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Thailand News
Thief steals millions from foreigner’s Prachuap Khiri Khan home
A thief broke into the home of a foreign businessman in Prachuap Khiri Khan while he and his wife were away, stealing an entire safe, 14 designer bags and other valuables worth several million baht, according to reports today, August 9. The burglary took place at the home of Kornchawan and her foreign husband, Reiner, in Wang Phong subdistrict, Pran…
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Pattaya News
Foreign man caught on CCTV stealing phone in Pattaya café
An elderly foreign man was caught on CCTV allegedly stealing a mobile phone from a café in Pattaya, prompting an appeal for the device’s return. The appeal was shared by Facebook user Oanchalee Sadkhunthod in a Pattaya group today, August 5. The post asked anyone who recognised the man to tell him to return the phone allegedly taken from Espresso…
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Bangkok News
Chinese man steals customer’s credit card information, over 29 million in losses
Police arrested a Chinese man for stealing customers’ credit card information and using it to make purchases, causing losses of more than 29 million baht. Officers from the Economic Crime Suppression Division (ECD) raided three businesses in Chiang Mai and on Yaowarat Road in Bangkok after receiving complaints from Chinese nationals about suspected credit card data theft. According to Channel…
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Thailand News
Disney Run Thailand mascots steal spotlight for all the wrong reasons
Disney Run Thailand 2026 has attracted attention online after photos of its mascots went viral, with many social media users joking about their unusual appearance. The Disney-themed running event took place at Rama VIII Bridge, Bangkok, on the morning of July 19, featuring five-kilometre and 10-kilometre races that attracted a large number of participants. Following the event, the Facebook page…
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Central Thailand News
Thai, Chinese scammers held for deceiving son to steal from mum
Cyber Crime investigation Bureau (CCIB) officers arrested a Thai woman and three Chinese nationals for operating a call centre scam and deceiving a 19 year old son into stealing nearly 11 million baht in cash and valuables from his mother. The victim, identified only as Mick, was targeted in November last year by fraudsters posing as police officers. The gang…
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Krabi News
Canadian man attacked by Krabi locals after stealing ambulance
Police and residents in Krabi stopped a Canadian man after he stole and damaged an ambulance from a hospital earlier today, July 8. Krabi Hospital contacted Mueang Krabi Police Station after the foreign man, later identified as 40 year old Canadian national, drove an ambulance out of the hospital at about 2am. Hospital staff told officers and Amarin TV that…
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Bangkok News
Thai woman denies stealing diamond bracelet worth 300,000 baht
A Thai woman who was captured on CCTV taking a diamond bracelet denied stealing the item and said that she had intended to return it to its rightful owner. The owner of the diamond bracelet, Kasama Uma, travelled from Narathiwat to Bangkok to sell the accessory valued at around 300,000 baht. However, she lost the item on June 28 while…
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Bangkok News
Man steals temple candlesticks, tells police Buddha gave permission
A man was arrested at a temple in Bangkok yesterday, June 28, after stealing brass candlesticks from a chapel and telling police a smiling Buddha statue had given him permission to take them. Officers from Phra Nakhon Police Station, who had been deployed inside Wat Pho temple specifically to deter theft and pickpocketing, reported spotting the man acting suspiciously as…
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Thailand News
Chinese man caught after attempting to steal 400,000 baht from Thai man
A Thai businessman shared his experience of catching a Chinese thief on a flight to Hong Kong and retrieving stolen cash worth nearly 400,000 baht. Anuchart Rojpitipongsathon, owner of an auto parts business named SSC Autoparts, posted details of the incident on his business’s official Facebook page to warn travellers about theft during flights. According to Anuchart, the incident took place…
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Pattaya News
3 women steal from British man sleeping in Pattaya restaurant
Three women, believed to be Thai nationals, stole 30,000 baht in cash from a British man while he was sleeping in a fast food restaurant in Pattaya on Monday, June 22. The British victim, whose identity was not revealed to the public, filed a complaint with Mueang Pattaya Police Station after he discovered the cash missing upon waking up. Officers then…
