Crime

British Woman Accused of "Sex Stalking" in Bulgaria

A Bulgarian taxi driver has claimed that he was sexually harassed by a British tourist, Darik News reported. The 40-year-old woman took a ride from a village near Gabrovo, central Bulgaria, to capital Sofia, and gave the driver reason to complain of sex

Crime | August 17, 2006, Thursday // 00:00 | Viewed: 2531

Rapist Drowned in Bulgarian River While Attempting Escape

The body of a Bulgaria, who was thought to have escaped police officers after raping a woman by swimming through the Tundzha river, washed up ashore Wednesday night. Bozhidar Rashkov, 22, apparently played a trick on himself, rather than on the police an

Crime | August 17, 2006, Thursday // 00:00 | Viewed: 1135

Man Shot in Plain View in Bulgaria

A man from the city of Pernik, near Sofia, was killed, execution style, late on Wednesday night, Darik News reported. The body of 32-year-old Alexander K.

Crime | August 17, 2006, Thursday // 00:00 | Viewed: 1305

Bulgarian Kid Shot Own Eye "After Seeing Godzilla"

The three-year-old from the central Bulgarian town of Gabrovo, who shot himself in the eye with his father's gas pistol, has been a fan of the movie Godzilla his father said to the media. "He watched Godzilla all day long on the computer, and they shoot

Crime | August 17, 2006, Thursday // 00:00 | Viewed: 1117

Bulgarian Teen Gulps Vodka Bottle, Lapses into Coma

A fourteen-year-old Bulgarian boy lapsed into a coma after he drained a bottle of vodka and several beers, media reported.

Crime | August 16, 2006, Wednesday // 00:00 | Viewed: 1198

Bulgarian Dies Renovating Friend's Balcony

A Bulgarian man has died in the central city of Plovdiv while he was helping out with some repairs at the balcony of a friend's apartment. The 36-year-old man landed his friend a hand in replacing one of the windows at the balcony when part of the joiner

Crime | August 16, 2006, Wednesday // 00:00 | Viewed: 850

Rapist Swims Through River in Bulgaria, Escapes Police

A rapist escaped police officers in the southeastern Bulgarian town of Yambol on the night of Tuesday by swimming through a fast-slowing river, reports say. The unidentified assailant ambushed a 36-year-old woman as she was walking home about one in the

Crime | August 16, 2006, Wednesday // 00:00 | Viewed: 981

Search for Bulgarian Girls Killer Drags on

Bulgaria is set to prolong for the third time the investigation into the shocking murder of the Belneyski sisters, Darik News reported Wednesday.

Crime | August 16, 2006, Wednesday // 00:00 | Viewed: 1231

Mic, Amplifier Snatched from Mosque in Bulgaria

Unknown culprits have desecrated a mosque in the north-eastern Bulgarian village of Ludogortsi, police reported. Someone broke into the mosque between four-thirty in the afternoon on Sunday and eight in the morning on Monday and stole a microphone, ampli

Crime | August 15, 2006, Tuesday // 00:00 | Viewed: 1383

Montenegro Busts "Bulgaria-Printed" EUR 1 M in Fakes

Montenegrin authorities have caught over EUR 1 M in fake bills that, according to local media, have been printed in Bulgaria and then transferred to its neighbour. Police experts claim that the fake EUR -200 and EUR-500 bills are of really good quality,

Crime | August 15, 2006, Tuesday // 00:00 | Viewed: 1883

Gas Pistol Tears Eye of 3-Year Bulgarian

A three-year-old kid from the central Bulgarian town of Gabrovo, shot himself in the eye after coming across his father's gas pistol. Immediately after the incident the kid was rendered first aid and transported to an ophthalmologic clinic in the capital

Crime | August 15, 2006, Tuesday // 00:00 | Viewed: 832

Bulgarian Hides EUR 30,000 in His Pants

Bulgarian customs officers found fake currency worth a total of EUR 30,000 stashed down the pants of a 36-year-old Bulgarian traveling to Western Europe. The officers foiled the export of the currency after a detailed check-up at one of the country's nor

Crime | August 15, 2006, Tuesday // 00:00 | Viewed: 1531

Police Claim Progress in Blasted Businessman's Case

Bulgaria's Interior Minister Rumen Petkov has announced Monday that police are advancing with the investigation of the killing of businessman Assen Nikolov, blasted August 4. The Chief Prosecutor has instigated a probe into old cases, Petkov said, quoted

Crime | August 14, 2006, Monday // 00:00 | Viewed: 900

Chat-rooms Frequenting Bulgarian Went Missing

Bulgarian police have announced that they are looking for a 20-year-old woman who went missing on August 11.

Crime | August 14, 2006, Monday // 00:00 | Viewed: 1780

Workers Injured After Sofia Dig Collapse

Three men were injured after a sewage dig they were working on collapsed in Sofia, burying them under piles of dirt and asphalt.

Crime | August 14, 2006, Monday // 00:00 | Viewed: 1422

Bulgarian Criminal Uses Shoelaces to Kill Self

A prisoner, jailed for petty thefts, resorted to his shoelaces to hang himself just two hours after he was put behind the bars. The tragic story unfolded in the southeastern Bulgarian city of Stara Zagora.

Crime | August 14, 2006, Monday // 00:00 | Viewed: 1005

Sofia Police Crash Machine Parts Scamming Gang

Sofia police have arrested three men who organized a gang dealing with fake spare parts for various machines, the Interior Ministry announced. The group scammed mainly elderly people, whom they found through the phone book.

Crime | August 14, 2006, Monday // 00:00 | Viewed: 1050

Bulgarian Busted with Illegal CDs, DVDs, Cigarettes

A Bulgarian man was arrested Sunday for the possession of 140 illegal DVDs and CDs and about 2,500 packs of imported cigarettes with no excise labels, Darik News reported. About half of the illegal goods were discovered in the storage room of a restauran

Crime | August 14, 2006, Monday // 00:00 | Viewed: 963

Arms Store Uncovered at Bulgaria's Seaside

Bulgarian policemen have found ammunitions and gun parts in a home in seaside Varna, Darik News reported on Monday. The findings were seized at the home of K.

Crime | August 14, 2006, Monday // 00:00 | Viewed: 1035

Sofia Police Scam Enters Court, 2 Released on Bail

The Sofia City Court has given green light to the trial against three men, including the son of sacked Sofia police chief. Boris Balabanov and Lyubomir Kotsev lined Nestor Nestorov in courtroom on Sunday, but the hearing was held behind closed doors due

Crime | August 13, 2006, Sunday // 00:00 | Viewed: 1520

Bulgarian Police Locks Blasted Businessman's Case

The case investigating the killing of businessman Assen Nikolov, blasted last week, will be classified as secret.

Crime | August 13, 2006, Sunday // 00:00 | Viewed: 872
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