****************************************** * UNITED NATIONS MISSION IN KOSOVO * * UNMIK Police MHQ, PRISTINA * * * * >> UNMIK Police PRESS UPDATE << * * * * 25. MARCH, 2001 * * * * This update covers the 24-hour period * * concluded at midnight 24. Mar. 2001. * *----------------------------------------* * Prepared at 1100 hrs., 25. Mar. 2001 * * by A.M.GRAF * ****************************************** ================ Major Highlights ================ Pristina Region : Unknown male discharges weapon in public. No injuries. Gnjilane Region : K-Albanian owned shop targeted in attempted bombing. Prizren Region : Four K-Albanian males arrested for trafficking women. Pec Region : Two K-Albanian males arrested for weapons possession. Mitrovica Region: K-Albanians stage 2 peaceful demonstrations. No incidents. =============== PRISTINA Region =============== <>SHOOTING/GUNFIRE Pristina - 24/03 - 0001 hrs. An unknown male suspect standing in front of a K-Albanian male's shop fired five rounds into the air with a pistol. After the shooting the suspect fled. No physical injuries or damages were reported. =============== GNJILANE Region =============== <>ATTEMPTED BOMBING Gnjilane - 23/03 - 2345 hrs. A K-Albanian male shop owner reported finding a plastic trash bag in the rear of his store, which contained an unknown object. UNMIK Police along with KFOR responded to the scene where the device was found to be an unexploded bomb. KFOR EOD disarmed the device. No damages or injuries were reported. THEFT Sasare Village, Vitina - 23/03 - 0800 hrs. UNMIK Police arrested a K-Albanian male for the theft of cows. THREATS/INTIMIDATION Urosevac Town - 24/03 - 1800 hrs. UNMIK Police arrested a K-Albanian male after he threatened his girlfriend. No physical injuries were reported. DEMONSTRATION Ferizaj Town - 24/03 - 1200 hrs. Approximately 400 K-Albanians staged a demonstration in support of Albanian solidarity in Macedonia. No incidents were reported. ============== PRIZREN Region ============== <>TRAFFICKING IN WOMEN * Prizren - 21-22/03. Three K-Albanian males were arrested for buying and illegally confining two Moldavian females for use as prostitutes. * Prizren - 23/03 - 1700 hrs. A K-Albanian male was arrested after he was found with a Moldavian female who he used as prostitute. UXO FOUND Prizren - 24/03 - 1730 hrs. An unexploded bomb, which had no fuse, was discovered by construction workers who were repairing public drains. EOD safely removed the device. ========== PEC Region ========== <>ILLEGAL POSSESSION OF WEAPONS Leskoc Village, Klina - 22/03 - 0620 hrs. Two K-Albanian males were arrested for being in possession of one assault rifle and one hunting rifle. The weapons were confiscated. ASSAULT Klina Town - 23/03 - 1915 hrs. A K-Albanian male was assaulted by a known K-Albanian male. Minor physical injuries reported. No arrest was reported yet. THEFT Decani Town - 24/03 - 1400 hrs. Three K-Albanian males were arrested for stealing sand from the river. FALSE DOCUMENTS * Decani Town - 24/03 - 1620 hrs. A-K-Albanian male was arrested for possession of a false driving license. * Dakovica Town - 23/03 - 1500 hrs. A K-Albanian male was arrested for possession of four false Yugoslavian passports. ================ MITROVICA Region ================ <>DEMONSTRATIONS * Mitrovica South - 24/03 - 1125 hrs. Approximately 200 K-Albanians demonstrated in front of the Battery Factory commemorating the death of a K-Albanian female. No incidents were reported. * Mitrovica South - 24/03 - 1300. Approximately 500 K-Albanians protested the incident inside Macedonia during which two Albanian males died at a checkpoint. No incidents were reported. ASSAULT Mitrovica North - 24/03 - 1500 hrs. An unknown K-Serbian male assaulted a K-Albanian male. No physical injuries were reported. ============= BORDER Police ============= PRISTINA AIRPORT ---------------- FALSE PASSPORTS 23/03. Four K-Albanians attempted to exit Kosovo using false Yugoslavian passports, which were seized. FALSE DOCUMENTS * 23/03. One K-Albanian attempted to exit Kosovo using a false German permit of stay the document was seized. Exit was denied. * 23/03. Two K-Albanians were detained for being in possession of a false Italian permits of stay, which were seized. VRBNICA ------- FALSE PASSPORT 23/03. A K-Albanian attempted to exit Kosovo and presented an altered passport, which was seized. Exit was denied. CAFÉ PRUSHIT ------------ ILLEGAL BORDER CROSSING 23/03. Three K-Albanian citizens were detained for illegally crossing the border through a minefield. ========================================================= INCIDENT OVERVIEW 24. Mar. 2001 ========================================================= MURDER 0 SHOOTING/GUNFIRE 1 KIDNAPPING 1 BOMB THREATS 0 THREAT/INTIMIDATION 12 ILLEGAL WEAPONS 2 GRIEVOUS ASSAULT 0 FALSE/FORGED DOCS 14 SIMPLE ASSAULT 5 UXO/MINE/GRENADE 5 RAPE 2 PEOPLE INJURED 0 ARSON 0 PEOPLE KILLED 0 EVICTION 0 NEW MASS GRAVE SITE 0 ROBBERY 0 MISSING PERSON 0 BURGLARY 16 DEAD BODIES 0 THEFT 29 TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS 9 AUTO THEFT 9 CURFEW VIOLATIONS 0 CRIMINAL DAMAGE 4 ARRESTS 19 LOOTING 0 DETAINEES 258 ============================================= UNMIK POLICE KOSOVO POLICE SERVICE ============================================= IN THEATRE 4352 PRISTINA 1080 DEPLOYED 3288 GNJILANE 812 SPU 962 PRIZREN 500 IN TRAINING 91 PEC 551 MAIN HQ 311 MITROVICA 374 KPS 234 MHQ 23 IC 19 ACADEMY 467 PRISTINA 802 TOTAL 3807 PRIZREN 395 PEC 293 GNJILANE 371 MITROVICA 518 BORDER POLICE 242