Theft

  • Crime NewsPattaya crime: Couple arrested for string of home burglaries in Na Jomtien area

    Pattaya crime: Couple arrested for string of home burglaries in Na Jomtien area

    An unexpected series of home robberies have come to light in the Sattahip district of Pattaya. With a spate of break-ins leaving residents in the Na Jomtien area wary and sceptical, Thai law enforcement officers made an arrest yesterday that centres around an unlikely pair, a Thai couple involved in this Pattaya crime. The duo was brought into custody following…

  • Thailand NewsCharged with recharging: Thai couple sparks shock as they steal car batteries, attempt to peddle loot to garage owner

    Charged with recharging: Thai couple sparks shock as they steal car batteries, attempt to peddle loot to garage owner

    Police arrested a Thai couple who stole two large car batteries from a local garage in the central province of Chachoengsao and then returned to the scene of the crime and tried to sell the stolen goods back to the unsuspecting owner. Officers from Bang Kla Police Station arrested the thieves, a 40 year old man named Nirun Kongcharoen and…

  • Thailand NewsThief’s superstitious streak foiled: Police nab suspect behind spree of supermarket heists in Isaan

    Thief’s superstitious streak foiled: Police nab suspect behind spree of supermarket heists in Isaan

    Police arrested a superstitious Thai thief who targeted eight different supermarkets and convenience stores in the Isaan province of Udon Ratchatani. The man believes he was arrested because did not worship before carrying out his latest crime. Mueang Ubon Ratchathabni Police Station officers eventually arrested the thief, 36 year old Phantara Nithipaphakum, yesterday, June 29. This arrest came after Lotus’s supermarket…

  • Thailand NewsBanked betrayal: 84-year-old mother accuses daughter of stealing 2.5 million baht

    Banked betrayal: 84-year-old mother accuses daughter of stealing 2.5 million baht

    An 84 year old mother filed a complaint against her oldest daughter, accusing her of stealing 2.5 million baht from her bank account. The victim, Lek, revealed to both the media and officials at Takhli Police Station that she has five children, with her oldest daughter, 60 year old Natcha, being the alleged thief. Lek made it abundantly clear that…

  • Crime NewsRoadside cable thief snared, causing parts of Nonthaburi highway to plunge into darkness

    Roadside cable thief snared, causing parts of Nonthaburi highway to plunge into darkness

    An engineer alerted the local police to apprehend a man who was cutting power cables in the middle of a Nonthaburi highway, casting parts of it into darkness over a distance of more than 2 kilometres. At around 3.45pm yesterday, the young man, identified as 30 year old Chotipong, was caught red-handed along with the snipped aluminium power cables stretching…

  • Thailand NewsVictims lost nearly 1 million baht at hotel, secret doors found in rooms

    Victims lost nearly 1 million baht at hotel, secret doors found in rooms

    Thai victims lost nearly one million baht in cash and assets to a thief at a hotel in the central province of Kanchanaburi. The secret and suspicious doors were discovered inside the room. The hotel owner claimed that the doors were an escape route for mistresses. The victims were two families who checked in and stayed at the hotel on…

  • Thailand NewsNotorious Thai thief Khaitlek arrested, 2 million baht haul seized

    Notorious Thai thief Khaitlek arrested, 2 million baht haul seized

    Notorious thief Sarawut, 46 years old, also known as “Khai Lek”, with historical ties to the infamous “Thai Siam Gang” and a criminal record including three previous imprisonments, was recently arrested for multiple burglaries amassing over 2 million baht. Sarawut was apprehended in Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya after investigators discovered his wrongdoings and managed to seize his single-lock picking tool…

  • Crime NewsPattaya theft: Thieves nab 13,000 baht from water vending machine

    Pattaya theft: Thieves nab 13,000 baht from water vending machine

    In Pattaya, two thieves successfully managed to nab 13,000 baht from a drinking water vending machine in front of a grocery store. The theft, which took place within the Nong Prue sub-district of Bang Lamung district, Chon Buri province, was caught on CCTV in the early hours of June 10. The suspects arrived at the scene on a motorbike, quickly…

  • Thailand NewsParking pandemonium: Thai woman seeks payment from Bangkok mall after car calamity

    Parking pandemonium: Thai woman seeks payment from Bangkok mall after car calamity

    A Thai woman demanded a renowned shopping mall in Bangkok to compensate her after her car was smashed and her belongings were stolen at the mall’s car park on Sunday, June 11. The victim, Kitiyaporn, took to social media on Sunday to share her distressing experience, accompanied by pictures of her damaged car. The images reveal a shattered window on…

  • Thailand NewsEx-convict strikes again: Thief steals over 100,000 baht from 27 mobile top-up kiosks

    Ex-convict strikes again: Thief steals over 100,000 baht from 27 mobile top-up kiosks

    In a spree of audacious thefts, an ex-convict, released from prison a mere six months ago, targeted and plundered over 100,000 baht from 27 mobile top-up kiosks in Chaiyaphum province, located in the northeastern part of Thailand. The crime wave came to light when the owner of a local grocery store filed a complaint with Mueng Chaiyaphum Police Station on…

