Burglar hits six homes in one night, Pattaya residents on alert

Two villages in Pattaya are on edge after a burglar broke into six homes in a single night. The incidents occurred yesterday, July 25, prompting The Pattaya News reporters to visit the affected areas near a motorway in the Nong Prue subdistrict, Bang Lamung district, Chon Buri province.

Residents lodged complaints about a burglar entering their homes at night and stealing various belongings.

Bee, the project manager of one of the villages, revealed that the area had been targeted around eight times since early this month. Two days ago, the burglar managed to break into four homes between 1am and 2am, invading living rooms, dining areas, and kitchens, some even with the homeowners asleep inside.

Residents from the neighbouring village reported similar occurrences, noting that the same individual had broken into two more houses that night. CCTV footage captured the burglar, described as a small-framed man wearing a black shirt and mask.

In total, six homes were broken into in one night, likely by the same suspect. Residents are urging local law enforcement to apprehend the burglar before further incidents occur, reported Pattaya News.

In related news, four Colombian men were apprehended in Nonthaburi and Chon Buri on July 18 for a series of home burglaries targeting housing estates in Bangkok and nearby provinces.

Immigration officers and police arrested three suspects at a condominium in Mueang district, Nonthaburi, and the fourth at a hotel in South Pattaya, Chon Buri, according to Police Major General Panthana Nuchanart, deputy commissioner of the Immigration Bureau.

In other news, a thief attempted to steal from a soldier’s home to fund his drug habit, only to be quickly apprehended and tied to a post before police arrived. The burglary took place in the Ban Muang Samakkhi community in the Udon Thani.

Police Lieutenant Sata Porn Sawatdee received a report around 3pm yesterday, July 18, about a break-in at a house in the Ban Muang Samakkhi. The homeowner and neighbours had managed to detain the suspect before the police arrived.