Crime

4-Month-Old Baby Run over by Car in Bulgaria

A 4-month-old Roma baby girl has been run over by car in Bulgaria's village of Stransko on Sunday. The child was left alone lying on the ground in the field, where the parents were working at the time of the accident.

Crime | July 1, 2007, Sunday // 00:00 | Viewed: 2411

Arson Burns to Ashes Machinery for BGN 70,000 in Bulgaria

Machinery for soft drinks production, whose value is set at BGN 70,000, burned in arson in Bulgaria's village of Dzhiguruvo on Sunday. After the flames were extinguished, the police authorities performed a careful search to find a wooden torch soaked wit

Crime | July 1, 2007, Sunday // 00:00 | Viewed: 1544

France Busts Bulgarian Prostitutes Ring

French police busted a prostitution ring that has been operating with Bulgarian women since May 2006 in the region of the north-eastern town of Reims, Le Journal du Dimanche newspaper reported.

Crime | July 1, 2007, Sunday // 00:00 | Viewed: 2789

3 Killed in Crash near Bulgaria's Coastal Varna

Three people were killed and another four injured after a car and a minibus crashed near a village in the coastal district of Varna.

Crime | June 30, 2007, Saturday // 00:00 | Viewed: 1611

Bulgarian Court Allows Smuggler to Travel Abroad

Sofia City Court allowed Friday the alleged underworld boss, Nikolay Metodiev, charged of contraband to leave the country, cancelling a previously imposed ban. Metodiev, dubbed Pileto (The Chicken), who is on trial for smuggling goods worth over USD 3,5

Crime | June 29, 2007, Friday // 00:00 | Viewed: 2035

5 Injured after Car Overturns on Bulgarian Highway

A car with seven people on board overturned on the Bulgarian Trakiya Highway on Friday, Darik News reported.

Crime | June 29, 2007, Friday // 00:00 | Viewed: 1483

Woman Arrested for Forging Sofia Mayor's Signature

The Sofia police arrested Friday a woman, who forged the signature of the city's Mayor Boyko Borissov, to falsify documents, Darik News reported.

Crime | June 29, 2007, Friday // 00:00 | Viewed: 1876

Building Plaster Breakes off in Bulgaria, Policeman Severely Injured

A policeman was seriously injured after a piece of plaster broke off a building and fell on his head in Bulgaria's town of Vratsa on Thursday. The man has been immediately hospitalised with severe skull injure.

Crime | June 28, 2007, Thursday // 00:00 | Viewed: 1547

Bulgarian Businessmen Question Death of Basketball Club CSKA's CEO, President

A group of Bulgarian businessmen sent a letter Thursday to Europol and Interpol claiming that Emil Cohen, CEO of basketball club CSKA, and its president Vladimir Fedyaev, who died in a car crash, have faked their own deaths.

Crime | June 28, 2007, Thursday // 00:00 | Viewed: 2016

Six People Injured in Car Crash in Gabrovo, Bulgaria

Six people were taken to hospital after the car they were travelling in hit a tree, the head of the emergency centre in Gabrovo, central Bulgaria, Georgi Shandurkov said. The accident occurred late on Wednesday near a gas station in the town of Gabrovo.

Crime | June 28, 2007, Thursday // 00:00 | Viewed: 3243

Huge Fire Turns Warehouses Complex to Ashes in Bulgaria

A huge fire broke out in a warehouse complex in Bulgaria's seaside Burgas City on Wednesday, destroying one building and injuring three fire fighters, Darik News reported.

Crime | June 27, 2007, Wednesday // 00:00 | Viewed: 1647

Bulgaria Nationalist Head Boycotts Assault Case Hearing Again

Bulgarian nationalist leader Volen Siderov and his wife once again failed to turn up in court on Wednesday to testify in the assault and perjury case instituted against them. The second delay on the case comes after the defendants have not been served th

Crime | June 27, 2007, Wednesday // 00:00 | Viewed: 1579

Bulgarian Jumps off 14th Floor, Dies

A man died after jumping off the 14th floor of a residential building in Bulgaria's second largest city of Plovdiv on Wednesday. The suicide sank into deep depressive moods and tried to take his own life several times in the past.

Crime | June 27, 2007, Wednesday // 00:00 | Viewed: 1576

Hearing on Bulgaria's "Malfeasant, Bully" Mayor Put off Again

The hearing on the case of the Bulgarian MP and former mayor of Velingrad town Fidel Beev was postponed again on Wednesday. This time the reason was the invalid court medical expertise, which was signed by two instead of three experts.

Crime | June 27, 2007, Wednesday // 00:00 | Viewed: 1458

Mother, Son Found Dead in Bulgarian Village

An old woman and his son have been found dead in Bulgaria's village of Kozlovets on Wednesday. The body of the 79-year-old woman was discovered in her home.

Crime | June 27, 2007, Wednesday // 00:00 | Viewed: 1577

Lorry Driver Falls Asleep behind Wheel, Kills 1 in Bulgaria

A 25-year-old lorry driver crashed against a car after he fell asleep behind the wheel, killing one man on Bulgaria's major Hemus Highway early on Tuesday. The car was parked on the emergency lane when the truck hit it.

Crime | June 27, 2007, Wednesday // 00:00 | Viewed: 1408

Bulgarian Customs Officials Left Behind Bars for Smuggling

The arrested Bulgarian current and former customs officials, involved in the smuggling channel of Chinese goods will remain behind bars, Sofia City Court ruled on Tuesday.

Crime | June 26, 2007, Tuesday // 00:00 | Viewed: 2158

Bulgaria's Prosecutors to Investigate Chinese Goods Smuggling Channel

Bulgaria's Prosecutor Office has demanded that the five arrested individuals for the smuggling of Chinese goods to be left in custody, Darik News reported.

Crime | June 26, 2007, Tuesday // 00:00 | Viewed: 1455

Mayor Injured in Smashing Frontal Collision in Bulgaria

The Mayor of Bulgaria's town of Varbitsa and the chairman of the Balkan maths competition's committee were injured in a smashing car hit on Tuesday afternoon. There is no danger for the lives of the Mayor Refaytin Sefer and the chairman Chavdar Lozanov a

Crime | June 26, 2007, Tuesday // 00:00 | Viewed: 1488

Smashing Frontal Collision Injures 5 in Bulgaria

Smashing car hit occurred Tuesday afternoon in Bulgaria's town of Shumen, injuring seriously five passengers. The frontal collision almost killed the driver of the one of the cars and he was even declared dead at first but later the doctors have felt his

Crime | June 26, 2007, Tuesday // 00:00 | Viewed: 1192

Roma Brothers Sentenced to 32 Years in Jail for Double Murder in Bulgaria

Regional Court in Bulgaria's second largest city of Plovdiv sentenced Tuesday two Roma brothers to a total of 32 years in prison for committing a double murder. Krassimir Manolov, 26, and his brother Svetoslav, 23, will have to serve respectively 17 and

Crime | June 26, 2007, Tuesday // 00:00 | Viewed: 1353
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