Croatia Crime News

Stash of Munitions and Arms Found in a Well in Croatian Hinterland

Zagreb, May 8 (CP) – A large stash of ammunition and arms hidden in a well near the coastal town of Zadar was discovered by police on Thursday.
Among the stash were several hand grenades, a cluster bomb filling, mines and thousands of pieces of munitions.
The well is situated in Biljani Donji in the Zadar hinterland […]

Croatia’s Capital Zagreb Remembers the Rocket Attack against it 13 Years Ago

Zagreb, May 2 (CP) – Residents of Zagreb are remembering May 2 and 3 of 1995, when Zagreb was rocketed and six people killed in an attack in retaliation of Croatian forces retaking control of the so-called Krajina.
The cluster bombs rained on Zagreb, the attack ordered by Milan Martic, who has been sentenced to 35 […]

Cars from Bosnia-Herzegovina Damaged in Dubrovnik

Zagreb, May 2 (CP) – Four vehicles from Bosnia-Herzegovina were damaged in the late hours of Wednesday as their owners were holidaying in the ancient walled city on May Day.
The cars were parked at the Gradac parking lot and their owners discovered when they came to pick them up that they were badly vandalised with […]

Two War Crimes Indictees Extradited to Croatia

Zagreb, April 30 (CP) – The Foreign Ministry has announced that the Greek authorities had extradited to Croatia Ernest Radjen and Dusan Maslovar, who have both been indicted for war crimes by the Croatian judiciary.
The Justice Ministry has put in a request for the extradition of Maslovar in July 2006 and of Radjen in October […]

Policeman near Croatian Resort of Opatija Shoots and Injures an Italian Man and a Croatian Woman; Turns the Gun on Himself

Zagreb, April 26 (CP) – An off-duty policeman got into a fight with an Italian man who was in the company of a 24-year-old woman and shot them both in the legs and arms, only to then shoot himself in the head on Saturday near the Croatian coastal resort of Opatija.
The policemen 43-year-old policeman died […]

Body of Chained Man with a Deep Gash to the Head Found at Zagreb’s Lake Jarun

Zagreb, April 27 (CP) – The body of a chained man with a huge gash to his head was found at the lake Jarun nudist beach in Zagreb on Sunday afternoon.
A CSI team is on the scene and the police cannot tell as yet whether the man committed suicide or whether he was killed.
It is […]

Post-mortem of Zagorje Killer Korade Shows He’d Committed Suicide

Zagreb, April 25 (CP) – The results of the post-mortem on the Zagorje killer and former Croatian army general Ivan Korade have shown that he had committed suicide after he had killed five people.
The police spokesperson Krunoslav Borovec has confirmed that the results of the autopsy had confirmed Korade had killed himself, but would not […]

Croatia’s Undiscovered Corruption Worth about Six Billion Kuna

Zagreb, April 23 (CP) — Chief State Prosecutor Mladen Bajic said speaking at a gathering on Wednesday that the state institutions, with the exception of the Interior Ministry, are not effective in discovering corruption, something criticized by the European Commission.
It was stated that the functioning of institutions as one of the major determinants in fighting […]

Small Dog Gnawed to Death by a Wandering Pit Bull Terrier in Centre of Zagreb

Zagreb, April 23 (CP) – A wandering pit bull terrier mauled to death a small Malteser dog and injured his owner in the centre of Zagreb on Tuesday afternoon.
The pit bull was by itself when it attacked the dog and killed him. The owner of the attacked dog was injured while she tried to save […]

Two Men Arrested in Connection with Last Week’s Robbery of a Security Van in front of Zagrebacka Banka Branch

Zagreb, April 21 (CP) – The police have arrested two men suspected of being involved in last week’s robbery of a security van in front of a Zagrebacka Banka branch.
The third suspect is still at large.
The police refused to say whether the stolen money was recovered, due to the investigation still being in full swing.
One […]

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