****************************************** * UNITED NATIONS MISSION IN KOSOVO * * UNMIK Police MHQ, PRISTINA * * * * >> UNMIK Police PRESS UPDATE << * * * * 28. MARCH. 2001 * * * * This update covers the 24-hour period * * concluded at Midnight on 27.March.2001.* * Prepared by Barry FLETCHER on 27.Mar.01* ****************************************** >>>>>> MAJOR HIGHLIGHTS Pristina Region <> Two peaceful K-Albanian demonstrations reported. Gnjilane Region <> Three K-Albanian males arrested for assault. Minor injuries. Prizren Region <> One person arrested for illegal possession of weapon. Pec Region <> K-Albanian male robbed by four armed males. No injuries. Mitrovica Region <> Dead body found in a truck. >>>>>> REGION PRISTINA >>> CRIMINAL INCIDENTS No significant criminal incidents were reported. >>> OTHER INCIDENTS/EVENTS DEMONSTRATION <> Pristina - 27/03 - 1030 hrs. Approximately 3000 K-Albanians, most of them elderly, gathered in front of the Government building and staged a peaceful protest against the non-payment of their pensions. <> Glogovac Town - 27/03 - 1200 hrs. Approximately 2000 K-Albanians, consisting mostly of school children, assembled near the Municipal building, to show their solidarity with Macedonia Albanians. No incidents were reported. MEMORIAL CEREMONY Kosovo Polje - 27/03 - 1200 hrs. About 800 K-Albanians attended a peaceful ceremony in memory of those who died during the war. The event started inside the railway station and then ended at the cemetery. >>>>>> REGION GNJILANE >>> CRIMINAL INCIDENTS ASSAULT Vitina Town - 27/03 - 0830 hrs. Three K-Albanian males were arrested after they assaulted another K-Albanian male. Minor injuries were reported. EVADING POLICE Gnjilane - 27/03 - 0315 hrs. A K-Albanian male was arrested for trying to bypass a Police checkpoint. The suspect was apprehended after a car chase. No injuries were reported. ILLEGAL POSSESSION OF A WEAPON Pasjan Village, Gnjilane - 27/03 - 1700 hrs. A K-Albanian male was arrested after he was found to be in possession of one 12 gauge shotgun. >>>>>> REGION PRIZREN >>> CRIMINAL INCIDENTS FRAUD Planjane Village, Prizren - 27/03 - Time not reported. Three teachers of a local primary school reported a possible fraud and embezzlement of UN and NGO funds at the school. Investigation continuing. ILLEGAL POSSESSION OF A WEAPON Crni Kamen, Prizren - Date and time not reported. A male (ethnicity not reported) was arrested after he attempted to cross the border into Kosovo while in possession of a weapon and ammunition. >>> OTHER INCIDENTS/EVENTS CELEBRATION Malisevo Town - 27/03 - 1800 hrs. A crowd of approximately four hundred K-Albanians gathered to celebrate the release of prisoners from Serbia. No incidents were reported. >>>>>> REGION PEC >>> CRIMINAL INCIDENTS ASSAULT Babaloc Village, Decani - 27/03 - 0800 hrs. A K-Albanian male was hospitalized with serious injuries after being assaulted by two persons described as "TMK" members. Investigation continuing. ATTEMPTED ARMED ROBBERY Dakovica Town - 27/03 - 0530 hrs. A K-Roma male reported that two masked males, one armed with a pistol, forced their way into his house, fired two shots and then assaulted him after he failed to give them cash. The victim was treated at the hospital for unknown type of injuries. Investigation continuing. ARMED ROBBERY Ujmire Village, Klina - 26/03 - 1000 hrs. A K-Albanian male reported that four masked males one armed with an AK-47 rifle entered his shop and robbed him of cash and other unlisted items. No injuries were reported. Investigation continuing. THREATS/INTIMIDATION Vitomirica Village, Pec - 