****************************************** * UNITED NATIONS MISSION IN KOSOVO * * UNMIK Police MHQ, PRISTINA * * * * >> UNMIK Police PRESS UPDATE << * * * * 19. MARCH, 2001 * * * * This update covers the 24-hour period * * concluded at midnight 18. Mar. 2001. * *----------------------------------------* * Prepared at 1100 hrs., 19. Mar. 2001 * * by A.M.GRAF * ****************************************** ================ Major Highlights ================ Pristina Region : K-Albanian male arrested for possession of handgun. Gnjilane Region : Unoccupied K-Roma residence set on fire. Minor damages. Prizren Region : Bomb explosion in front K-Albanian owned shop. Major damage. Pec Region : K-Albanian male arrested after threatening a KPS Officer. Mitrovica Region: K-Serbian male robbed by three K-Serbian males. No injuries. =============== PRISTINA Region =============== ::ILLEGAL POSSESSION OF WEAPONS:: Pristina - 18/03 - 1515 hrs. A K-Albanian male was arrested after he was found in possession of a handgun, which was seized. UXO FOUND Kosovo Polje Town - 18/03 - 1650 hrs. A hand grenade was found by workers carrying out repairs of a local residence. KFOR EOD safely recovered the item. =============== GNJILANE Region =============== ::ARSON:: Ogoshte Village, Kamenica - 18/03 - 1945 hrs. Unknown person(s) set fire to an unoccupied K-Roma house causing only minor property damage. The circumstances of the incident are under investigation. ASSAULT * Gnjilane - 18/03 - 1430 hrs. Two unknown K-Roma males assaulted a K-Albanian male. Neither physical injuries nor arrests were reported. * Urosevac Town - 17/03 - 2330 hrs. A K-Albanian female was assaulted by three K-Albanian males who grabbed her. As an off duty KPS Officer intervened, the suspects fled. No physical injuries were reported. ============== PRIZREN Region ============== ::BOMB EXPLOSION:: Adem Jasheri Village, Prizren - 18/03 - 0525 hrs. An unknown type explosion occurred in front of a K-Albanian owned shop causing extensive structural damage to it and other nearby shops. A security guard working in the area received minor injuries from the blast. The circumstances of the incident are under investigation. GRIEVOUS ASSAULT Ljubicevo Village, Prizren - 17/03 - 1830 hrs. Six K-Albanian males were arrested after they beat their two K-Albanian male neighbors with stones because their sheep where grazing on the yard of the suspects. The victims sustained serious injuries. FALSE/FORGED DOCUMENTS Ismet Jasheri Village, Prizren - 17/03 - 1930 hrs. A K-Albanian male was arrested after being found in possession of a false drivers license and possession of a suspected stolen vehicle. ========== PEC Region ========== ::THREATS:: Skivjan Village, Dakovica - 17/03 - 0930 hrs. A K-Albanian male was arrested for threatening a KPS officer during a traffic stop. No physical injuries were reported. CRIMINAL DAMAGE Pec - 18/03 - 2300 hrs. Unknown person(s) threw stones at a K-Roma female's home and broke two windows. ================ MITROVICA Region ================ ::ROBBERY:: Vucitrn Town - 18/03 - 0330 hrs. A K-Serbian male reported that three known K-Serbian males entered his residence and forced him to give them cash. Neither physical injuries nor arrests were reported. ILLEGAL POSSESSION OF WEAPON/UXO Kucica Village, Srbica - 18/03 - 1200 hrs. A K-Albanian male was arrested for being in possession of a hand grenade during a search at a KFOR checkpoint. UXO FOUND Mitrovica South - 18/03 - 1430 hrs. Two K-Albanian juveniles found a rocket propelled grenade launcher in a field. KFOR EOD disposed of the device. No physical injuries were reported. ============= BORDER Police ============= PRISTINA AIRPORT ---------------- FALSE PASSPORTS 16/03. Two K-Albanians attempted to exit Kosovo using false passports, which were seized. Exit was denied. MISUSE OF DOCUMENT 16/03 -1230 hrs. A K-Albanian attempted to exit Kosovo using an Italian permit of stay, which did not belong to him. The document was seized and exit denied. VRBNICA ------- MISUSE PASSPORT 17/03. Three K-Albanians attempted to cross the border using passports, which did not belong to them. The documents were seized. ALTERED PASSPORT 17/03. Two K-Albanians attempted to cross the border using altered passports that were seized. CAFA PRUSHIT ------------ ILLEGAL BORDER CROSSING 16/03. One Albanian was caught illegally crossing border through the minefield. FALSE DOCUMENT 17/03 - 1930 hrs. A K-Albanian attempted to cross the border using a false drivers license, which was seized. ========================================================= INCIDENT OVERVIEW 18. Mar. 2001 ========================================================= MURDER 0 SHOOTING/GUNFIRE 2 KIDNAPPING 0 BOMB THREATS 0 THREAT/INTIMIDATION 8 ILLEGAL WEAPONS 7 GRIEVOUS ASSAULT 1 FALSE/FORGED DOCS 10 SIMPLE ASSAULT 16 UXO/MINE/GRENADE 5 RAPE 0 PEOPLE INJURED 0 ARSON 2 PEOPLE KILLED 0 EVICTION 0 NEW MASS GRAVE SITE 0 ROBBERY 1 MISSING PERSON 3 BURGLARY 12 DEAD BODIES 0 THEFT 15 TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS 8 AUTO THEFT 9 CURFEW VIOLATIONS 0 CRIMINAL DAMAGE 1 ARRESTS 19 LOOTING 0 DETAINEES 378 ============================================= UNMIK POLICE KOSOVO POLICE SERVICE ============================================= IN THEATRE 4402 PRISTINA 1088 DEPLOYED 3354 GNJILANE 812 SPU 968 PRIZREN 501 IN TRAINING 36 PEC 551 MAIN HQ 316 MITROVICA 367 KPS 235 MHQ 23 IC 20 ACADEMY 467 PRISTINA 795 TOTAL 3809 PRIZREN 407 PEC 303 GNJILANE 392 MITROVICA 531 BORDER POLICE 245