Crime

Nationalist Leader Kills Man in Car Accident in Bulgaria

The leader of the Bulgarian Nationalist Union (BNU) Boyan Rasate, has killed an elderly man in a traffic accident in the capital Sofia, reports say. The accident took place late last night on Sofia's Tsarigradsko ShoseBoulevard, and the victim still hasn

Crime | November 28, 2006, Tuesday // 00:00 | Viewed: 2799

2 Bulgarians Arrested in Spain for Thefts

Two Bulgarians were arrested in Vigo, Spain for thefts from cars, Darik News reported. Local Spanish police claims the two are part of a huge Bulgarian crime circle that operated in several Spanish towns in the Galicia province, rummaging garages and bro

Crime | November 27, 2006, Monday // 00:00 | Viewed: 854

Another Bulgarian Tax Inspector Caught with Bribe

Another Bulgarian tax official has been arrested, after receiving a bribe, the Interior Ministry said Monday. The devious inspector was caught red-handed in Bulgaria's second largest city Plovdiv.

Crime | November 27, 2006, Monday // 00:00 | Viewed: 740

Gunman Takes Hundreds of Children Hostage in Tehran

A gunman Monday took hundreds of pupils and teachers hostage in a high school in Tehran, DPA reported, citing witnesses.

Crime | November 27, 2006, Monday // 00:00 | Viewed: 757

Bulgarian Victim of German Sex Killer was Pregnant

The Bulgarian woman, who was found strangled to death in Spain by a German serial killer, was in her third month of pregnancy, relatives said.

Crime | November 27, 2006, Monday // 00:00 | Viewed: 6037

Bulgarian Police, Football Fans Clash after Game

A police officer from the Bulgarian town Lovech ended with bloody nose after a clash between fans of the football teams Litex and Levski and local police on Sunday. Two hours after the game tension among police and fans of the two teams in the town escal

Crime | November 26, 2006, Sunday // 00:00 | Viewed: 1047

Bulgarian Police Busts Cigarettes Smuggling Circle

Bulgarian police busted Sunday an organized crime group for illegal trade with cigarettes and smuggling, Varna police officials reported. Police delivered the blow early the same day, when they seized a ship loaded with 1500 smuggled master boxes of ciga

Crime | November 26, 2006, Sunday // 00:00 | Viewed: 894

Bulgarian Youngsters Attack Police Officer

Two Bulgarian youngsters came to blows with a traffic police officer while he was trying to stop them breaking a public telephone in the south town Blagoevgrad, Darik News reported.

Crime | November 26, 2006, Sunday // 00:00 | Viewed: 682

Mysterious White Powder in Front of US Embassy in Sofia

White powder, spread in front of the Lozenets Hospital and the US Embassy in Sofia, raised the alarm of police and Civil Defence units on Sunday. Eyewitnesses said they have noticed an unknown man with a rucksack spreading the mysterious white substance

Crime | November 26, 2006, Sunday // 00:00 | Viewed: 2320

Ship with Smuggled Cigarettes Seized at Bulgarian Port

Bulgarian police seized a ship with more than 1500 smuggled master boxes of cigarettes in country's aqua territory near the Black Sea city Varna. The ship with the smuggled goods has been detained and later convoyed by water police cutters to Varna's sea

Crime | November 26, 2006, Sunday // 00:00 | Viewed: 838

Every 5th Bulgarian Child Gets Sex Proposals on the Internet

Every one in five children in Bulgaria aged up to 16 receives sex proposals over the Internet, Bulgarian National Consumer Association said.

Crime | November 25, 2006, Saturday // 00:00 | Viewed: 1874

Spanish Police Bust 6 Bulgarian Drug Dealers

The Spanish police have busted two organized drug trafficking gangs and arrested ten people, six of whom are Bulgarian, Spanish online media announced, as cited by local police. The gangs acted in Madrid and Castalia.

Crime | November 25, 2006, Saturday // 00:00 | Viewed: 1014

Bulgarian Woman Wanted by Greek Police for Pimping

The Greek police and the Interpol are looking for a Bulgarian woman suspected of women trafficking and of recruiting girls for prostitution from Ukraine.

Crime | November 24, 2006, Friday // 00:00 | Viewed: 1305

11-year-old Beats Up Toddler in Bulgaria

An 11-year-old girl has abused a boy of 2, in the central Bulgarian village of Bratanitsa, Darik News reported. The young victim went missing around noon on Thursday and was found lying in a reed field hours later.

Crime | November 24, 2006, Friday // 00:00 | Viewed: 829

Teen Lodges Complaint Against Abusive Parents in Bulgaria

A seventeen-year-old girl has lodged a complaint against her parents in Bulgaria's northern city of Montana, accusing them of abuse. Apart from beating up the girl, the parents also harassed her psychologically, the local Child Protection department told

Crime | November 24, 2006, Friday // 00:00 | Viewed: 822

Train Hits Pensioner in Bulgaria

A Bulgarian pensioner was hit by a train as he was crossing over the tracks, in the north-eastern city of Shumen.

Crime | November 24, 2006, Friday // 00:00 | Viewed: 970

Sofia-Varna Express Train Crashes into Rock

The express train from the capital Sofia to the Black Sea town of Varna bumped into a rock that fell in its way not long after setting out.

Crime | November 24, 2006, Friday // 00:00 | Viewed: 1125

2 Burn to Death in Bulgarian Road Crash

Two people burnt to death in northern Bulgaria on Friday when a car bumped headlong into a truck and caught fire, police said. The accident occurred near the town of Sevlievo at 7.

Crime | November 24, 2006, Friday // 00:00 | Viewed: 721

Paris-Ivory Coast Flight Diverted

A plane flying from Paris to the West African nation of Ivory Coast was diverted to an airport in southern France on Thursday following a bomb threat, IHT reported. The plane was part of Air Ivoire fleet and carried 50 people aboard.

Crime | November 23, 2006, Thursday // 00:00 | Viewed: 953

Liverpool Fan Leaves Bulgaria, Heads for Home Jail

Michael Shields, the British football fan jailed in Bulgaria for the attempted murder of a barman, left Thursday for the UK, to serve his sentence at home. He took on board of a flight from Varna at 6:30 pm to London's Gatwick.

Crime | November 23, 2006, Thursday // 00:00 | Viewed: 1768

German Murders, Takes Photos of Bulgarian Prostitute in Spain

A German lorry driver has confessed to killing a Bulgarian prostitute in Spain, local press reported.

Crime | November 23, 2006, Thursday // 00:00 | Viewed: 3148
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