UNMIK Police
DAILY PRESS UPDATE

THIS REPORT COVERS 24 HOURS AND HAS BEEN CONCLUDED AT MIDNIGHT OF

9th November 2004
Generated on 10th November 2004 by Madeleine Lux
Tel: (381)-38-504-604-5071 or 1-212-963-8442-5071

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MAJOR HIGHLIGHTS

Pristina Region : Hand grenade thrown into cafe bar causing injuries.
Gnjilane Region : Car bomb wrecks supermarket.
Prizren Region : Nothing of significance to report.
Pec Region : Suspect escapes custody.
Mitrovica Region : Nothing of significance to report.

Note: The information contained in this report is believed to be accurate. However, further investigations may result in changes to what previously have been reported.

REGION PRISTINA

CRIMINAL INCIDENTS

DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
Pristina South - 08/11 - 1300 hrs. A male physically assaulted his wife causing her minor injuries. No arrest reported.

THEFT
Kosovo Polje 09/11 - 0800 hrs. A male reported that his generator was stolen. Police responded to the scene and arrested a male suspect.

ATTEMPTED MURDER
Zagrebit, Central Pristine 09/11 -2145 hrs. A male was arrested for throwing a hand grenade in a café, thereby causing injuries to a female victim.

OTHER INCIDENTS/EVENTS
No significant case reported.

REGION GNJILANE

CRIMINAL INCIDENTS

EXPLOSION
Ferizaj 09/11 - 1850 hrs. A suspicious vehicle carrying explosive materials crashed into a supermarket, the car exploded and caused damages. The vehicle was without a driver. One KFOR male and two local males sustained non life threatening injuries. Police secured the scene and KFOR EOD team was informed.

OTHER INCIDENTS/EVENTS
No significant case reported.

REGION PRIZREN

CRIMINAL INCIDENTS

ILLEGAL WEAPON POSSESSION
Mushtisht Village, Suhareka 09/11 - 1045 hrs. The Police, who were investigating a case of domestic violence, conducted a house search and recovered one AK-47 rifle. A male suspect was arrested.

OTHER INCIDENTS/EVENTS

INJURY TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS
Prizren 09/11 - 1200 hrs. A male driver struck a 9-year-child pedestrian causing him major injuries. No arrest reported.
Rahovec, RTU 09/11 - 1750 hrs. A male lost control of his tractor which overturned .He sustained unspecified injuries.

FOUND BODY (FOLLOW UP)

Prizren 08/11 - The 90 year old female that was found dead in the stream died from natural causes. No foul play suspected and the case is closed.

REGION PEC

CRIMINAL INCIDENTS

ESCAPE OF SUSPECT
Pristine 08/11 - 1930 hrs. A male suspect escaped from lawful custody, with handcuffs, whilst being transported to Pristine. No arrest made.

ILLEGAL WEAPON POSSESSION
Meqe Village, Djakovica 09/11 - 0900 hrs. KFOR and Police searched the house of a male and recovered one pistol, one magazine and 14 rounds of ammunition. No arrest reported.
Meqe Village, Dakovica 09/11 - 0900 hrs. KFOR and Police searched the house of a male and recovered one automatic submachine gun, one magazine and 19 rounds of ammunition. No arrest reported.
Novosela village, Dakovica 09/11 - 1035 hrs. KFOR and Police searched the house of a male and recovered one shot gun, one pistol and 52 rounds of ammunition. No arrest reported.

OTHER INCIDENTS/EVENTS

UXO FOUND
Dollove Village, Klina - 09/11 - 1245 hrs. A male reported that he found a UXO in the forest. EOD team attended the scene and took UXO for proper disposal. Case closed.

THREATENING BEHAVIOUR
Isniq, Decan - 09/11 -2200 hrs. A male suspect threatened two males with a weapon. Suspect was arrested and weapon seized.

REGION MITROVICA

CRIMINAL INCIDENTS
No significant case reported.

OTHER INCIDENTS/EVENTS

FOUND UXO
Kllodernica, Skenderaj - 09/11 - 0900 hrs. A male reported that he found a UXO near a Primary school. Police secured the area. KFOR EOD team informed.

NON-INJURY TRAFFIC ACCIDENT
Mitrovica 09/11 - 1500 hrs. A traffic accident occured between an UNMIK vehicle and a local vehicle. Minor damages reported to both vehicles.

BORDER POLICE

PRISTINA AIRPORT
19:10 hrs - A male was refused exit from Kosovo as he presented a fake passport. The document was seized and the suspect was arrested.

CAFA MORINA
09:00 hrs - A male was arrested for trying to cross the boarder illegally.

 

 

PERSONNEL STRENGTH
UNMIK Police		Kosovo Police Service
COMMISSIONER'S PILLAR	62	PRISTINA	1239
PRISTINA	275	GNJILANE	1011
GNJILANE	213	PRIZREN	814
PRIZREN	216	PEC	810
PEC	206	MITROVICA	761
MITROVICA	284	MAIN HQ	532
BORDER POLICE	248	KPSS	86
SPU	974	MHQ (S.S.O.)	464
IN TRAINING	1	BORDER POLICE	691
		FIELD TRAINING	0
		KPSS TRAINING	340
IN THEATRE	3633	TOTAL	6748