  • NewsMysterious woman drugs man, steals US0k in one-night stand

    Mysterious woman drugs man, steals US$600k in one-night stand

    A luxury condominium in Miami, USA, became the scene of a daring theft after an unsuspecting man allegedly woke up to find his possessions worth over US$600,000 (20 million baht) stolen. The suspect, a woman who is currently being hunted by the Miami Police Department, is accused of drugging the 35 year old victim she met at a club before…

  • Thailand NewsHeartbroken man exposed as thief and drug addict

    Heartbroken man exposed as thief and drug addict

    The tale of the heartbroken Thai man has taken a shocking turn. He was not the heartbroken man he presented, but allegedly a drug addict and a thief wanted by the police. The misfortune of 44 year old Panuwat Yuebua went viral on Thai social media. Many Thai netizens expressed their sympathy after learning that Panuwat’s employer did not pay…

  • World NewsThai woman robbed of 300,000 baht to bag snatcher at SEA Games in Cambodia

    Thai woman robbed of 300,000 baht to bag snatcher at SEA Games in Cambodia

    A bag snatcher stole a handbag with assets worth 300,000 baht from a Thai woman at a restaurant in Cambodia last night. The victim suffered serious injuries to her arms and legs. The Thai woman spoke to KhaoSod about the theft that occurred at 9pm on Thursday, May 11. She revealed that she visited Cambodia to watch a football match…

  • Crime NewsFrench suspect arrested for theft, and Burmese suspect for human trafficking in Phetchaburi

    French suspect arrested for theft, and Burmese suspect for human trafficking in Phetchaburi

    In two separate incidents in Thailand’s central Phetchaburi province, police apprehended a French suspect for alleged theft, and a Burmese suspect for alleged human trafficking. Both arrests took place yesterday. Phetchaburi Police arrested Patrick, a French suspect, at his residence in Phetchaburi on suspicion of theft against a Belgian man named Laffel C. Patrick allegedly stole Laffel’s backpack, which contained…

  • Crime NewsLadyboy steals 10,000 baht from Israeli tourist’s pocket in Bangkok

    Ladyboy steals 10,000 baht from Israeli tourist’s pocket in Bangkok

    A ladyboy was arrested for stealing 10,700 baht from an Israeli tourist on Sukhumvit Soi 4 in Bangkok, Thailand, on Monday night. A 63 year old man of Israeli nationality travelled to Lumpini Police Station late on Monday night to report that a ladyboy stole 10,700 baht from his pocket as she hugged him. The victim managed to snap a…

  • Thailand NewsTranswomen caught on CCTV stealing Buddha statue from Thai temple

    Transwomen caught on CCTV stealing Buddha statue from Thai temple

    CCTV footage last night caught two Thai transwomen stealing a Buddha statue from Tha Kharm Temple in Chachoengsao province in the eastern region of Thailand. A 52 year old monk, Tikhamporn Artsapo, noticed that a Buddha statue, Luang Por So Thorn, was missing from his temple today. So, he checked the temple’s CCTV footage and discovered that two transwomen stole…

  • Crime NewsKrabi shop owner demands cops ‘make an example’ of thieving tourist (video)

    Krabi shop owner demands cops ‘make an example’ of thieving tourist (video)

    An angry shop owner is demanding that police “make an example” out of a tourist who stole clothes from her shop in the town of Ao Nang in Krabi province. The owner told Ao Nang Police that over the weekend, a female foreign tourist came to her shop alone. She said the tourist took clothes off a mannequin before dashing…

  • Northern Thailand NewsPolice bust gang of thieves targetting foreigners in northeast Thailand

    Police bust gang of thieves targetting foreigners in northeast Thailand

    Police announced the results of their investigation into a gang of thieves targetting foreigners with families all over the Isaan region this afternoon in front of the Provincial Police Region 3 Headquarters in Nakhon Ratchasima province in northeast Thailand. Police seized stolen assets worth an accumulative 3 million baht. The gang found its victims by sitting in shopping malls around…

  • Hot NewsPhuket hit with petty crime after money boxes stolen

    Phuket hit with petty crime after money boxes stolen

    Petty crime has hit Phuket as police charge a couple for stealing a tip box from a Karon resort. According to a report by the Phuket Info Centre, the tip box was stolen from the Kata Tranquil Villa Hotel reception desk on Soi Patak 12, Karon, at around 11pm last Friday. The Phuket News reported that Karon police checked CCTV…

  • Hot NewsAnother member of Chinese theft gang arrested after three years on the run in Chiang Mai

    Another member of Chinese theft gang arrested after three years on the run in Chiang Mai

    Police officers in Chiang Mai, Thailand, say they have arrested another member of a Chinese-led theft gang after he spent three years on the run. Namnua, alias Jongchiang Sae Lor was arrested in front of a house in the Chai Prakarn district of Chiang Mai. Jonchiang, who holds Thai nationality, has been wanted on an arrest warrant by the Pattaya…