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Thailand News
Suspect livestreams his arrest after killing, stealing Yaba from lottery vendor
Police arrested three suspects for fatally shooting a lottery vendor in Buriram and stealing methamphetamine, locally known as Yaba, from the deceased. One of the suspects livestreamed their arrest on social media. Officers from Prakhon Chai Police Station launched an investigation after the vendor, Pichit Chaiyaphum, was found dead at around 12.20am on June 16. Pichit was discovered on a…
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Hua Hin News
Female Thai caretaker arrested for allegedly stealing record collection from Swiss man
Police arrested a Thai caretaker for allegedly stealing a record collection valued at more than 12.5 million baht from a Swiss man in Hua Hin, Prachuap Khiri Khan. The complaint was raised by Swiss national Peter Kalt, who reported that his collection of more than 1,000 vinyl records and 400 CDs had gone missing from his home in Hin Lek…
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Thailand News
Thief raids empty Phuket luxury home, steals gold and 3 million baht
Police are hunting for a thief who broke into a luxury home in Kathu, Phuket, and stole 40 baht-weight of gold (about 600 grammes) and more than 3 million baht while the homeowner was overseas. The break-in was reported yesterday, June 8, by 54 year old Somsak, who told Kathu police that someone had forced their way into the house and…
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Bangkok News
Bangkok police officers accused of stealing from drug suspect, wife
A Thai woman sought legal assistance, alleging that police stole her valuables seized during a raid at her condominium in Bangkok and later threatened her after she filed complaints. The 27 year old woman, Chaniporn “Manao” Charoenphum, met lawyer Ronnarong Kaewphet to request help, claiming she had not received justice following a police operation at her residence and subsequent efforts…
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Central Thailand News
Jealous Thai rescuer allegedly threatens to kill wife, steals valuables
A woman in Nonthaburi accused her husband, a volunteer rescuer, of physically assaulting and threatening to kill her during a fit of jealousy before stealing valuables worth more than 600,000 baht. The victim, 44 year old Promphit, sought help from the Nonthaburi Member of Parliament (MP) assistants to Kraithawat Thammatada and Saichon Nitkham, who accompanied her to file a complaint at…
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Northern Thailand News
Homesick conscripts flee camp, steal motorcycle, fail drug test
Two reportedly homesick conscripts who had been in training for just 18 days were arrested yesterday, May 19, after allegedly fleeing a military camp in Udon Thani and stealing a woman’s motorcycle. The theft happened at about 6.10pm on May 17 in Non Sung subdistrict, Mueang district. The 22 year old woman had parked the motorcycle with the key left…
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Bangkok News
Thai couple arrested for stealing animals from 2 Bangkok zoos
Two suspects were arrested at their accommodation in Don Mueang after stealing three animals from two zoos in Bangkok on May 1. Pata Zoo shared sketch images of the suspects, a man and a woman, on its official Facebook page yesterday, May 6, along with details of the incident and descriptions of the pair. The theft took place at around…
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Thailand News
Masked robber steals 1.6 million baht in gold from Samut Sakhon mall
A lone gunman wearing a rider’s jacket robbed a gold shop inside a Samut Sakhon mall at gunpoint on Thursday evening, making off with 23 baht (weight) of gold jewellery worth over 1.6 million baht. Police have set up a pursuit team. At 7.40pm on May 1, the 191 radio centre at Samut Sakhon Provincial Police Command received a report…
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Pattaya News
Swedish man arrested for stealing data from Pattaya hotel for scam operation
A Swedish man was arrested yesterday, April 29, for stealing data from a hotel in Pattaya and using it in a scam that caused losses exceeding 100,000 baht among 35 victims. The hotel in Pattaya reported the case to Cyber Police, stating that several guests were targeted by fraudulent messages sent to them via email with a fake hotel domain.…
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Thailand News
Thai man steals from coin-operated washing machines and allegedly fakes disabilities
A disabled bakery vendor known on social media was arrested for stealing coins from coin-operated washing machines in Bangkok on April 21. He was also accused of faking his disabilities to increase the sales. The owner of the machines, 23 year old Thanatchai, filed a complaint with Phetkasem Police Station after two suspects were seen in a CCTV footage taking…
