Crime

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: 1076

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: 1364

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: 1325

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: 1470

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: 2585

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: 1557

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: 3349

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: 1157

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: 1179

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: 1658

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: 1674

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: 1298

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: 1164

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: 700

Bulgarian Taxi Driver Murderer "Did Not Want" to Kill

The 27-year-old man, who confessed to murdering a taxi driver in Sofia early Friday, said he did not want to kill the man.

Crime | February 11, 2007, Sunday // 00:00 | Viewed: 2416

House of Buglarian Taxi Driver Murderer Set on Fire

The colleagues of the taxi driver, who was killed in the early hours of Friday in Sofia, appear to have had their revenge after the apartment of the murderer was nearly engulfed by flames.

Crime | February 11, 2007, Sunday // 00:00 | Viewed: 1710

1 Seized in Taxi Driver Assault in Bulgaria's Burgas

Police in the coastal town of Burgas arrested a young man, who attacked and injured a taxi driver last month.

Crime | February 10, 2007, Saturday // 00:00 | Viewed: 1587

1 Arrested in Sex Sting in Sofia

Sofia police has arrested a 33-year-old man, who owned and operated a club that offered sex services. He has been charged with incitement to prostitution and will be kept in custody for at least 72 hours.

Crime | February 10, 2007, Saturday // 00:00 | Viewed: 1764

3 Nabbed after Taxi Drivers' Protest in Sofia

Two young men were arrested Friday night for throwing a firework into the tight cordon of policemen, guarding a taxi drivers' rally in downtown Sofia.

Crime | February 10, 2007, Saturday // 00:00 | Viewed: 1817

Sofia Taxi Drivers Call off Protests over the Weekend

The taxi drivers in Sofia, who brought the capital to a near standstill on Friday, decided not to stage protests over the weekend.

Crime | February 10, 2007, Saturday // 00:00 | Viewed: 1415

Bulgarian Taxi Driver Killer Makes Full Confessions

Bulgarian police arrested the killer of the taxi driver, who was murdered in the early hours of Friday. The murderer is the 27-year-old Sofia citizen Georgi Peykov.

Crime | February 9, 2007, Friday // 00:00 | Viewed: 1514
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