North - 11/01 - 1611 hrs. An accident occurred between a UN vehicle and a civilian vehicle. The UN employee was transported to the hospital with minor injuries. Investigation continues. >>>>>> BORDER POLICE <> PRISTINA AIRPORT FALSE PASSPORTS 10/01. Eight K-Albanians attempted to pass through the airport and presented false passports, which were seized. <> GENERAL JANKOVIC FALSE PASSPORTS 10/01. Eleven K-Albanians attempted to cross the border by presenting false passports, which were seized. <> GLOBOCICA FALSE PASSPORT 10/01. One K-Albanian attempted to cross the border by presenting a false passport, which was seized. <> CAFA PRUSHIT ILLEGAL BORDER CROSSING 10/01. Four Albanian males attempted to enter Kosovo illegally through the minefields. The subjects were interviewed and released. FALSE PASSPORT 10/01. Two Albanian males attempted to exit Kosovo using false passports, which were seized. ILLEGAL POSSESSION OF WEAPONS 10/01. A joint search of a house in Firze by KFOR and UNMIK Police revealed a 12-gauge shotgun and 20 rnds. of ammo. >>>>>> INCIDENT OVERVIEW MURDER/ATT. MURDER 0 SHOOTING/GUNFIRE 4 KIDNAPPING 1 BOMB THREATS 0 THREAT/INTIMIDATION 7 ILLEGAL WEAPONS 3 GRIEVOUS ASSAULT 3 UXO/MINE/GRENADE 1 SIMPLE ASSAULT 8 PEOPLE INJURED 0 RAPE 0 PEOPLE KILLED 0 ARSON 2 NEW MASS GRAVE SITE 0 EVICTION 0 MISSING PERSON 1 ROBBERY 2 DEAD BODIES 0 BURGLARY 10 TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS 15 THEFT 17 CURFEW VIOLATIONS 17 AUTO THEFT 1 ARRESTS 6 CRIMINAL DAMAGE 1 DETAINEES 254 LOOTING 0 >>>>>> PERSONNEL STRENGTH UNMIK POLICE KOSOVO POLICE SERVICE IN THEATRE 4513 PRISTINA 956 DEPLOYED 3481 GNJILANE 700 SPU 970 PRIZREN 452 IN TRAINING 62 PEC 386 MAIN HQ 292 MITROVICA 305 KPS 362 MHQ 15 IC 25 ACADEMY 303 PRISTINA 800 TOTAL 3117 PRIZREN 381 PEC 285 GNJILANE 402 MITROVICA 552 BORDER POLICE 244