****************************************** * UNITED NATIONS MISSION IN KOSOVO * * UNMIK Police MHQ, PRISTINA * * * * >> UNMIK Police PRESS UPDATE << * * * * 15. JANUARY, 2001 * * * * This update covers the 24-hour period * * concluded at midnight 14. Jan. 2001. * * Prepared by 1100 hrs. on 15. Jan. 2001 * ****************************************** Major Highlights ================ Pristina Region : Unoccupied K-Serbian home set afire. Gnjilane Region : An armed K-Albanian attempted a robbery. Suspect arrested. Prizren Region : Moldavian female abducted. Pec Region : Faulty grenade attack on a K-Albanian home. Mitrovica Region: K-Albanian male abducted. PRISTINA Region =============== :: ARSON :: Obilic Village, Kosovo Polje - 14/01 - 1500 hrs. Unknown suspect(s) set fire to an unoccupied K-Serbian home. GNJILANE Region =============== :: ATTEMPED ROBBERY :: Urosevac Town - 14/01 - 2300 hrs. An armed K-Albanian male attempted to enter forcibly the home of another K-Albanian male and rob him. The victim resisted the attack and overpowered the offender. UNMIK Police arrested the suspect. A semi-automatic pistol was seized. PRIZREN Region ============== :: ABDUCTION :: Prizren - 14/01 - 1815 hrs. As two Moldavian females were walking to a nightclub, where they are employed, three unknown male suspects grabbed one of the ladies and forced her a parked car. The suspects drove away with high speed. The remaining Moldavian female sustained no injuries. ATTEMPTED ABDUCTION Orahovac Town - 13/01 - 1700 hrs. Three unknown suspects forced a K-Albanian male into a vehicle. The victim managed to escape. No injuries were reported. PEC Region ========== :: GRENADE ATTACK :: Klina Town - 13/01- 1830 hrs. A K-Albanian male reported that an unidentified person threw a hand grenade at his home. KFOR EOD responded to the scene and found that the pin was missing but the grenade did not detonate. The ordnance was disposed of. MITROVICA Region ================ :: ABDUCTION :: Mitrovica South - 14/01 - 1100 hrs. A K-Albanian male reported that unknown suspects driving an unmarked taxi had abducted his son from his compound BORDER Police ============= PRISTINA AIRPORT ---------------- The airport was closed due to adverse weather conditions. GENERAL JANKOVIC ---------------- FALSE PASSPORT 13/01. Six K-Albanians attempted to cross the border by presenting false passports, which were seized. GLOBOCICA --------- FALSE DOCUMENT 13/01. A vehicle was seized when the K-Albanian driver produced false documents. VRBNICA ------- FALSE PASSPORT 13/01. A K-Albanian attempted to cross the border by presenting a false passport, which was seized. CAFA PRUSHIT ------------ ILLEGAL BORDER CROSSING 13/01. Five Albanian males were detained after illegally crossing the border. INCIDENT OVERVIEW 14. Jan. 2001 ========================================================= MURDER 0 SHOOTING/GUNFIRE 1 KIDNAPPING 2 BOMB THREATS 0 THREAT/INTIMIDATION 1 ILLEGAL WEAPONS 2 GRIEVOUS ASSAULT 0 UXO/MINE/GRENADE 1 SIMPLE ASSAULT 4 PEOPLE INJURED 0 RAPE 0 PEOPLE KILLED 0 ARSON 1 NEW MASS GRAVE SITE 0 EVICTION 0 MISSING PERSON 0 ROBBERY 2 DEAD BODIES 0 BURGLARY 6 TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS 23 THEFT 13 CURFEW VIOLATIONS 20 AUTO THEFT 3 ARRESTS 8 CRIMINAL DAMAGE 2 DETAINEES 333 LOOTING 0 UNMIK POLICE KOSOVO POLICE SERVICE ============================================= IN THEATRE 4511 PRISTINA 953 DEPLOYED 3479 GNJILANE 700 SPU 970 PRIZREN 451 IN TRAINING 62 PEC 382 MAIN HQ 292 MITROVICA 305 KPS 361 MHQ 15 IC 25 ACADEMY 576 PRISTINA 799 TOTAL 3382 PRIZREN 381 PEC 285 GNJILANE 402 MITROVICA 552 BORDER POLICE 244