  • Bangkok NewsMore than 30 manhole covers in Bangkok stolen

    More than 30 manhole covers in Bangkok stolen

    Police launched an investigation into the disappearance of more than 30 manhole covers in the Thawi Watthana district of Bangkok. Officers conducted raids on a number of scrap dealer shops in the capital to recover the stolen items to no avail. The Director of Thawi Watthana district, Dicha Kongsi, filed a complaint with Thammasara Police Station after receiving reports of…

  • Crime NewsThai police swiftly arrest thief who robbed German tourist

    Thai police swiftly arrest thief who robbed German tourist

    Netizens are praising the work of police in Sukhothai in central Thailand for tracking down and arresting a thief who robbed a German tourist in just 30 minutes and reuniting her with all of the stolen items. Not only did police crack the case, but one investigating officer interrogated the thief and posted the video on his TikTok account earlier today.…

  • Crime NewsThieves steal 27 public defibrillators in Bangkok, Thailand

    Thieves steal 27 public defibrillators in Bangkok, Thailand

    Thai news outlet Drama-addict reported that 27 public Automated External Defibrillators (AEDs) dotted around the streets of Bangkok, Thailand, have been stolen. In total, 262 AEDs are stationed all around the city to be used to help people experiencing sudden cardiac arrest. AEDs are life-saving, yet easy-to-use medical devices that can analyse the heart’s rhythm and, if necessary, deliver an…

  • Crime NewsThief leaves an apology note in Chiang Mai, Thailand

    Thief leaves an apology note in Chiang Mai, Thailand

    A thief stole over 12,000 baht from an electrical appliances store in Chiang Mai province in northern Thailand on Sunday morning and left behind a note apologising for his crime. CCTV footage captures a masked assailant, a man estimated to be around 30 years old, breaking into an electrical appliance store next to Wat Tha Mai-i Temple in Chiang Mai’s…

  • Thailand NewsMan arrested for stealing over 10 million baht in valuables at a fitness centre

    Man arrested for stealing over 10 million baht in valuables at a fitness centre

    A thief who stole over 10 million baht of valuables from a businessman at a fitness centre two weeks ago was arrested yesterday. The man pretended to be a fitness centre customer, stole safety box keys, and duplicated the keys to complete a series of thefts. On Tuesday, January 10, 35 year old businessman, Sathit, filed a complaint at Mueang Nonthaburi…

  • Crime NewsCambodian thieves snatch Japanese man’s bag on flight to Thailand

    Cambodian thieves snatch Japanese man’s bag on flight to Thailand

    Two Cambodian thieves snatched a Japanese man’s bag on a flight to Thailand from Cambodia yesterday. His belongings included a luxury bag, Sennheiser, Sony wireless headphones, an Apple iPad, 11,240 baht, and 186,000 yen (about 47,000 baht). The unnamed victim said the thieves were seated in the same row as him on the flight to Suvarnabhumi Airport from Phenom Penh.…

  • Thailand NewsAssets over 10 million baht stolen from businessman at fitness centre

    Assets over 10 million baht stolen from businessman at fitness centre

    A businessman filed a complaint with police after assets of over 10 million baht were stolen from a fitness centre safety box at a shopping mall on Ngam Wongwarn Road in Nonthaburi. This isn’t the first time the fitness centre has been targeted by thieves. Their task is made a lot easier by the fact there are no security cameras…

  • Phuket NewsGerman man’s yacht vanishes from Phuket, Thailand

    German man’s yacht vanishes from Phuket, Thailand

    A search is underway to locate ‘Marco Polo,’ a German man’s yacht, which mysteriously vanished from a pier in Phuket, southern Thailand, yesterday morning. At 11am, 58 year old Marco Käfer of German nationality found that his eponymous boat was missing from Phuket’s charming Nai Harn Beach in Rawai district. Concerned Käfer was informed by a witness that three people…

  • Thailand NewsDruggie bites police officer who caught him stealing electricity in southern Thailand

    Druggie bites police officer who caught him stealing electricity in southern Thailand

    A man high on drugs bit a police officer’s arm while under arrest for stealing electricity in Krabi province in southern Thailand yesterday afternoon. The Provincial Electricity Authority (PEA) were informed of some suspicious wires leading into the house of 31 year old Natthaphong in Krabi’s Tap Prik subdistrict. Natthaphong managed to tap into the PEA’s electricity for free by…

  • Pattaya NewsFor the gazillionth time, transgender thieves steal from Indian man in Pattaya

    For the gazillionth time, transgender thieves steal from Indian man in Pattaya

    For what seems like the gazillionth time this year, transgender thieves have stolen cash and belongings from an Indian man in Pattaya. The two thieves snatched a wallet and a mobile phone from the 50 year old expat and restaurant owner on Pattaya Beach Road early yesterday morning. The unnamed man told Pattaya police that two transgender individuals had tried…