Theft

  • Thailand NewsAir Asia technician arrested for allegedly stealing electronics

    Air Asia technician arrested for allegedly stealing electronics

    Bangkok Police have arrested a technical who worked for Air Asia for allegedly stealing multiple pieces of electrical equipment. The thefts had been discovered after Air Asia had noticed the equipment was missing. Officials then checked CCTV and saw 27 year old Preecha Inthachai allegedly putting items in a bag. Don Muang police then arrested Preecha and searched his home…

  • Thailand NewsMan pilfers tip box from Bangkok cafe run by people with disabilities

    Man pilfers tip box from Bangkok cafe run by people with disabilities

    Yesterday, a man stole a tip box out of a cafe that is run by people with disabilities in Bangkok Thai media says a well dressed man walked into “Yimsoo” and ordered a coffee. When the employee looked away, the man was filmed putting the tip box inside a plastic bag. He then swapped the tip box with an empty…

  • Thailand NewsKaron criminal arrested for allegedly stealing 18,000 baht

    Karon criminal arrested for allegedly stealing 18,000 baht

    Yesterday, a man was arrested in Karon, Phuket for allegedly stealing 18,000 baht from an American. The 42 year old unnamed Thai man allegedly stole 18,000 baht out of 39 year old James Anthony Melwesti’s villa. James had contacted Karon police to report he was 18,000 baht lighter. Thai media says that police checked CCTV and saw a man had…

  • Thailand NewsMan and underage girlfriend arrested for allegedly stealing from government office to bankroll girlfriend’s birthday party

    Man and underage girlfriend arrested for allegedly stealing from government office to bankroll girlfriend’s birthday party

    A man and young girl have been arrested in Bang Lamung, a district in Chon Buri for allegedly twice stealing items from a culture offical’s office. Reportedly, the unemployed 28 year old Lek Aksorn stole items from the Culture Ministry’s office valued at hundreds of thousands baht for his 14 year old girlfriend’s birthday party. According to Thai media, the…

  • Thailand NewsSuspect arrested in murder of noodle shop owner

    Suspect arrested in murder of noodle shop owner

    A manhunt has concluded in the northern Thai province, Chiang Mai. Police were looking for a man who allegedly killed a 63 year old noodle seller. Despite being rushed to a hospital, the woman who had suffered stab wounds to her neck and back would later be pronounced dead. Police say they were called to a roadside noodle stand. Once…

  • Thailand NewsMan allegedly steals almost 300,000 baht from monk

    Man allegedly steals almost 300,000 baht from monk

    Police in Si Racha, a district south of Bangkok on the Gulf of Thailand have arrested 21 year old “Constitution” and have charged him with “snatching” and stealing at night from a monk. The monk was relaxing at a “motorcycle resting place”. “Constitution allegedly stole the monk’s cell phone and managed to extract a password for a bank app from…

  • Thailand NewsPair allegedly steals phone cards valued at 240 million baht

    Pair allegedly steals phone cards valued at 240 million baht

    Yesterday, 2 people have been arrested for allegedly stealing prepaid phone cards. Collectively, they caused north of 200 million baht in damages. The two phone card nabbing suspects are 43 year old Naret Chamnong and 46 year old Phatcharalak Waenwong. They are both former employees of a mobile phone operator. Police searched 2 locations yesterday in Bangkok and Saraburi, a…

  • Pattaya NewsMonk offers 10,000 baht reward for information that leads to turtle thief’s capture

    Monk offers 10,000 baht reward for information that leads to turtle thief’s capture

    A monk in Chon Buri, an eastern Thai province, is offering a 10,000 baht reward to anyone who helps return his stolen turtles. The monk says the turtles are ancient. The specific species of turtles has not been given. The turtles were allegedly stolen from the Samet Temple in Chon Buri and the abbot says the turtle stealers took between…

  • Thailand NewsPatong Thieves cite unemployment for theft

    Patong Thieves cite unemployment for theft

    Yesterday morning in Patong, a town in Phuket, 2 men, 42 year old Samran Luiprasert and 34 year old Amphon Boonchuaynamphon, were arrested by Patong police for stealing a coffee machine and 2 televisions from a restaurant. The men said they needed money to survive. In the police report, it was said the alleged criminals were found after the owner…

  • Northern Thailand NewsMan “test drives” car, never to be seen again

    Man “test drives” car, never to be seen again

    Panya Muenknam, a 50 year old owner of the used car shop “Khao Wong Rot Ban”, located in the Kalasin province, northeasten Thailand, has one less car on his lot after a man took a car for a “test drive” …and never came back. The owner posted on his Facebook about the theft on May 26, and according to Panya…

