****************************************** * UNITED NATIONS MISSION IN KOSOVO * * UNMIK Police MHQ, PRISTINA * * * * >> UNMIK Police PRESS UPDATE << * * * * 13. MARCH, 2001 * * * * This update covers the 24-hour period * * concluded at midnight 12. Mar. 2001. * *----------------------------------------* * Prepared at 1100 hrs., 13. Mar. 2001 * * by A.M.GRAF * ****************************************** ================ Major Highlights ================ Pristina Region : K-Albanian male Customs Officer shot and robbed of cash. Gnjilane Region : K-Albanian owned grocery store destroyed in explosion. No injuries. Prizren Region : K-Albanian residence in bomb attack. No injuries. Pec Region : Gas plant offices robbed of cash by five armed suspects. No injuries. Mitrovica Region: K-Albanian owned shop slightly damaged in explosion. =============== PRISTINA Region =============== ::ATTEMPTED MURDER/ARMED ROBBERY:: Pristina - 12/03 - 0230 hrs. Three unknown armed persons broke into the home of a K-Albanian male Customs Officer and robbed him of a large amount of cash after shooting him in his left hand and right calf. When the victim was shot in the right leg, the bullet went through and hit one of the suspects. The victim was transported to Pristina Hospital where he is listed to be in stable condition. The circumstances of the incident are under investigation. ARMED ROBBERY Popova Village, Podujevo - 12/03 - 0300 hrs. Five unknown masked armed persons broke into a K-Albanian male's house and robbed him of cash after threatening to kill his family. No physical injuries were reported. =============== GNJILANE Region =============== ::EXPLOSION:: Gnjilane - 12/03 - 0111 hrs. A K-Albanian owned grocery store was completely destroyed in an explosion that also damaged 10 other businesses in the area. No physical injuries were reported. The circumstances of the incident are under investigation. EXPLOSION/ASSAULT/CIVIL UNREST Partesh Village, Gnjilane - 12/03 - 2030 hrs. Approximately 200 K-Serbians became unruly after an abandoned K-Serbian home was the target of an explosion. UNMIK Police responding to the area to quell the situation reported that a KPS Police vehicle was damaged by demonstrators throwing rocks in addition to 4 civilian trucks being burned. One K-Albanian male was reported with minor injuries after he was pulled from his vehicle where it was burned, and the crowd then assaulted him. The K-Albanian victim was transported to a hospital. No arrests were reported. ILLEGAL POSSESSION OF WEAPONS * Gnjilane - 12/03 - 0001 hrs. A K-Albanian male was arrested after a search of his home resulted in the seizure of a rifle, two magazines and a hand grenade. KFOR EOD disposed of the items. * Vitina Town - 12/03 - 0115 hrs. Two K-Albanian males were arrested after a search of a local restaurant resulted in the seizure of a handgun and ammunition. ASSAULT Slatina Village, Vitina - 12/03 - 1000 hrs. Two K-Albanian males were arrested for fighting. No physical injuries were reported. ============== PRIZREN Region ============== ::BOMB EXPLOSION:: Prizren - 12/03 - 0020 hrs. Unknown person(s) threw an explosive device into a garden of a K-Albanian house. The explosion caused only damage to the windows of the surrounding buildings. No physical injuries were reported. The circumstances of the incident are under investigation. ATTEMPTED HAND GRENADE ATTACK Prizren - 12/03 - 2030 hrs. A K-Albanian male threatened to blow occupants of a restaurant with a hand grenade, which was quickly seized by the patrons. The subject fled on foot. Neither injuries nor arrests were reported. ILLEGAL BORDER CROSSING Prizren - 11/03 - 0145 hrs. Two Moldavian females were arrested for illegally crossing the border. FATAL TRAFFIC ACCIDENT