Archive · Crime & Courts
Monday, October 19, 2026
6 stories
- PoliceSunday's protest in Tirana: 68 arrested, including 7 minors, and 20 police officers injuredPolice said 22 other people face charges without detention for throwing stones and pyrotechnics at officers and buildings.
- CourtsTirana prosecutors register three complaints over police conduct during protestsTwo of the cases involve a 19-year-old with a broken leg and a 21-year-old injured in the head and spine.
- CourtsProtesters attack Court of Appeal in Tirana, break down door and set notices on firePolice intervened with tear gas and detained several people after the entrance of the judicial institution was damaged.
- PoliceDispute over a boundary wall in Kamëz: military police officer kills two brothers, seriously wounds a thirdThe perpetrator, a military police officer, fired his service weapon and was arrested minutes after the incident in the Bathore area.
- PoliceSold slingshots and drones to protesters: 23-year-old arrested, more than 450 items in warehouseIn the young man's warehouse in Tirana, police found 239 drones, dozens of slingshots with metal balls and electronic equipment without documentation.
- PoliceExplosive blast in Vlora damages car of Shushica administratorThe 29-year-old's vehicle was parked near his home in the village of Llakatund; no one was injured.
