Croatia Crime News

Convicted Paedophile Priest Ivan Cucek Delivers Mass in a Zagreb Church

Zagreb, February 24 (CP) – Churchgoers were shocked on a particular Sunday, when they saw priest Ivan Cucek, a convicted paedophile deliver mass in a church in the centre of Zagreb.
Priest Ivan Cucek was sentenced to 18 months in prison, suspended for three years for fondling 11 and 12-year-old girls, the sentence handed down in […]

Forged Five Kuna Coins Reported in Croatia

Zagreb, February 24 (CP) – Counterfeit five kuna coins have appeared in Eastern Slavonia, this being the first time that five kuna coins are forged in Croatia.
The police have said that only a few coins have been reported and stressed that the forgery is obvious once the coin is taken a good look at, as […]

A Total of 187 Paedophiles Located in the Large Bust in Croatia

Zagreb, February 22 (CP) – A total of 187 paedophiles were located in the largest anti-paedophile operation in Croatia to date.
The preparations for the operation began in September 2007 when the police was informed by an Internet provider of paedophiles from Croatia downloading content from a hacked Internet site containing illegal children’s porn.
Following the IP […]

Croatian Foreign Minister Lodges Sharp Protest with Serbian Counterpart over Attack on Croatian Embassy in Belgrade

Zagreb, February 21 (CP) – The Croatian Foreign Minister Gordan Jandrokovic has in a telephone conversation with Serbian counterpart Vuk Jeremic protested against the attack on the Croatian embassy building in Belgrade on Thursday evening.
Jeremic expressed regret over the attack and said all would be done for something like this not to be repeated in the […]

Group of People from Vukovar Set Serbian Flag Ablaze in Zagreb’s Main Square

Zagreb, February 21 (CP) – A group of people from Vukovar have set alight the Serbian flag in the heart of Zagreb, the Ban Jelacic Square.
The protest happened just after 9 p.m. allegedly in retaliation for the torching of the Croatian flag during the unrest that took place at the Kosovo independence protest rally in […]

Croatian National of Albanian Descent Reprimanded for Flag Flying

The Trogir police confiscated an Albanian and a US flag from a Croatian national of Albanian descent, who placed the two flags on his windowsill and explained he had committed a misdemeanour.
Celebrating Kosovo’s independence declaration, the man had placed side by side on his windowsill the flags of Croatia, Albania and the US.
The man filed […]

Croatian Coastal Town of Pula Rocked by Two Explosions

Zagreb, February 21 (CP) – Two vans owned by a Pula baker of Albanian descent had been blown up in the early hours of Thursday morning.
The two explosions went off one after the other next to a bakery owned. The police cordoned off the area and refused to discuss the details of the explosion, although […]

Croatian Police and State Attorney’s Office Crack Huge Paedophile Ring

Zagreb, February 21 (CP) – It has been announced that the Croatian police in collaboration with the State Attorney’s Office has severed the largest paedophile ring ever to be discovered in Croatia.
Although an official confirmation of the on goings and the operation is to come at Thursday’s press conference, unofficial information claims that up to […]

Glavas Rejects Candidature for Human Rights and National Minority Rights Commission Member

Zagreb, February 20 (CP) — HDSSB MP Branimir Glavas has informed the parliament commission in charge of electing, naming and administration services he would not accept the proposal by the Commission on his candidature for membership in the parliament’s Human Rights and National Minority Rights Commission.
Glavas is currently on trial at the Zagreb county court […]

Italian Police Arrest War Criminal Convicted for War Crimes Committed in Croatia

Zagreb, February 20 (CP) — The Italian police have arrested Sreten Peslac who had an arrest warrant issued for him for committing war crimes in Croatia and being sentenced in absentia by the Sibenik court to 10 years in prison.
Peslac was a member of a Serb paramilitary group which forced Croats out of their homes […]

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