UNMIK
POLICE
29 FEBRUARY 2000
COMPILED
BY COMMISSIONERS PRESS OFFICE
BRUCE
LLOY
DMITRY
KAPORTSEV
SPOKESPERSONS
THE
GENERAL SITUATION IN THE MISSION AREA REMAINS RELATIVELY STABLE.
ARMED ROBBERY
At
2330 hrs, an Albanian male was robbed of his car in Pristina. The car was taken
at gunpoint by four males driving a red “Jeep”
KIDNAPPING
At
1415 hrs, three suspects (two males and a female) in a dark color “Audi-80” car
kidnapped an Albanian male from the village of TORINA.
ARMED ASSAULT
At
1900 hrs, during a confrontation at the premises of the grocery store on Mother
Theresa street in PRISTINA one male was shot. His injuries are not life
threatening. UNMIK Police arrested one suspect and identified another one. One
handgun was seized.
ILLEGAL POSSESSION
OF WEAPONS
At
2028 hrs, KFOR identified two male Serbs responsible for shooting at a coffee
bar in the village of JANJEVO. As both suspects were detained a large crowd
gathered around KFOR units and suspects managed to escape. A handgun was found
in a suspect vehicle and confiscated.
At
1355 hrs, a hand grenade was recovered by UNMIK Police while investigating a
dispute at a Roma camp in PLEMENTINA.
At
2130 hrs, a fragmentation grenade was recovered from an Albanian male during a
car stop at a checkpoint on the main road to KOSOVO POLJE. The suspect was
arrested.
ASSAULT
At
1700 hrs, a male Serb assaulted two Albanian boys in KOSOVO POLJE. A suspect
was detained by UNMIK Police, but later released for lack of evidence.
ILLEGAL HOUSE
OCCUPATION
At
1600 hrs, an Albanian male reported that his flat was allegedly occupied by two
KPS members. The flat had been already locked by suspects and the owner could
not enter.
ARRESTS
Two
individuals were arrested within the past 24 hours in PRISTINA Region. One was
arrested for illegal possession of a weapon and one for armed assault.
ARMED ASSAULT
At
1315 hrs, a white UN vehicle (ICTY) came under attack approximately 6 km inside
Serbia near DOBROSIN. Unidentified suspects fired at the vehicle and a driver
(Irish National) sustained non-life threatening injuries. The victim was
evacuated to Camp Bondsteel hospital. Prior to going into the area, the
occupants of the vehicle were advised by Serbian police of the danger.
ASSAULT
At
0350 hrs, two identified Albanians assaulted another Albanian in a bar in
GNJILANE. The victim sustained minor injuries and did not require medical
attention. The suspects were arrested.
ILLEGAL POSSESSION
OF WEAPONS
KFOR
conducted a search operation in GNJILANE.
The following items were confiscated from Albanian owned houses: two 30
round magazines, 7.62 ammo and photos of military interest.
ARRESTS
KFOR
arrested two individuals for assault.
ARSON
At
2230 hrs, unidentified suspects burned a carport area of Albanian owned
apartments in SUVA REKA. Minor damage was reported.
ASSAULT
At
0800 hrs, a Macedonian female reported that her husband’s nephew had assaulted
her in PRIZREN.
At
1320 hrs, UNMIK Police officers arrested a KPC/TMK member for assaulting a
female after a traffic accident in PRIZREN. The suspect resisted arrest and
assaulted the officers. The officers were also surrounded by a mob, attempting
to drag them out of the patrol vehicle when they tried to leave the spot. A
police baton and a watch were lost during the action.
INTIMIDATION
At
1600 hrs, an Albanian male reported that he had received several threatening
phone calls in PRIZREN. The suspect advised the complainant that he and his
family would be killed if they did not move out of the house.
THEFT
At
1300 hrs, an Albanian female shop assistant noticed a male, trying to steal
some good from a shop in PRIZREN. The suspect was locked inside the shop but
broke the window and tried to escape. An UNMIK Police patrol chased the suspect
and arrested him.
SUSPECTED MINE
FIELD
At
1315 hrs, an Albanian male reported that he had found an anti-personnel mine
with a trip wire attached in the woods near SLAPUZANE. KFOR EOD responded.
ILLEGAL POSSESSION
OF WEAPONS
KFOR
conducted a search operation in DRAGASH. Two Albanian males were arrested for
illegal possession of ammo.
KFOR
found an AK-47 rifle with ammo in a car driven by an Albanian male at a
checkpoint in MALISEVO.
ARRESTS
14
individuals were arrested. KFOR arrested 7 for curfew violation. UNMIK Police
arrested 7, two for attempted murder, two for illegal possession of ammo, one
for assault and one for grenade attack and one for theft,
ATTEMPTED MURDER
At
1445 hrs, one Russian KFOR soldier had been shot at and wounded by unidentified
suspect in the vicinity of the UN Administration building in SRBICA, while a
local Municipality Council meeting was taking place.
ARMED ROBBERY
At
0030 hrs, three uniformed armed men in masks stopped a car with two victims in
the area of LEPOSAVIC and robbed them of a large amount of money.
