****************************************** * UNITED NATIONS MISSION IN KOSOVO * * UNMIK Police MHQ, PRISTINA * * * * >> UNMIK Police PRESS UPDATE << * * * * 23. JANUARY, 2001 * * * * This update covers the 24-hour period * * concluded at midnight 22. Jan. 2001. * * Prepared by 1100 hrs. on 23. Jan. 2001 * ****************************************** Major Highlights ================ Pristina Region : Bosnian male robbed at gunpoint. No injuries. Gnjilane Region : Bomb threat at Gnjilane Police station. Threat unfounded. Prizren Region : K-Albanian male attacks K-Albanian home with hand grenade. No injuries. Pec Region : Grenade attack on K-Albanian home. Minor damage, no injuries. Mitrovica Region: No significant criminal incidents were reported. PRISTINA Region =============== :: ARMED ROBBERY :: Pristina - 22/01 - 1815 hrs. An unidentified male suspect robbed a Bosnian male truck driver of cash at gunpoint. The victim had parked the truck along the roadside to repair it. No injuries were reported. ARMED ASSAULT Babin Most Village - 22/01 - 0700 hrs. An unidentified male subject driving a motor vehicle fired a shot at a K-Serb male pedestrian without hitting or injuring him. CRIMINAL DAMAGE Pristina - 22/01 - 1335 hrs. Unknown person(s) threw stones at a UN train. One window broke. No injuries were reported. GNJILANE Region =============== :: BOMB THREAT :: Gnjilane - 22/01 - 1250 hrs. A language assistant at the UNMIK Police station received a phone call from a K-Serbian male who stated that a bomb would detonate in five minutes. The building was evacuated. KFOR and bomb dogs from the Ukrainian SPU K-9 unit searched the building with no results. ARSON Kamenica Town - 21/01 - 1300 hrs. Unknown suspects set a stable owned by a K-Serb afire. No injuries were reported. ILLEGAL POSSESSION OF WEAPONS Vitina Town - 22/01 - 1130 hrs. A K-Albanian male was arrested by UNMIK Police after he was found in possession of a pistol. ABDUCTION Urosevac Town - 21/01 - 2115 hrs. A K-Albanian male reported that unidentified persons had abducted his son, robbed him of cash and released him near the Macedonian border. The victim was not injured. The circumstances of the incident are under investigation. DEAD BODY FOUND Urosevac Town - 22/01 - 0930 hrs. The dead body of a baby was found at the dumping site along Lleiza village. The body was brought to Urosevac Hospital for autopsy and was declared to be a male baby possibly Albanian ethnicity. PRIZREN Region ============== :: GRENADE ATTACK :: Prizren - 21/01 - 2300 hrs. A K-Albanian male was arrested by UNMIK Police after throwing a hand grenade at the home of another K-Albanian. No property damage or injuries were reported. ILLEGAL POSSESSION OF A WEAPON Suva Reka Town - 22/01 - 1800 hrs. A K-Albanian male was arrested by UNMIK Police after he was found in possession of a hand grenade at a checkpoint. THEFT Prizren - 2201 - 1400 hrs. Two K-Albanian males were arrested by KPS officers for stealing concrete slabs from a local vineyard company. ASSAULT Suva Reka Town - 22/01 - 1830 hrs. A K-Albanian male was arrested by UNMIK Police after assaulting another K-Albanian male who sustained minor injuries. PEC Region ========== :: GRENADE ATTACK :: Dakovica Town, Pec - 22/01 - 0015 hrs. An unknown person threw a hand grenade at a K-Albanian house. The explosion caused only minor property damage; no injuries were reported. ILLEGAL POSSESSION OF A WEAPON * Diec Village, Klina - 21/01 - 2030 hrs. A K-Albanian male was arrested by UNMIK Police after being found in possession of a pistol and ammunition. * Diec Village, Klina - 20/01 - 2030 hrs. A K-Albanian male was arrested by UNMIK Police after being found in possession of three hand grenades and two gas masks. * Pec - 22/01 - 1400 hrs. A K-Albanian male was arrested by UNMIK Police after being found in possession of a pistol and ammunition. * Zagrmlje Village, Pec - 20/01 - 1250 hrs. A K-Albanian male was arrested by UNMIK Police after being found in possession of an assault rifle, ammunition and a bayonet. * Nabergjan Village, Pec- 19/01 - 1250 hrs. A K-Albanian male was arrested by UNMIK Police after being found in possession of numerous rifles and ammunition. ASSAULT Decani Town - 22/01 - 1900 hrs. UNMIK Police arrested a K-Albanian male after he made threats with a weapon towards the patrons in a restaurant. The suspect threatened and attempted to escape from the officers. A crowd that gathered to demand the release of the suspect was dispersed without incident. MITROVICA Region ================ No significant criminal incidents were reported. BORDER Police ============= No reports received. INCIDENT OVERVIEW 22. Jan. 2001 ========================================================= MURDER 0 SHOOTING/GUNFIRE 2 KIDNAPPING 2 BOMB THREATS 1 THREAT/INTIMIDATION 8 ILLEGAL WEAPONS 10 GRIEVOUS ASSAULT 1 UXO/MINE/GRENADE 3 SIMPLE ASSAULT 9 PEOPLE INJURED 0 RAPE 0 PEOPLE KILLED 0 ARSON 1 NEW MASS GRAVE SITE 0 EVICTION 0 MISSING PERSON 1 ROBBERY 1 DEAD BODIES 1 BURGLARY 19 TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS 22 THEFT 20 CURFEW VIOLATIONS 0 AUTO THEFT 5 ARRESTS 26 CRIMINAL DAMAGE 9 DETAINEES 364 LOOTING 0 UNMIK POLICE KOSOVO POLICE SERVICE ============================================= IN THEATRE 4504 PRISTINA 952 DEPLOYED 3527 GNJILANE 700 SPU 970 PRIZREN 451 IN TRAINING 7 PEC 382 MAIN HQ 293 MITROVICA 306 KPS 364 MHQ 15 IC 25 ACADEMY 576 PRISTINA 801 TOTAL 3382 PRIZREN 397 PEC 294 GNJILANE 408 MITROVICA 560 BORDER POLICE 247