  • Crime NewsWoman says man she met online scammed her out of 1.5 million baht

    Woman says man she met online scammed her out of 1.5 million baht

    In what appears to be a so-called “romance scam,” a 36 year old woman identified as “Miss A” says she’s been scammed out of almost 1.5 million baht. She had met someone over Facebook, a man with a good job at a hospital, she says. After messaging for a few days, the man asked for money due to financial difficulties.…

  • Thailand NewsMan arrested for allegedly posing as doctor to sell items in online scam

    Man arrested for allegedly posing as doctor to sell items in online scam

    A 29 year old man was arrested after he allegedly posed as a doctor to sell face masks and other items, but did not deliver the orders. Victims say they paid for products the man advertised such as shoes, camera, phones and skateboards, but never received the orders. The man, identified as ‘Theerapon’, apparently would send a photo of himself…

  • Bangkok NewsMan arrested for allegedly stealing from foreign men he met through online dating

    Man arrested for allegedly stealing from foreign men he met through online dating

    Immigration police in Bangkok arrested a 29-year-old Thai man who allegedly stole from foreign men he met through dating applications like Grindr. Allegedly, he even drugged some of his dates. Police say the man would sleep with the men in hotel rooms and then somehow get them to reveal their passwords for their online banking account. Police say he would…

  • Crime NewsMan falls asleep while allegedly robbing a home in Phetchabun – VIDEO

    Man falls asleep while allegedly robbing a home in Phetchabun – VIDEO

    A 22 year old man was arrested on burglary charges after the homeowner found him asleep in his daughter’s bed at his home in the central province Phetchabun. Apparently, the man had broken into the house at around 2am, but felt sleepy, so he turned on the air conditioner and laid down on the bed, Thai media reports. When the…

  • Thailand NewsThai Visa Centre says former employee has been arrested for stealing

    Thai Visa Centre says former employee has been arrested for stealing

    Thai Visa Centre says a former employee has been arrested for stealing money from staff and clients, including a family who were planning to travel to Thailand. They say the former employee, Asim Muhummad Mehran, was caught while “attempting to flee the country in Hat Yai with our clients’ money, staffs’ money, and a lot of records of transactions.” The…

  • Phuket NewsPolice investigate reports of women’s underwear stolen from Phuket homes

    Police investigate reports of women’s underwear stolen from Phuket homes

    Police in Phuket are looking for a suspect who residents say has been stealing women’s underwear. Surveillance camera footage from a resident’s home shows a teenager driving through a neighbourhood, then stopping and stealing ladies panties that were hanging up to dry. One resident told Phuket News that numerous residents in Thalang’s Baan Lipon area have reported missing underwear. “Recently…

  • Bangkok NewsMan nicknamed “Spider-Man” arrested in Bangkok on robbery charges

    Man nicknamed “Spider-Man” arrested in Bangkok on robbery charges

    Spider-Man was arrested in Bangkok… but not your friendly neighbourhood Spider-Man. It was 33 year old Somkid Taem-ngam who got the nickname “Kid Spider-Man” after he was seen using a zipline to come down from a ceiling during a robbery. Kid was previously arrested back in 2016 and recently got out of prison. He was arrested today for allegedly stealing…

  • Crime NewsChiang Mai man arrested for allegedly stealing women’s underwear

    Chiang Mai man arrested for allegedly stealing women’s underwear

    A 25 year old man in Chiang Mai was arrested for allegedly stealing women’s underwear. Apparently, the man, identified as Fang, has been stealing the women’s bras and panties for the past 2 years, police say. Police opened an investigation after a 29 year old woman staying at a Chiang Mai hotel reported that her suitcase was stolen. Officers reviewed…

  • Bangkok NewsMan allegedly steals excavating tractor, smashes into police pickup truck

    Man allegedly steals excavating tractor, smashes into police pickup truck

    A man was arrested after he allegedly stole a backhoe excavating tractor and smashed the digging bucket into a motorcycle and a police pickup truck. 42 year old Rungniran Songsan was charged with theft and criminal damage. Police were called to the scene after Rungniran allegedly took off on the backhoe in a rural road in Pathum Thani, north of…

  • Crime NewsBank robber arrested after CCTV captures him counting money metres from the scene

    Bank robber arrested after CCTV captures him counting money metres from the scene

    A man accused of robbing a branch of the Thai Military Bank in Bangkok has been arrested after CCTV showed him counting the money just 300 metres from the scene of the crime. The Pattaya News reports that 35 year old Kanchanok Srisawat is accused of robbing 416,000 baht from the bank in the Vacharaphon area of the capital on…