INTIMIDATION
An
Albanian female reported that a male Serb was making threatening comments and
that she had received threatening phone calls. She lives in MITROVICA North.
CRIMINAL DAMAGE
An
Italian female working for an NGO reported that at 1900 hrs, someone threw a
rock at the window of her Albanian owned residence in MITROVICA North.
ILLEGAL POSSESSION
OF WEAPONS
At
1745 hrs, five Albanian males were arrested in VICITRN in possession of
weapons, ammunition and explosives. All five were arrested.
ASSAULT
An
Albanian male reported that a group of Serbian children from the village of
BANJA had attacked a group of Albanian children from the village of SUVO GRLO.
No injuries were reported.
MISSING PERSON
A
male Serb was reported missing since 27 February in MITROVICA North.
SMUGGLING
At
1230 hrs, Tax officers at the KULINA tax office seized three trucks from
Montenegro for having false invoices. The trucks were found to be carrying
cigarettes and beer while the invoices showed the trucks contained bananas and
fruit. This was done to avoid paying the custom tax. The trucks were seized.
ASSAULT
At
1255 hrs, a male Albanian reported that he was assaulted by another male
Albanian near KLINA.
GRENADE ATTACKS
At
1000 hrs a female Albanian reported that during the night some unknown persons
had thrown a grenade into her shop in DAKOVICA causing minor damage. The victim
stated that this was the third grenade attack on her shop. No injuries were
reported.
At
0900 hrs, a male Albanian reported that some unknown persons threw a grenade
into his café bar in ISTOK. The bar was closed, no injuries were reported, just
property damage.
DEAD BODIES FOUND
At
2310 hrs in ISTOK, KFOR located the remains of a dead Serbian Police officer
near the castle.
SMUGGLING OF
WEAPONS
On
28 February UNMIK Police discovered twelve shotguns and 250 rounds of
ammunition in the luggage of a passenger bus. One suspect was arrested
ARSON
On
29 February, UNMIK Police responded to a vehicle fire in the village of GENERAL
JANKOVIC. The owner of the vehicle said it was arson but could give no reason
someone would do it.
|
BORDER
CROSSING POINT |
STATUS |
TIME TO
CROSS |
FOOT TRAFFIC |
CARS |
HEAVY
VEHICLES NOT KFOR CONVOY |
VEHICLES/ PERSONS NOT
ALLOWED ENTRY |
|
GENERAL
JANKOVIC |
OPEN |
3 HOUR |
2533 |
924 |
705 |
1/5 |
|
GLOBOCICA |
OPEN |
5 MINUTES |
311 |
142 |
2 |
1/1 |
|
VRBNICA |
OPEN |
45 MINUTES |
286 |
210 |
38 |
17/72/0 |
|
CAFA PRUSHIT |
OPEN |
5 MINUTES |
20 |
125 |
15 |
4/15 |
AIRPORT CIVILIAN FLIGHTS
|
INCOMING PASSENGERS |
OUTGOING PASSENGERS |
VIP PASSENGERS |
|
370 |
700 |
0 |
WEATHER FORECAST
WEDNESDAY, 01
MARCH 2000
Slowly
decreasing high pressure influence. Partly cloudy becoming overcast in the
afternoon ahead of an approaching low pressure system. Precipitation will begin
late in the evening. Light to moderate winds from the southwest. Minimum
temperature +1 C, maximum +7 C.
THURSDAY, 02 MARCH
2000
Slowly
decreasing high pressure influence. Partly cloudy becoming overcast in the
afternoon ahead of an approaching low pressure system. Precipitation will begin
late in the evening. Light to moderate winds from the southwest. Minimum
temperature +1 C, maximum temperature +5 C.
INCIDENT OVERVIEW OF CASES REPORTED TO UNMIK POLICE DURING THE TIMES OF THIS REPORT COVERING A 24 HOUR PERIOD.
INCIDENT
|
REPORTED CASES
|
|
MURDER |
1 attempt |
|
KIDNAPPING |
1 |
|
ARSON |
2 |
|
THREAT/INTIMIDATION |
9 |
|
GRIEVOUS ASSAULT |
2 |
|
SIMPLE ASSAULT |
14 |
|
ILLEGAL HOUSE OCCUPATION |
11 |
|
ROBBERY |
3 |
|
BURGLARY |
8 |
|
THEFT |
10 |
|
AUTO THEFT |
14 |
|
CRIMINAL DAMAGE |
5 |
|
LOOTING |
0 |
|
RAPE |
0 |
|
SHOOTING/GUNFIRE |
0 |
|
BOMB THREATS |
0 |
|
ILLEGAL WEAPON POSSESSION |
12 |
|
UXO/MINE/GRENADE |
2 |
|
PEOPLE INJURED |
0 |
|
PEOPLE KILLED (ACCIDENTAL) |
0 |
|
NEW MASS GRAVE SITE |
0 |
|
MISSING PERSONS |
1 |
|
DEAD BODIES |
1 |
|
TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS |
13 |
|
CURFEW VIOLATIONS |
7 |
|
ARRESTS |
17 |
|
DETAINEES |
298 |