2 Russian men report money missing from safe in Pattaya hotel

Two Russian men filed complaints with the police after nearly 140,000 baht disappeared from safety boxes in a hotel in Pattaya. Investigating officers reported there is no traces of the thief because the hotelโ€™s CCTV cameras were all broken.

The two Russian men, Natalina Chernova and Oleg Gipke, filed a complaint at Mueng Pattaya Police Station on Saturday, January 7 and Sunday, January 8. They said they kept their money in the hotelโ€™s safety boxes near Khao Phra Tamnak. The pair went out to enjoy Pattayaโ€™s attractions but returned to discover that some of their money was stolen.

Chernova reported that he had about US$19,000 (638,000 baht) in cash and kept it in his hotel room safety box but only US$4,000 (134,000 baht) disappeared. Gipke said he kept US$5,000 cash (180,000 baht) in the safety box but only US$1,000 (34,000 baht) was gone.

Police checked security cameras nearby the touristsโ€™ rooms, however, the cameras were broken.

Hotel staff informed the officers that only a maid could get into guestsโ€™ rooms and each maid insisted that they were innocent.

Police told the media that this was considered a serious case because it destroyed the reputation of Pattaya.

The investigating officer promised the Russian tourists that they would gather evidence and arrest the suspects as soon as possible.

This isnโ€™t an isolated case.

There has been a spate of robberies in Pattaya over the past few months.

On Friday, a burglar snatched almost 100,000 baht from a Hong Kong touristโ€™s rented Pattaya villa on Friday night, according to the victim. The victimโ€™s villa is located in Jomtien Beach.

In November, two Pattaya thieves snatched valuables from Thai and Dutch tourists at a hotel. The thieves stole 4,000 baht in cash from the Dutch victim. Meanwhile, the thieves snatched the Thai victimโ€™s purse, which contained 500 baht in cash, and a smartphone worth 5,000 baht.

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Petpailin, or Petch, is a Thai translator and writer for The Thaiger who focuses on translating breakingThai news stories into English. With a background in field journalism, Petch brings several years of experience to the English News desk at The Thaiger. Before joining The Thaiger, Petch worked as a content writer for several known blogging sites in Bangkok, including Happio and The Smart Local. Her articles have been syndicated by many big publishers in Thailand and internationally, including the Daily Mail, The Sun and the Bangkok Post. She is a news writer who stops reading news on the weekends to spend more time cafe hopping and petting dwarf shrimp! But during office hours, you can find Petch on LinkedIn and you can reach her by email at petch@thethaiger.com.

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