Only Seven out of 879 Croatian Beaches Moderately Polluted

Zagreb, June 9 (CP) – The latest tests on the beaches of the Croatian section of the Adriatic have shown that out of the 879 tested beaches only seven are moderately polluted and not a single one suffering from serious pollution.
The Environment Protection Ministry conducted the testing between May 12 and 30 and the beaches […]

Medical Doctor Drops Dead after Climbing Mt. Biokovo near Split

Zagreb, June 8 (CP) – A retired medical doctor, 71, climbing with a group of walking enthusiasts dropped dead after reaching the top of Mount Biokovo near Split and complaining of not feeling well on Sunday morning.
Split rescue services managed to bring his body down from the mountain using a helicopter and by the late […]

Shop Assistant Finds Venomous Snake in Banana Box

Zagreb, May 19 (CP) – A shop assistant in the coastal city of Split had suffered a terrible shock and had a lucky break, when she opened a box of bananas only to find a snake in it.
The grey and brown snake, which is some 30 centimetres long, had fled from the box as soon […]

Freak Accident Grounds Choppers at the Split Heliodrome for a Day

Zagreb, May 18 (CP) – A freak accident grounded helicopters flying to and from Split on Saturday and Sunday after a plastic bag got caught in the propeller and rendered a taking off helicopter unsafe to fly.
The indicted forced the officials to close down the heliodrome until Sunday.
The accident happened as a search and rescue […]

Split Police Arrest 75-year-old Woman on Sexual Harassment Charges

Zagreb, April 11 (CP) – The Split police have arrested a 75-year-old widow on charges of sexual harassment of her 86-year-old neighbour.
The harassed man has said that he had been persecuted by the woman for the past 20 years, but the attacks increased over the past four years since his wife died.
Suffering from mental illness, […]

Split Police Capture nearly Four Kilos of Heroin

Zagreb, March 22 (CP) – The Split and Dalmatia county police in collaboration with the anti-corruption and organised crime office (USKOK) managed to confiscate nearly five kilos of heroin in Dugopolje near Sibenik on Friday evening.
The police had noticed a backpack flying out of a passenger car and stopped the car with two passengers who […]

Coastal Town of Split Hosting 13th GAST International Fair

Zagreb, March 5 (CP) – The 13th GAST International Fair made up of a string of specialised fairs opened in the coastal town of Split on Wednesday.
The fair specialises in food, beverages, hotelier and catering equipment and is a place where the logistics for the upcoming tourist season are secured.
This year the fair is to […]

22-year-old Split Road Rage Killer Arrested

Zagreb, March 2 (CP) – The killer of a 24-year-old man in Split who stabbed and killed the victim during a road rage incident on early Saturday morning is arrested.
The 22-year-old is claiming he did not stab the victim, but rather the victim accidentally fell onto the knife blade.
The trouble began when a car carrying […]

Reform School Inmates Investigated for Drugging and Setting on Fire 21-year-old Acquaintance

A 16-year-old boy and his 15-year old girlfriend, both reform school pupils in the coastal city of Split are being investigated for drugging and then setting alight their 21-year-old acquaintance at the end of January 2008.
The two invited the unsuspecting friend for a walk and then offered him a well-known fizzy beverage that they laced […]

Croatia – Netherlands Soccer Friendly To Be Played in Split Tonight

Zagreb, February 6 (CP) – The coastal town of Split and its Poljud stadium are to host Wednesday evening’s friendly between the Croatian and Dutch soccer squads.
The Croatian squad has drawn six and lost two matches in Split since Croatia’s gaining independence in 1991 playing in Split.
It is hoping to end the string of winless matches […]