27/03 - 0100hrs. A K-Albanian male was arrested for threatening an on duty KPS officer. >>> OTHER INCIDENTS/EVENTS FATAL TRAFFIC ACCIDENT Kulina Village, Pec - 27/03 - 0510 hrs. A Montenegrin male was killed in an accident involving three trucks after one truck failed to stop due to brake failure. Investigation continuing. FATAL INDUSTRIAL ACCIDENT Dubrava Village, Istok - 27/03 - 1400 hrs. One person (ethnicity not reported) died after the structure he was demolishing collapsed, trapping the victim. Investigation continuing. >>>>>> REGION MITROVICA >>> CRIMINAL INCIDENTS ILLEGAL POSSESSION OF WEAPONS <> Radishevo Village, Srbica - 27/03 - 0730 hrs. A K-Albanian male was arrested after a house search discovered one 7.62 mm rifle. The weapon was confiscated. <> Bozevce Checkpoint, Srbica - 26/03 - 2345 hrs. A K-Albanian was found to be in possession of 9 mm ammunition during a vehicle checkpoint search. The ammunition was confiscated. THEFT Vucitrn Town - 27/03 - 1445 hrs. Two K-Albanian males were arrested for stealing valves from a shop. BURGLARY Mitrovica South - 19/03 - time not reported. The NGO "France Humanitarian" reported that unknown persons broke into their dental bus and stole equipment. The incident was reported on 27/03. Investigation continuing. THREATS/INTIMIDATION Mitrovica South - 27/03 - 1415 hrs. A K-Albanian male threatened to kill Kosovo Electric Company workers at his residence. Investigation continuing. >>> OTHER INCIDENTS/EVENTS DEAD BODY FOUND Mitrovica South - 27/03 - 1400 hrs. A body of a male (ethnicity unknown) believed to have been the victim of the industrial accident that occurred in Pec region was found lying in a truck. Investigation continuing. UXO FOUND Leposavic Town - 27/03 - 1400 hrs. A K-Serbian male reported that he had found a hand grenade. KFOR EOD disposed of the device. No injuries were reported. MISSING PERSON Suvido Village, Mitrovica North - 26/03 - 0030 hrs. A K-Serbian male reported his sister missing. Investigation continuing. >>>>>> BORDER POLICE <> PRISTINA AIRPORT FALSE PASSPORTS 26/03. Two K-Albanians attempted to exit Kosovo using false Yugoslavian passports, which were seized. FALSE DOCUMENTS 26/03 - 0935 hrs. A K-Albanian attempted to exit Kosovo using a false Slovenian travel document and Identification card, which were seized, and exit denied. <> VRBNICA FALSE DOCUMENT 26/03 - 1615 hrs. A K-Albanian attempted to cross the border while in possession of a counterfeit Yugoslavian drivers license, which was seized. PUBLIC DISTURBANCE 27/03 - 0545 hrs. A group of about 50 K-Albanians traveling on a bus to Albania for a soccer match refused to be searched. The situation was brought under control and no further incidents were reported. >>>>>> INCIDENT OVERVIEW ========================================================= MURDER/ATT. MURDER 0 SHOOTING/GUNFIRE 0 KIDNAPPING 0 BOMB THREATS 0 THREAT/INTIMIDATION 14 ILLEGAL WEAPONS 4 GRIEVOUS ASSAULT 0 UXO/MINE/GRENADE 1 SIMPLE ASSAULT 10 PEOPLE INJURED 0 RAPE 0 PEOPLE KILLED 0 ARSON 0 NEW MASS GRAVE SITE 0 EVICTION 0 MISSING PERSON 1 ROBBERY 2 DEAD BODIES 1 BURGLARY 16 TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS 15 THEFT 20 CURFEW VIOLATIONS 0 AUTO THEFT 6 ARRESTS 21 CRIMINAL DAMAGE 4 DETAINEES 380 LOOTING 0 >>>>>> PERSONNEL STRENGTH UNMIK POLICE KOSOVO POLICE SERVICE ============================================= IN THEATRE 4310 PRISTINA 1080 DEPLOYED 3260 GNJILANE 812 SPU 966 PRIZREN 500 IN TRAINING 61 PEC 551 MAIN HQ 312 MITROVICA 374 KPS 233 MHQ 23 ITC 19 ACADEMY 467 PRISTINA 796 TOTAL 3807 PRIZREN 385 PEC 288 GNJILANE 371 MITROVICA 516 BORDER POLICE 236