Crime

Bulgaria Breaks Crime Ring Forging Personal Documents

A crime ring, forging Bulgarian as well as foreign documents was broken in a joint raid of the police and the department for combating the organized crime. Two men - a 55-year-old from Sofia and 36-year-old from the town of Kyustendil - have been arreste

Crime | February 14, 2007, Wednesday // 00:00 | Viewed: 1316

Corruption-Accused MP Ready to Give up Immunity

Socialist MP Toma Tomov announced that he is ready to give up his immunity after the reports that Chief Prosecutor Boris Velchev wants to lodge an investigation against him. Tomov told Darik News that he was surprised by the reports tying his name to tha

Crime | February 14, 2007, Wednesday // 00:00 | Viewed: 1135

Ex-Prosecutor MP's Immunity Claimed Over Corruption Charges

Bulgaria's Chief Prosecutor Boris Velchev has claimed the immunity of socialist MP Toma Tomov, who is suspected of corrupt practices in his previous job as prosecutor.

Crime | February 14, 2007, Wednesday // 00:00 | Viewed: 1311

Worker Hurt in Timber Factory Blast in Bulgaria

A blast has hurt a worker in a factory for the production of chip boards in the northern city of Veliko Tarnovo. The incident took place late Tuesday evening when two timber-yards full of wood shavings ignited.

Crime | February 14, 2007, Wednesday // 00:00 | Viewed: 1287

Sofia-Shot Man Involved in Lawyer Murder Trial

The man who was shot Tuesday in Sofia has been involved in the scandalous trial of the murder of Bulgarian lawyer Nadezhda Georgieva, Darik News revealed. Hristo Vassilev, 58, uncle of Bulgaria's famed Roma transvestite and singer Azis, was a witness f

Crime | February 14, 2007, Wednesday // 00:00 | Viewed: 1541

Bulgaria Buries Murdered Taxi Driver

The taxi driver, who was stabbed to death few days ago in Sofia, was buried on Tuesday. The funeral took place at the Sofia central cemetery.

Crime | February 13, 2007, Tuesday // 00:00 | Viewed: 1519

Sofia - Shot Man's Condition Becomes Stable

The condition of the man, who was shot at in Sofia's neighbourhood Obeliya Tuesday afternoon, has been stabilized and his life is not in danger. Hristo Vassilev is to undergo several operations, as he was shot in the head and chest, the doctors from Piro

Crime | February 13, 2007, Tuesday // 00:00 | Viewed: 1183

Bulgaria's Interior Denies New Version in Cabby Murder

Interior Minister Rumen Petkov denied the additional information that media have dug up in the case of Friday's murder of taxi driver Emil Emilov. Petkov said he was "offended" and added that someone should have thought of saying "thank you" to the polic

Crime | February 13, 2007, Tuesday // 00:00 | Viewed: 1071

Bulgarian, Swiss, German Ring Drains SAPARD Money

A crime ring, draining money from the European financing program SAPARD was broken in a joint raid of Bulgaria's department for combating the organized crime, Swiss and German police. Seven Bulgarians, two Swiss and two Germans were taking part in the cr

Crime | February 13, 2007, Tuesday // 00:00 | Viewed: 1359

Sofia - Shot Man is Bulgarian Gay Idol's Uncle

The man, who was shot about an hour ago in Sofia's neighbourhood Obeliya is the uncle of Bulgaria's famed Roma transvestite Azis, the leader of the ethnic party "Euroroma" announced. At the moment of the shooting the victim Hristo Vassilev was together w

Crime | February 13, 2007, Tuesday // 00:00 | Viewed: 1315

Belgian "Abused" Bulgarian Girlfriend, Her Children

Police have reported that a Belgian man has harassed systematically a Bulgarian woman and her two children in the central Bulgarian city of Sliven. The 38-year-old man lived with the woman and her two kids and harassed them both psychologically and physi

Crime | February 13, 2007, Tuesday // 00:00 | Viewed: 1466

Bulgarian Gay Idol's Uncle Shot at in Sofia

A Sofia citizen was shot in capital's neighbourhood Obeliya around 2:30 p.m.

Crime | February 13, 2007, Tuesday // 00:00 | Viewed: 2579

Confessed Killer of Bulgarian Taxi Driver May be Innocent

The killer, who was arrested for the murder of the taxi driver on Friday, is innocent, a witness of the accident claimed. The eyewitness made his statement just four days after the murder in the Tuesday morning broadcast of the Nova TV channel.

Crime | February 13, 2007, Tuesday // 00:00 | Viewed: 1551

Three Bulgarians Torture Fellow Citizen in Greece

Greek police arrested three Bulgarians, who have tortured their fellow citizen, a 37-year-old woman, for five months near the city of Salonika. The victim was systematically raped and beaten.

Crime | February 12, 2007, Monday // 00:00 | Viewed: 3344

Bulgarian Caught with 52 Kilos of Heroin in Italy

A Bulgarian citizen was caught red-handed with 52 kilos of heroin by the police in the Italian city of Monza, "Republica" newspaper announced. The drug was hidden in the semi trailer of the trafficker's car.

Crime | February 12, 2007, Monday // 00:00 | Viewed: 1153

Ill-Nourished Baby Dies in Bulgaria

A baby has died of undernourishment in Bulgaria's city of Nova Zagora, the state radio reported. The little girl and her 36-year-old mother were from a very poor family that lived in the outskirts of the town.

Crime | February 12, 2007, Monday // 00:00 | Viewed: 1177

Bulgarian Sentenced to 12 Years in Prison in Malta

A Bulgarian citizen was sentenced to 12 years in prison in Malta for drug trafficking on Moday.

Crime | February 12, 2007, Monday // 00:00 | Viewed: 1652

Killer of Bulgarian Taxi Driver Left behind Bars

Sofia City Court decided to leave behind bars Georgi Peykov, the killer of the taxi driver Emil Emilov, who was murdered in the early hours of last week's Friday.

Crime | February 12, 2007, Monday // 00:00 | Viewed: 1665

Burglars Attack Security Guards in Bulgaria's Bansko

Security officers were attacked by four men, who tried to burgle a building company in Bulgaria's ski resort Bansko on Sunday night, the police reported. The guards caught the burglars immediately after they managed to enter the site but were attacked by

Crime | February 12, 2007, Monday // 00:00 | Viewed: 1295

Unknown Man's Dead Body Found in Bulgarian Village

The dead body of an adult man has been found near the southern Bulgarian village of Novakovo, Plovdiv city police reported.

Crime | February 12, 2007, Monday // 00:00 | Viewed: 1156

Sofia Prisoners Riot over Amnesty Law

About 150 recidivists who are serving their sentences in Sofia's Central Prison have started a riot because the amnesty that the government has granted won't apply to them. The prisoners have started a hunger strike, demanding that the amnesty be granted

Crime | February 12, 2007, Monday // 00:00 | Viewed: 698
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