Crime

Murder, Suicide Shock Bulgarian Town

A husband shot dead his wife and then killed himself late on Tuesday in the town of Razlog, South-western Bulgaria. The man, identified as Georgi Iliev, 54, shot his wife Tatyana, 47, with a hunting gun.

Crime | April 26, 2006, Wednesday // 00:00 | Viewed: 1116

Teen Real Estate Fraudster Nabbed in Bulgaria's Varna

A 17-year-old schoolgirl from Varna was arrested after trying to sell somebody else's apartment in the Bulgarian Black Sea city. The young lady rented the flat April 17 and two days later though a newspaper ad she tried to sell it for EUR 16,000.

Crime | April 25, 2006, Tuesday // 00:00 | Viewed: 1169

Bulgarian Pimp Singer Jailed for 10 Years

Bulgarian pop-folk star Kondyo was sentenced Tuesday to ten years in prison, finding him guilty of pimping. Kondyo, 42, was sued after two teenage women filed complaints against him.

Crime | April 25, 2006, Tuesday // 00:00 | Viewed: 3929

Roma Singer Back in Court for Pimping

Bulgaria's fading music star Kondyo is facing court once again on Tuesday, after pimping charges were pressed against him. The Roma singer's courtroom misadventure began after a 18-year-old woman filed complaints and led to the revelation of a suspected

Crime | April 25, 2006, Tuesday // 00:00 | Viewed: 1104

Bulgarians Busted with Heroin in Croatia

Croatian customs officers caught two Bulgarian nationals with 30 kilos of heroin in their car on Sunday, media reported. The drugs are worth about EUR 1.

Crime | April 24, 2006, Monday // 00:00 | Viewed: 1286

Sofia Baby Abandoned on Easter, Still Awaits Parents

A ten-month-old girl has been abandoned by a man on Easter Sunday and the police is still waiting for her parents to come and claim her.

Crime | April 24, 2006, Monday // 00:00 | Viewed: 1064

Bulgarian Police Finds 2 Stolen Trucks

Bulgaria's police found two trucks with commodities that were stolen Saturday from a Sofia parking. The police are still looking for the thieves.

Crime | April 23, 2006, Sunday // 00:00 | Viewed: 1047

Albanian Wounds Sofia Policeman

A suspected Albanian criminal has seriously injured a policeman, who tried to cuff him in Sofia. In the night of April 21, the officer tried to arrest the 35-year-old foreigner.

Crime | April 22, 2006, Saturday // 00:00 | Viewed: 1176

Bulgaria Extradites Human Trafficker to US

Bulgaria has handed over a Macedonian, 42, to US authorities, after he was nabbed for human trafficking. The man was extradited on Friday, Bulgarian media disclosed on April 22 citing world news agencies.

Crime | April 22, 2006, Saturday // 00:00 | Viewed: 1275

Dangerous Biological Waste Stored in Bulgaria

Dangerous biological waste has been transported to the Bulgarian city of Ruse from Germany, rightist MP General Atanas Atanasov revealed Friday. Ruse's mayor and the local authorities have been informed about the case three days ago, but they haven't und

Crime | April 21, 2006, Friday // 00:00 | Viewed: 1313

Bulgarian Busted for Shooting Child Porn

Bulgarian police have arrested a man who apparently shot porn movies with underage girls, meda reported. As policemen searched the house of the 47-year-old man from the city of Sevlievo they found a CD with pornographic content.

Crime | April 21, 2006, Friday // 00:00 | Viewed: 1995

26 Dead Dolphins Shock Bulgaria's Northern Seaside

Twenty-six dead dolphins have been found in Bulgaria's northern seaside areas. The bodies of 11 dolphins have been discovered at the beach of Krapets, 8 others were found near Shabla and 7 at the Durankulak beach, Varna authorities announced.

Crime | April 21, 2006, Friday // 00:00 | Viewed: 1393

Car Hits Child, 9, by Sofia School

A nine-year-old child was hit by a car in front of a school in Sofia. Media reported that the accident happened in the Druzhba district, around 9:30 on Friday morning.

Crime | April 21, 2006, Friday // 00:00 | Viewed: 1096

SNA Editor-in-Chief for BBC: Judiciary Should be Respected in Shields' Case

The independence of Bulgaria's judicial system should be respected when talking about the trial of Michael Shields, SNA Editor-in-Chief Milena Hristova commented for BBC. The British broadcaster approached her as the Liverpool football fan, jailed in Bulg

Crime | April 21, 2006, Friday // 00:00 | Viewed: 1382

Sofia Court Leaves Underworld Boss Behind Bars

Sofia City Court ruled that Nikolay Marinov, known as the Little Marguin, and Ivo Georgiev should remain behind bars. The court decided that although there are no fears that the two detainees might hide from the authorities there is still a threat that t

Crime | April 20, 2006, Thursday // 00:00 | Viewed: 1464

Bulgarian Business Lady Saved from Murder

Bulgaria's police have foiled the planned murder of a 29-year-old business woman, it was broken on Wednesday.

Crime | April 19, 2006, Wednesday // 00:00 | Viewed: 1564

Butchered Dolphins Shock Bulgarian Beach

A Bulgarian Black Sea beach was horrified last night by the finding of two killed dolphins, whose bodies were cut to pieces. Media said that people reported about the gruesome sight on Monday evening.

Crime | April 18, 2006, Tuesday // 00:00 | Viewed: 3378

Bulgaria Busts Gangster Granny, 72

An elderly woman, 72, was arrested in Bulgaria in a raid against financial fraudsters. The woman was seized during an operation in the Bulgarian cities of Stara Zagora and Varna, targeting a ring for tax siphoning.

Crime | April 18, 2006, Tuesday // 00:00 | Viewed: 1572

Cessna Makes Emergency Landing in Bulgaria

A flight school plane Cessna 150 has been forced to make an emergency landing near the airport in Gorna Oryahovitsa, Northern Bulgaria, the transport ministry announced.

Crime | April 17, 2006, Monday // 00:00 | Viewed: 1255

Policemen Beaten in Bulgarian Village

Two policemen from the village of Varshets in the Northwest of Bulgaria were beaten up during an attempted arrest. One of the policemen got a call from his brother, who had just suffered a heavy beating himself.

Crime | April 17, 2006, Monday // 00:00 | Viewed: 1462

Bulgarian Taxi Driver Battered After Row with Rivals

A taxi driver was beaten up with a baseball bat by two rival drivers in a brawl over his place in the taxi rank in Bulgaria's Plovdiv. A father and his son battered the man and knifed him several times right across the street from a popular club.

Crime | April 17, 2006, Monday // 00:00 | Viewed: 1341
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