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Phuket News
Foreign woman allegedly steals trainers left outside Phuket home
A Thai resident in Phuket exposed a foreign woman, who allegedly stole trainers from outside the home by sharing footage of the incident online. The video was posted on the Phuket Times Facebook page and circulated today, April 27. According to the timestamp, the incident occurred at around 10.27am on April 26 in Khok Tanote, Karon subdistrict. The footage was…
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Phuket News
Foreign men caught on CCTV footage stealing guitar in Phuket
A Thai man is seeking help online after two foreign men stole his guitar from a motorcycle in Karon, Phuket, at around 2.30am yesterday, April 23. The 19 year old victim, Kasidit, shared details with the Phuket Times Facebook page and Khao Phuket in the hopes of identifying the two men and recovering his guitar. The theft was captured on…
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South Thailand News
Thai man helps thieves steal gold from nephew-in-law
A man in Ranong province admitted to assisting thieves in stealing a gold bar worth more than 2.5 million baht from his nephew-in-law, claiming he acted out of frustration over the victim’s repeated displays of wealth. The theft took place on April 10 at a car garage in Mueang district. The victim later shared CCTV footage of the incident on…
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Thailand News
Chinese man caught stealing on flight to Thailand
Thai tourist police arrested a Chinese national on Sunday, April 13, after he was caught stealing cash from a fellow passenger aboard a flight arriving at Suvarnabhumi Airport from Laos. Officers from Tourist Police Division 3, under Tourist Police Bureau 1, detained the suspect, Zheng, upon landing. Police recovered 16,020 baht in cash linked to the theft, along with various…
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Pattaya News
Gang poses as officers to steal motorcycle in Pattaya raid
Seven individuals allegedly impersonating narcotics officers stormed a home in Pattaya late on April 4, threatening a couple at gunpoint and knife-point before making off with a motorcycle. The incident took place at 10.46pm in the Nong Prue subdistrict of Pattaya. The group of seven claimed to be officers from the Office of the Narcotics Control Board (ONCB) as they…
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Phuket News
Luxury car service centre worker in Phuket steals client’s Rolex watch
A employee, initially suspected to be employed at a Porsche service centre in Phuket, returned a stolen Rolex watch worth nearly 500,000 baht after police identified him through fingerprints found inside the vehicle. A Thai woman said on Facebook that her son’s Rolex, valued at 479,000 baht, went missing from a storage compartment inside her white Porsche Taycan GTS after…
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Central Thailand News
Canadian accused of dodging motorcycle repair bill and stealing 20,000 baht
A Canadian man allegedly refused to pay for repairs to a damaged rented motorcycle and stole 20,000 baht in cash from a rental shop in Samut Prakan province near Bangkok. The owner of a motorcycle rental business in Soi Dan Samrong 60 contacted media outlets after receiving no updates from police on legal proceedings against the Canadian suspect, identified as…
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Chiang Mai News
Foreign man jumps into Chiang Mai river after stealing police motorcycle
Chiang Mai police and rescue teams are searching the Ping River for a foreign man who stole a police motorcycle and jumped into the water to avoid arrest. Officers from Mueang Chiang Mai Police Station, along with rescuers from several foundations in the province, began searching the river today, March 16. As of the latest update, they had not located…
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Crime News
2 foreigners caught stealing 2 liquor bottles from Koh Phi Phi bar
Two foreign men stole two bottles of liquor from a bar on Koh Phi Phi in Krabi, telling staff that someone said they could take anything in the bar for free as a birthday gift. CCTV footage of the incident was shared on the Facebook page เจ๊ม้อย v+ on Saturday, March 14. The page reported that the two men, whose…
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Aviation News
Thai doctor catches Chinese thief, stealing on Udon Thani-Bangkok flight
A Thai doctor chased down and detained a Chinese man who stole 200,000 baht in cash during a Thai Airways flight from Udon Thani to Bangkok on Friday, March 13. In a Facebook post, the doctor said the incident occurred on a Thai Airways flight from Udon Thani province to Suvarnabhumi International Airport. He said the plane departed Udon Thani…