  • Bangkok NewsAlleged robber drops ID card while running off with 110,000 baht in gold

    Alleged robber drops ID card while running off with 110,000 baht in gold

    An alleged gold shop robber dropped his Thai identification card as he ran off with 2 gold necklaces worth more than 110,000 baht. The suspect, a food delivery driver, allegedly stole the jewelry from a gold store at a Tesco Lotus in Bangkok’s Phattanakarn district. Shop employees say a man wearing a hat and face mask asked to see 2…

  • Crime NewsThieves arrested after stealing safe containing 10 million baht

    Thieves arrested after stealing safe containing 10 million baht

    Police in the central province of Saraburi have arrested 6 people suspected of stealing a safe containing over 10 million baht in cash. Thai Residents reports that officers found over 7 million baht in US dollars and Chinese yuan, and over 3 million baht in Indonesian rupiah. Saraburi police arrested the suspects on Monday, who have been named as, 34…

  • Thailand NewsMan arrested for allegedly stealing 70 pairs of women’s underwear

    Man arrested for allegedly stealing 70 pairs of women’s underwear

    A 46 year old man has been arrested for allegedly breaking into homes and stealing women’s underwear. Police say they found 70 pairs of panties and 3 bras at his house in Ratchaburi, a province west of Bangkok bordering Myanmar. Police also found some methamphetamine and amphetamine pills at the man’s home, charging him with both theft and drug possession.…

  • Pattaya NewsInvestigation ongoing following armed robbery of Chinese tourists in Pattaya

    Investigation ongoing following armed robbery of Chinese tourists in Pattaya

    Police are continuing their investigation after a gang broke into a luxury property in Pattaya and robbed the Chinese residents at gunpoint. The original report said the thieves stole around 10 million baht worth of cash and valuables. This amount has now been revised by officials, who estimate it at around 3 million baht. The incident took place in the…

  • Crime NewsMaid fakes burglary after stealing employer’s safe

    Maid fakes burglary after stealing employer’s safe

    A Burmese maid has been arrested after stealing a safe from her employer and then trying to convince her there had been a burglary. The worker, named only as 34 year old Ice, was employed by 62 year old Samniang at her home in the central province of Samut Songkhram, some 80 kilometres south-west of Bangkok. Samniang says she called…

  • Crime NewsSexual assault, not theft, motive for spiked water bottles – Police

    Sexual assault, not theft, motive for spiked water bottles – Police

    In an unexpected development to a story which has recently made headlines, police in Nonthaburi, just north of Bangkok, now claim sex, rather than theft, was the likely motivation behind the cases of spiked water bottles of joggers at a public park. On Friday police announced progress in the investigation into cases at the park in the government complex, following…

  • World NewsSix arrested over stolen Banksy artwork in Paris

    Six arrested over stolen Banksy artwork in Paris

    Six people have been arrested over the theft of a Banksy artwork from a concert hall in Paris nearly 18 months ago. The mural by the British street artist was found at a farmhouse in central Italy earlier this month, leading to two people being placed under formal investigation while the other four suspected of concealing theft. The artwork, which was…

  • Crime NewsPolice arrest man for running motorbike theft operation

    Police arrest man for running motorbike theft operation

    The leader of an alleged motorbike-stealing gang was arrested yesterday in Southern Thailand. Police also seized 16 motorbikes that had been stolen from various districts in Nakhon Si Thammarat. Udomchai Sukyoi, who went by the name Sua Om, was arrested at a hotel in the province. Police found vehicle registration books, which Sukyoi allegedly kept as collateral while gang members…

  • South Thailand NewsNaked man steals motorbike in Nakhon Si Thammarat – VIDEO

    Naked man steals motorbike in Nakhon Si Thammarat – VIDEO

    On Sunday a completely naked man seized a motorcycle from a shocked woman in the southern province of Nakhon Si Thammarat and rode away on it. Police found him yesterday at a nearby market, still without clothes. The incident occurred in broad daylight and in full view of witnesses. It was recorded and posted on Facebook and, predictably, went viral. The…

  • Northern Thailand NewsMan steals 5,000 baht handout from kidney patient

    Man steals 5,000 baht handout from kidney patient

    A 47 year old man undergoing treatment for kidney disease at a hospital in Nang Rong, near Buriram, north-east Thailand, has had his 5,000 baht government handout stolen – by a relative. The man, named only as Narongsak, applied for the aid package, put in place to ease the economic hardship caused by the Covid-19 outbreak, and asked a family…