Two more unlocked homes robbed in Thalang

PHUKET: Police are searching for a potential group of serial burglars after two Thalang homes were robbed of cash and valuables amounting to more than 100,000 baht last night.

“We are concerned that those responsible for these robberies are the same people who robbed another three foreigners’ homes in Thalang earlier this month [story here],” said Lt Suporn Muangkhai of the Thalang Police.

At 7:30am today, police were called to the two robbed homes inside Mission Heights Village.

“The owners of the properties have been living here for many years. They told police that they rarely lock their doors at night,” Lt Suporn said.

“When they woke up this morning, they found that a number of valuables and a lot of cash had been taken.”

A British national named by police as Peter Tieehurst, 54, and Lucksanawan Srisamut, 46, owners of one of the homes, said that they had been robbed of 30,000 baht in cash as well as their passports and credit cards. Also missing from their home were two mobile phones.

Saowanee Horebore, 37, whose British husband was not home at the time, told police that an iPad Mini, her credit cards, about 1,000 baht, a purse and a pair of Ray Ban sunglasses had been stolen from her home.

“We believe that the thieves rode motorbikes to the scene and climbed over the properties’ walls to access the premises,” Lt Suporn explained.

“We are continuing our investigation and will track them down.”

— Thawit Bilabdullar