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  • Thailand NewsNonthaburi restaurant uses gun target sheet to deter thieves

    Nonthaburi restaurant uses gun target sheet to deter thieves

    A small restaurant in Nonthaburi has taken an unusual step to deter thieves by placing a shooting range target sheet next to their display menu. This decision follows a recent theft that left the eatery unable to operate for a day. At 6pm yesterday, July 1, a made-to-order food restaurant in Bang Bua Thong, Nonthaburi, displayed a shooting range target…

  • Crime NewsTimber thieves’ tumble: Thai police bust illegal logging gang in 33 million baht raid

    Timber thieves’ tumble: Thai police bust illegal logging gang in 33 million baht raid

    In a daring crackdown on timber thieves’ crime, Thai police stormed a deforestation gang’s hideout in central Thailand, arresting one woman while four suspects managed to escape. The operation followed the discovery of illegal wood logs valued at approximately 33 million baht hidden in a warehouse in Phetchabun by officials from the Department of National Parks, Wildlife, and Plant Conservation.…

  • Crime NewsThieves nab materials worth 2 million baht from Krabi pool villa, remain at large months later

    Thieves nab materials worth 2 million baht from Krabi pool villa, remain at large months later

    Culprits behind the alleged theft of materials worth over 2 million baht from a pool villa in Krabi remain at large months after the event. The owner reported the incident to the police five months ago, but the suspects still haven’t been caught. Khwansurat Beger, a 32 year old woman originally from Surat Thani, invested over 10 million baht in…

  • Thailand NewsThai durian farmers on the lookout for thieves after prices jump

    Thai durian farmers on the lookout for thieves after prices jump

    Thai durian farmers are on the lookout for thieves now that durian prices have jumped. Durian farmers in the northern Tak province, located near the border with Myanmar, are taking extra precautions to protect their orchards from thieves following a significant increase in durian prices this year. The rising prices prompted farmers to guard their fruit day and night, according…

  • Crime NewsLime growers in central Thailand pick up guns to patrol for thieves

    Lime growers in central Thailand pick up guns to patrol for thieves

    Lime growers in central Thailand aren’t playing around when it comes to protecting their produce. Lime growers in Kamphaeng Phet province are picking up guns after thieves snatched their limes in broad daylight. The farmers have formed an armed patrol unit to protect their lime gardens from theft after unprecedented price hikes. Retail prices for lime in Bangkok and major…

  • Phuket NewsThieves ransack a Patong rental house

    Thieves ransack a Patong rental house

    Thieves ransacked a rental house in Patong, stealing almost everything including doors and window panes. The house owner, 44 year Phatsamon Chompanat, reported the incident to Patong Police on Monday. Phatsamon said she had left her house locked when she left Phuket two years ago. She said she occasionally came back to visit the house to clean it. When she went…

  • Covid-19 NewsMan allegedly steals 6 bottles of alcohol gel from restaurant, cleans table before leaving

    Man allegedly steals 6 bottles of alcohol gel from restaurant, cleans table before leaving

    A man allegedly stole 6 bottles of alcohol gel from a famous restaurant in Udon Thani, a province in northeast Thailand. But before leaving, the man used the gel to clean a table and chair. The 38 year old restaurant owner, identified as Alias, says she woke up in the morning and was shocked to find that tables at her…

  • Pattaya NewsElderly Chon Buri woman sets house on fire to thwart thieves

    Elderly Chon Buri woman sets house on fire to thwart thieves

    If an intruder breaks into your house, you have some options of how to react, but an old woman in Chon Buri discovered that maybe you shouldn’t respond by setting your house on fire. The old woman heard thieves trying to break into her house in the Hua Tanot sub-district of Panat Nikhom. She lives alone, and when she heard…

  • Crime NewsTeen stabbed, man attacked in Nonthaburi robbery

    Teen stabbed, man attacked in Nonthaburi robbery

    Police in Nonthaburi, just northwest of Bangkok, are hunting 2 men who attacked and robbed a 14 year old boy and a 52 year old trash collector who were waiting at a bus stop outside a housing estate in Bang Bua Thong. The unnamed teen was robbed of just 100 baht. He was stabbed in the left side of his…

  • Crime NewsBusy motorbike thieves nabbed in Chon Buri

    Busy motorbike thieves nabbed in Chon Buri

    Police in Chon Buri’s Banglamung district have arrested 2 prolific motorbike thieves. Officers of Police Region 2 announced that 2 suspects, identified as 31 year old Eakkachai ‘Ton’ Jantamoon and 34 year old Manas ‘Dam’ Saeueang, were arrested at a room in Soi Sukhumwit 31. Officers seized 8 vehicles in total. The pair have been charged with multiple counts of…

  • Pattaya NewsTwo men in custody after British man’s motorbike stolen in Pattaya – VIDEO

    Two men in custody after British man’s motorbike stolen in Pattaya – VIDEO

    Two men are in custody, after being accused of stealing a motorbike from Jomtien Beach in Pattaya. The bike’s owner, 53 year old British national, Davidson Fraser, had parked the bike between Soi Jomtien 6 and 7, in order to go exercising. He returned sometime later to find the bike gone, so he filed a report with the Pattaya Police.…

  • South Thailand News60 million baht of gold stolen in Songkhla heist

    60 million baht of gold stolen in Songkhla heist

    Five people have robbed a gold shop in the city centre of Na Thawee district in Songkhla province yesterday (Saturday). The robbers were dressed in military uniforms and armed with assault weapons, fleeing with gold and jewellery valued around 60 million baht. According to the Thai PBS report, the five bandits arrived at the Suchada Gold Shop in a white…