Crime

"Russian" Snowboarder Dies in Bulgaria's Bansko

A Russian snowboarder died after bumping headfirst into a tree in Bulgaria's ski resort of Bansko on Monday. The incident occurred near run number five about eleven o'clock.

Crime | February 5, 2007, Monday // 00:00 | Viewed: 1453

Driver of Killer Truck Released on BGN 10,000 Bail

The Regional Court in Bulgaria's Danube town of Russe decided to release on BGN 10,000 bail the truck driver, who is charged with causing the hellish bus crash near Byala.

Crime | February 5, 2007, Monday // 00:00 | Viewed: 1184

Bulgaria's Roma Leader Sentenced to Pay BGN 1000

The leader of Bulgaria's Roma community, widely known as Tsar Kiro, was sentenced to pay BGN 1,000 for wilfully taking the law into his own hands back in 2001-2003. A Bulgarian court found Kiril Rashkov guilty of encroaching and usurping municipality-own

Crime | February 5, 2007, Monday // 00:00 | Viewed: 1499

Girl Flies off the Fourth Floor of Sofia School

A girl suffered serious injuries after flying off the fourth floor of a Sofia high school. The incident occurred at 11 am at the textile and leather products high school in the central part of the capital.

Crime | February 5, 2007, Monday // 00:00 | Viewed: 1298

Bomb Tip Off Closes Court in Bulgaria's Kyustendil

The City Court Hall in the town of Kyustendil, South-western Bulgaria, was sealed off Monday morning following a bomb tip off. All employees were evacuated after the signal was received at 9 am.

Crime | February 5, 2007, Monday // 00:00 | Viewed: 1210

French Court Sends 10 Bulgarians to Jail for Baby Trade

A French court has sentenced ten Bulgarians to up to six years in prison for having sold babies to French Gypsy families. The families, most of which of Roma origin, admitted to buying 23 babies for between EUR 2,500 and EUR 8,000, saying they had done i

Crime | February 3, 2007, Saturday // 00:00 | Viewed: 1891

Bulgarian Pleads Guilty in US Visa Scam

A circus agent pleaded guilty in helping nearly 900 illegal immigrants jump through the hoops of the US visa application process The trespassers used to declare they were performers hired to work in Florida circuses, the US Department of Justice said in

Crime | February 3, 2007, Saturday // 00:00 | Viewed: 1521

Bansko Ski Tracks to Open Following Control-Blasted Avalanche

The tracks of Bulgaria's ski reasort bansko are preparing to re-open Saturday afternoon after police carried out a controlled blast to let an avalanche go down. State BNT informed that several mortars were fired off, but only to unleash a small piece of

Crime | February 3, 2007, Saturday // 00:00 | Viewed: 1866

Bulgarian Student Commits Suicide Jumping off Roof

A Bulgarian student killed himself jumping off the block's roof where he was living Thursday afternoon in the town of Sevlievo, Northern Bulgaria.

Crime | February 2, 2007, Friday // 00:00 | Viewed: 1222

Bomb Threat in Bulgaria's Seaside Varna

A nightclub in Bulgaria's seaside Varna received a bomb threat late on Thursday evening, local police reported. A man called on the emergency number in the local police district to say there was a hand made bomb planted in the Planet Club that would expl

Crime | February 2, 2007, Friday // 00:00 | Viewed: 1532

Young Man Shot Dead, Burned in Sofia

The burned body of a man, who was first shot dead, was found in an abandoned car early on Friday in Sofia.

Crime | February 2, 2007, Friday // 00:00 | Viewed: 1387

Bulgaria's Bansko Ski Runs Closed for Bomb Threat

The ski runs in Bulgaria's ski resort Bansko will remain closed on Friday, a day after an undisclosed ecological organization claimed to have planted a bomb there. The situation in Bansko is normal; the police are currently combing the area to find the b

Crime | February 2, 2007, Friday // 00:00 | Viewed: 3004

2 Bulgarians Arrested for Cocaine Traffic in Senegal

Two Bulgarian citizens were arrested on the Dakar Airport, Senegal, for their attempt to sneak 10 kg of cocaine, local newspaper Quotidien Le Soleil reported. Ivan Todorov and Anna Popova apparently presumed the airport's security measures were not stric

Crime | February 2, 2007, Friday // 00:00 | Viewed: 1875

2 Killed, 19 Injured in Flames in Bulgaria's Seaside Burgas

Two people died and another nineteen were injured in a huge fire that broke out at a residential building in the seaside city of Burgas on Friday morning, Darik News reported. The flames erupted on the last floor of an eight-storey residential building i

Crime | February 2, 2007, Friday // 00:00 | Viewed: 1464

"Bomb" in Bulgaria's Bansko Aims to Set off Avalanches

The bomb, which an ecological organization claims to have planted in the resort of Bansko, aims to trigger avalanches. This is made clear by a letter that the unnamed bomb scarers sent to the media and the environment minister, explaining the alert is in

Crime | February 1, 2007, Thursday // 00:00 | Viewed: 1880

Bomb Scare in Bulgaria's Bansko Ski Resort

An ecological organization warned they have planted a bomb near the ski tracks in Bansko, one of the three top mountain resorts in Bulgaria. The signal was received in a letter, sent to the media and the Environmental Ministry.

Crime | February 1, 2007, Thursday // 00:00 | Viewed: 2493

Aged Bulgarian Woman Brutally Killed by Husband

Bulgarian police arrested an 82-year-old man from the town of Dolna Mitropolia for the murder of his wife. The arrest followed after citizens of the town found a body part, strewn on the dumpsite near the man's house.

Crime | February 1, 2007, Thursday // 00:00 | Viewed: 1203

Bulgarian Poisoned after Drinking Beer

A Bulgarian man from the Letnitza town poisoned himself after drinking beer, produced by country's the Zagorka Brewery. The 30-year-old man ordered a pint of the ale in a local pub and after opening the bottle a strong acetone smell hit him in the face.

Crime | February 1, 2007, Thursday // 00:00 | Viewed: 1695

Blast Targets Yet Another Bulgarian Mayor

A blast ripped off in front of the garage of Emil Dichev, mayor of the town of Beloslav, close to the Black Sea coast. The incident occurred in the early hours of Thursday, meters away from the entry of the apartment block where the mayor lives.

Crime | February 1, 2007, Thursday // 00:00 | Viewed: 1654

MEP Immunity Saves Ex-Sofia Mayor from Court

Sofia City Court suspended a case of malfeasance in office of former Sofia mayor Stefan Sofianski saying his present MEP status entitles him to immunity. The defense lawyer of Sofianski tabled a request for stopping the proceedings in the case over Mille

Crime | February 1, 2007, Thursday // 00:00 | Viewed: 1179

Malta Rules on Bulgarian Who Tried to Kill Ex-Lover

Maltese jurors are expected to deliver their verdict in the trial of a Bulgarian man charged with trying to kill his former partner. Petko Dimitrov Krushkov, 37, is pleading not guilty to the attempted murder of Therese Cachia, in her St Paul's Bay apart

Crime | January 31, 2007, Wednesday // 00:00 | Viewed: 1581
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