Hatmaxhe Village, Prizren - 11/03 - 0800 hrs. A vehicle driven by a K-Albanian male struck and killed a 5-years-old K-Albanian girl. The driver was arrested but later after processing released due to the investigative judge. ========== PEC Region ========== ::ARMED ROBBERY:: Sadik Village, Dakovica - 11/03 - 2245 hrs. A small group of unknown armed masked male subjects forcibly entered the offices of a gas plant and stole an undetermined amount of cash from the office safe. No physical injuries were reported. The circumstances of the incident are under investigation. ASSAULT Pec - 11/03 - 2100 hrs. A K-Albanian male was arrested after assaulting an UNMIK Police Officer during a traffic stop. No physical injuries were reported. THREATENING BEHAVIOR Istok Town - 11/03 - 2000 hrs. A K-Albanian male was arrested for threatening another K-Albanian male with a knife. No physical injuries were reported. UXO FOUND * Decani Town - 11/03 - 1500 hrs. A construction worker at a local site located an unknown type of unexploded ordinance. KFOR EOD responded and disposed the device of. No physical injuries were reported. * Pec - 12/03 - 1830 hrs. A K-Albanian male reported finding an anti tank rocket along a roadside. KFOR EOD responded and disposed the device of. No physical injuries were reported. ================ MITROVICA Region ================ ::BOMB EXPLOSION:: Vucitrn Town - 12/03 - 2315 hrs. An unknown type explosion caused minor damage to a K-Albanian owned shop. No physical injuries were reported. The circumstances of the incident are under investigation. OBSTRUCTING A POLICE OFFICER Sfaraqak Village, Vucitrn - 12/03 - 1700 hrs. A K-Albanian male was arrested for insulting two KPS Officers as they were trying to execute a court order. No physical injuries were reported. ============= BORDER Police ============= PRISTINA AIRPORT ---------------- FALSE DOCUMENT 11/03. Three K-Albanians attempted to exit Kosovo using false passports, which were seized. Exit was denied. STOLEN PASSPORT 11/03. A K-Albanian attempted to fly out of Kosovo and presented a stolen Yugoslavian passport, which was seized. Exit was denied. DENERAL JANKOVIC ---------------- UNLICENSED VEHICLE 09/03 -1745 hrs. A K-Albanian male was detained after he was found driving a vehicle without driver's license nor registration and a large amount of cigarettes. All items were seized. VRBNICA ------- FALSE DOCUMENT 11/03 - 0900 hrs. An Albanian was detained when he attempted to exit Kosovo and was found with a false Albanian passport, which was seized. STOLEN PASSPORT 11/03. A K-Albanian attempted to cross the border and presented a stolen Yugoslavian passport, which was seized. FALSE DOCUMENT 11/03 - 2240 hrs. A K-Albanian attempted to enter Kosovo using a false Yugoslavian drivers license, which was seized. ========================================================= INCIDENT OVERVIEW 12. Mar. 2001 ========================================================= MURDER 0 SHOOTING/GUNFIRE 1 KIDNAPPING 0 BOMB THREATS 0 THREAT/INTIMIDATION 6 ILLEGAL WEAPONS 5 GRIEVOUS ASSAULT 0 UXO/MINE/GRENADE 8 SIMPLE ASSAULT 4 PEOPLE INJURED 0 RAPE 0 PEOPLE KILLED 0 ARSON 0 NEW MASS GRAVE SITE 0 EVICTION 0 MISSING PERSON 0 ROBBERY 4 DEAD BODIES 0 BURGLARY 14 TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS 19 THEFT 16 CURFEW VIOLATIONS 0 AUTO THEFT 16 ARRESTS 17 CRIMINAL DAMAGE 6 DETAINEES 284 LOOTING 0 ============================================= UNMIK POLICE KOSOVO POLICE SERVICE ============================================= IN THEATRE 4342 PRISTINA 1093 DEPLOYED 3306 GNJILANE 813 SPU 968 PRIZREN 501 IN TRAINING 57 PEC 553 MAIN HQ 383 MITROVICA 367 KPS 234 MHQ 20 IC 21 ACADEMY 276 PRISTINA 778 TOTAL 3623 PRIZREN 408 PEC 302 GNJILANE 368 MITROVICA 521 BORDER POLICE 246