Crime

Robbery in Bulgaria's Regional Health Inspectorate

More than BGN 4,500 has been stolen from a pay office of the Public Health Control Regional Inspectorate in the town of Blagoevgrad, South-western Bulgaria. The paymaster signalled to the police on Tuesday, when he went to work and found the money was mi

Crime | February 21, 2007, Wednesday // 00:00 | Viewed: 1391

Bulgarian Businessman Sentenced for Illegal Construction

The Chairman of the Association of Bulgarian Turks and businessman Gursel Aliev was sentenced on Wednesday for illegal construction of a building.

Crime | February 21, 2007, Wednesday // 00:00 | Viewed: 1747

Security Service Officer Commits Suicide in Bulgaria

An officer from the Bulgarian National Security Service has committed suicide. The man shot himself in his own car as it was parked before his apartment.

Crime | February 21, 2007, Wednesday // 00:00 | Viewed: 1150

Sofia-Shot Man in Critical Condition

The man who was shot in the very centre of Sofia Tuesday evening is in critical condition.

Crime | February 21, 2007, Wednesday // 00:00 | Viewed: 1732

ATM-Scamming Bulgarians Jailed in Bahrain

Two Bulgarians were sentenced to 7 years in jail in Bahrain for taking part in an international ATM-scamming ring.

Crime | February 21, 2007, Wednesday // 00:00 | Viewed: 1231

Man Shot at Downtown Sofia

36-year-old Martin Vlaykov was shot at in the centre of Sofia. According to an eyewitness, he quarrelled with another man in front of the National Bank building, when suddenly Vlaykov's opponent took out a gas pistol and shot three times at the victim's

Crime | February 20, 2007, Tuesday // 00:00 | Viewed: 1689

Bulgarian Murders Lover, Sentenced to 7,6 Years Behind Bars

23-year-old Bulgarian was sentenced by the Regional Court of the town of Shumen to 7,6 years in jail for murdering her lover on October 1 last year. Margarita Georgieva from the town of Smyiadovo has previously confessed that she stabbed to death in his s

Crime | February 20, 2007, Tuesday // 00:00 | Viewed: 1422

Corrupt Bulgarian Prosecutor Released on BGN 5000 Bail

Sofia Court of Appeals decided to release on BGN 5000 bail the prosecutor Dimitar Ninov from the Bulgaria's Danube town of Oryahovo at a Tuesday hearing. Nevertheless, the court imposed new charges on Ninov for violating the law and malfeasance in office

Crime | February 20, 2007, Tuesday // 00:00 | Viewed: 1601

Bulgaria's Police in Search of 30 Tons of Missing Poisonous Peanuts

A total of 30 tones of poisonous peanuts have disappeared from a warehouse in Bulgaria's seaside village Kamenar on February 12, Darik News reported.

Crime | February 20, 2007, Tuesday // 00:00 | Viewed: 1532

4 Arrested for Incitement to Radical Islamism in Bulgaria

Bulgaria's special unit for fight against organized crime busted two web pages that incite radical Islamism on Monday, Darik News reported.

Crime | February 20, 2007, Tuesday // 00:00 | Viewed: 1597

Letter of Ex-Sofia Heating Head "Found Accidentally"

A Sofia citizen had accidentally found the dubious letter of the ex-head of Toplofikatsia heating utility, prosecutor on the case Bozhidar Dzhambazov said Monday.

Crime | February 20, 2007, Tuesday // 00:00 | Viewed: 1353

New Killing in Moscow

Sergey Burkotov, head of the borough of Cheryomushki and his driver were gunned down in Moscow on Monday, Russian news agency RIA Novosti announced. The killing took place around 10 p.

Crime | February 20, 2007, Tuesday // 00:00 | Viewed: 1377

Aged Bulgarian Woman Dies after Severe Beating

An elderly woman from Bulgaria's seaside city Burgas died after her son beat her to death on Monday. The woman was rushed to hospital in very poor condition, but later the same day she passed away.

Crime | February 20, 2007, Tuesday // 00:00 | Viewed: 2629

Bulgarian Disco Manager Arrested for Foiling Police Check

The manager of Gabrovo's Face disco club has been arrested for preventing a police check in the club, Darik News revealed.

Crime | February 20, 2007, Tuesday // 00:00 | Viewed: 1450

Bulgarian Hotel Owner Sued for "Pimping Out" Rooms

A Bulgarian hotel owner is facing up a fine of up to BGN 1,000 and six years behind bars for systematically providing his rooms to prostitutes and their clients. Police only launched an investigation in the case after Darik Radio reported of the illegal

Crime | February 20, 2007, Tuesday // 00:00 | Viewed: 1292

Drug Addicts Use "Bloody" Syringes to Mug Sofia Citizens

Drug addicts in Sofia have learned from the movies and now threaten citizens with syringes seemingly filled with blood to mug them. The bandits wait in dark underpasses where people are rarely seen at night and threaten passers-by that they will give the

Crime | February 20, 2007, Tuesday // 00:00 | Viewed: 1364

Chain Car Crash Blocks Main Sofia Boulevard

A heavy car crash has blocked one of Sofia's main boulevards, Dragan Tznakov, on Monday evening, SNA reporter noticed. At least three cars have crashed in one another, causing a chain accident, blocking both road lanes and causing a huge traffic jam.

Crime | February 19, 2007, Monday // 00:00 | Viewed: 1260

2-Year-Old Beaten Up in Bulgaria

Police in Bulgaria's city of Peshtera have apprehended a 22-year-old man who systematically violated a toddler. The man lived with the boy's underage mother and beat the two-year-old up on Saturday.

Crime | February 19, 2007, Monday // 00:00 | Viewed: 1392

Murdered Bulgarian Student Trial Postponed

The regional court in Bulgaria's northeastern town of Shumen postponed Monday the trial of the Bulgarian student who was found murdered in Paris in 2001. The trial was put off for April 2, 2007, as the lawyer of one of the defendants did not show up in c

Crime | February 19, 2007, Monday // 00:00 | Viewed: 1208

Canada's Embassy in Paris Evacuated over Nosebleed

The Canadian embassy in Paris was evacuated Monday when an employee got a nosebleed after opening a suspicious package.

Crime | February 19, 2007, Monday // 00:00 | Viewed: 2319

UK Letter Bombs Suspect Arrested

Police in the UK have arrested a suspect over the recent series of letter bomb attacks throughout the country. The suspect, who was arrested in Cambrige, is said to be a man in his 20s.

Crime | February 19, 2007, Monday // 00:00 | Viewed: 1417
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