Crime

Blasted Bulgarian Businessman Suspected of Kidnapping

Bulgaria's Assen Nikolov, who was killed by a blast in Varna last Friday, was suspected of the abduction of another businessman from Varna, Rubin Kocev, in 2004. That emerged Monday from a 24 Hours report, citing the police.

Crime | August 7, 2006, Monday // 00:00 | Viewed: 1413

Drunk Bulgarian Causes Mayhem on Italian Highway

A drunk Bulgarian driver, with 3.3 promilles of alcohol in his blood, caused panic in Italy, riding along the Genoa Highway, Italy's Amicizia radio announced.

Crime | August 7, 2006, Monday // 00:00 | Viewed: 978

2 Bulgarians Busted for Draining Belgrade ATMs

Two Bulgarians have been arrested in Belgrade on suspicions of draining over 2 million dinars from ATMs through fake credit cards. Authorities say Boyko S.

Crime | August 7, 2006, Monday // 00:00 | Viewed: 962

Dominicans Jailed for Raping, Killing Bulgarian

Two men have been jailed in the Dominican Republic for raping and murdering a woman, 28, of Bulgarian origin. Bulgarian press said Sunday that the two attackers were sent to prison for 30 years.

Crime | August 6, 2006, Sunday // 00:00 | Viewed: 1450

Mentally-Ill Bulgarian Robs the Police

A mental patient has managed to steal a jeep from the police's parking lot in Kazanlak, central Bulgaria. The 26-year-old thief found the vehicle unlocked and drove away to the seaside, Darik News said Sunday citing police officials.

Crime | August 6, 2006, Sunday // 00:00 | Viewed: 868

Bulgarian Businessman "Killed Himself by Chance"

Bulgaria's Assen Nikolov who was torn apart by an explosion has probably detonated a shell himself, by accident. Darik News said Sunday that the businessman, 31, could have been carrying the device for self-defence, when it blew up in his hands on Friday

Crime | August 6, 2006, Sunday // 00:00 | Viewed: 1088

Bulgarian Roma Battle over Unfaithful Teen

Several Roma people were hurt in a mass fight over a cheating wife, aged 16, Darik News reported Sunday. The rough-and-tumble happened in the central Bulgarian town of Kazanlak, and ended with ribbon and head fractures, injured arms and legs and other tr

Crime | August 6, 2006, Sunday // 00:00 | Viewed: 1136

Bulgaria Busts Kidnappers of Girl, 13

A teenage girl who was kidnapped in northern Bulgaria has been returned to her family, Darik News revealed Saturday. Three men had abducted the 13-year-old in the center of the Petko Karavelovo village, not far from the Danube River side in its central B

Crime | August 5, 2006, Saturday // 00:00 | Viewed: 1108

Blasted Bulgarian was Award-Winning Businessman

The man who was killed by an explosion in Varna on Friday night was Assen Nikolov, 31, an acknowledged businessman from the fields of trade and agriculture. Nikolov died around 10:15 p.

Crime | August 5, 2006, Saturday // 00:00 | Viewed: 1470

Bomb Kills Man in Bulgaria's Varna

A bomb went off in the hands of a man while walking out of a block in Varna, on the Black Sea coast. Bulgarian national television (BNT) reported the bomb exploded at around 10:15 pm, and the man was immediately killed in the blast.

Crime | August 5, 2006, Saturday // 00:00 | Viewed: 1400

Pseudo Social Worker Tricks Elderly Bulgarian

A Bulgarian woman, aged 86, from Plovdiv, the second biggest city in Bulgaria, was cheated with BGN 5,200.

Crime | August 4, 2006, Friday // 00:00 | Viewed: 960

Son of Police-Killed Bulgarian Meets Interior Head

The son of the 58-year-old Bulgarian who was killed accidentally by policemen will be received by Interior Minister Rumen Petkov on Friday. After the meeting, Georgi Bozhanov's son Vassil is planning to lodge a legal claim against the two officers.

Crime | August 4, 2006, Friday // 00:00 | Viewed: 794

Bulgarian Police Cuts off Sex Online Scheme

Three prostitution rings in Sofia have been broken during a joint operation of police and their anti-organised crime colleagues.

Crime | August 3, 2006, Thursday // 00:00 | Viewed: 11256

Dane Found Dead in Bulgarian Town

A Dane was found dead in a house at the older part of Blagoevgrad, western Bulgaria, police said.

Crime | August 3, 2006, Thursday // 00:00 | Viewed: 1457

Antibiotics, Alcohol Blamed for Bulgaria's Justice Minister Son Outburst

Antibiotics and alcohol triggered the aggressive outburst of the son of Bulgaria's justice minister, who got into a mass scuffle in a coastal resort earlier in the week, local dailies reported.

Crime | August 3, 2006, Thursday // 00:00 | Viewed: 1573

Roma Melee Appalls Bulgarian Town

A crowd of about 100 people started a clash with policemen in Dimitrovgrad, southern Bulgaria, Darik News said Thursday. The officers were about to check the load in three horse carriages, but the Roma prevented the operation.

Crime | August 3, 2006, Thursday // 00:00 | Viewed: 1123

Sacked Bulgarian Shoots Ex-Boss

A Bulgarian man has wounded his former employer after being fired, media revealed on Thursday. The shooter, aged 56, attacked the 44-year-old hotel owner at his home in Hisarya, central Bulgaria, and fired several bullets into his pelvis and limbs.

Crime | August 3, 2006, Thursday // 00:00 | Viewed: 1087

Bulgaria's Justice Minister Son Implicated in Mass Scuffle

The son of Bulgaria's Justice Minister Georgi Petkanov got into a mass scuffle at a disco club in the resort village of Lozenets, Darik News reported, citing well-informed sources. Tensions escalated in the melee and the car of a Bulgarian, holding a Nor

Crime | August 2, 2006, Wednesday // 00:00 | Viewed: 1266

Bulgarian Policemen Sued for Accidental Murder

The family of a man killed Tuesday will put on trial the two murderers, local policemen. Georgi Bozhanov, 58, a father of three children, was killed in an apparent random shooting in what the sergeants believed was a deserted area near Velingrad, south B

Crime | August 2, 2006, Wednesday // 00:00 | Viewed: 1072

Varna Police Bust Illegal Software, Clothes Trading

Economic police of Bulgaria have disclosed a large number of illegally stored and traded stuff with a single man. While searching the house of a 33-year-old man in the Black Sea coastal city of Varna, the officers came upon computer software configuratio

Crime | August 2, 2006, Wednesday // 00:00 | Viewed: 1111

Bulgarian Lady Busted with Heroin in her Purse

A Bulgarian woman returning from Turkey was busted with two kilograms of heroin in her purse on Tuesday. During the check of the passengers, custom officers noticed the unusual behavior of the woman and how she was trying to hide her purse.

Crime | August 1, 2006, Tuesday // 00:00 | Viewed: 1111
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