Thief blasts open ATM machine in Bangkok to rob cash

[webfact]

Thief blasts open ATM machine to rob cash

By The Nation

 

 

BANGKOK: -- A thief used an explosive device to blast open an ATM machine in Bangkok’s Prawet district early Wednesday and decamped with some cash, police and witnesses said.

 

The explosion occurred at 3am at a Bangkok Bank ATM machine at the car park in front of the Tesco Lotus superstore, Krungthep Kreetha branch, in Saphan Sung subdistrict.

 

Thongthiew Chuenkham, 58, a security officer of Siam Warin Shipping International Co, which is on the opposite side of the road, told police that he heard a loud explosion at around 3am and found the ATM machine on fire. He saw a motorcyclist fleeing the scene.

 

Prawet Police Station was alerted to the incident at 4.30am. Police officers rushed to the scene and cordoned off the blast area for forensic officers to gather evidence.

 

Polwat Yaibua, 23, who lives in a boarding house next to the store, said he heard a loud explosion. When he looked out of his room window, he saw a man pulling a metal box out of the ATM machine.

 

Prawet Police Station chief Pol Colonel Alongkorn Sirisongkram said the bomb apparently was powerful and appeared to have been placed at the back of the ATM.

 

Bank officials have yet to check how much of cash the thief had made off with.

 

Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/detail/breakingnews/30326558

 

-- © Copyright The Nation 2017-09-13

[blackcab]

So at least two people heard and saw the action at 3am, but the police were alerted an hour and a half later.

[impulse]

7 minutes ago, blackcab said:

So at least two people heard and saw the action at 3am, but the police were alerted an hour and a half later.

 

If you're rooting for the cops, ya call right away.

 

If you're rooting for the other guy (or just against the cops), ya wanna give him a good head start.

 

[marko kok prong]

Knew what he was doing placing the bomb at the back to blow the cash holder out the front.

[webfact]

ATM robber makes off with Bt314,100

By The Nation

 

 

The thief who blasted opened an ATM in Bangkok’s Prawet district early on Wednesday took away Bt314,100 in cash, Metropolitan Police chief Pol Lt-General Sanit Mahathavorn said.

 

Luckily for the thief, all CCTVs in the area – including the camera inside the Bangkok Bank ATM at the car park in front of the Tesco Lotus Krungthep Kreetha superstore in Saphan Sung subdistrict – were not functioning well, Sanit said.

 

He said the blast was not an act of terror but was done to steal money from the ATM.

 

The robber took the box containing Bt1,000 notes and Bt100 notes but apparently forgot about the box containing Bt500 notes.

 

Sanit said the robber definitely had knowledge about bomb making, but it was not yet known whether he was or had been a police or military officer.

 

Sanit said the robber used a black Honda Click motorcycle without a licence plate.

 

Pol Colonel Kamthorn Uicharoen, deputy commander of the Patrol and Special Operation Division, said the bomb was made with TNT and was detonated with a lit fuse. The bomb contained about 200 to 300 grams of explosives, he added.

 

Source:  http://www.nationmultimedia.com/detail/breakingnews/30326587

 

 

-- © Copyright The Nation 2017-09-13

  

 

[Srikcir]

e or worthless.

2 hours ago, webfact said:

all CCTVs in the area – including the camera inside the Bangkok Bank ATM at the car park in front of the Tesco Lotus Krungthep Kreetha superstore in Saphan Sung subdistrict – were not functioning well

Not functioning well?

Were they tired or ill?

How about inoperable.

[phantomfiddler]

One has to have a grudging respect for the directness of the crime, much more of the Butch Casssidy than the gutless vermin who sit in pokey rooms at a computer, ripping off millions from people,s accounts !

[gregk0543]

Great job journos. Now everyone knows how to blow up ATMs and get 300,000 baht. 250 grams of TNT. Lets see how many of them get blown up now.

[Get Real]

Let´s just hope he casn spend it before he is caught. The sentence will still be a wai and then go free. Just look at the motorbike gay gang in Surin.

[Ulic]

Cameras were NFG (not function good)

[webfact]

Bt300,000 stolen as ATM blown up in an ‘unprecedented’ attack

By THE NATION

 

Explosive Ordnance Disposal officials inspect the damage to an ATM after an explosion near a Lotus Express convenience store in Soi Krungthep Kreetha 35, Saphan Sung district, in the early hours of yesterday.

 

BANGKOK: -- A THIEF who blasted open an ATM in Bangkok’s Saphan Sung district in the early hours of yesterday made off with Bt314,100 in cash, Metropolitan Police chief Pol Lt-General Sanit Mahathavorn said.

Every surveillance camera in the area – including the camera inside the Bangkok Bank ATM at the car park in front of the Tesco Lotus Krungthep Kreetha superstore in Saphan Sung subdistrict – was malfunctioning, Sanit said.

 

The explosion, which took place at 3am, was unprecedented in an ATM robbery in Thailand, Sanit said, but he added that it was not believed to have been an act of terrorism or politically motivated.

 

 

However, First Army Region |commander Lt-General Apirat Kongsompong, who oversees security in the capital, said it was premature to jump to conclusions regarding political links to the incident. 

 

The machine was seriously damaged and the thief absconded with boxes containing Bt1,000 and Bt100 notes but apparently forgot the box containing Bt500 notes.

 

Sanit said the robber definitely had knowledge about bomb-making, but it was not known whether the suspect had police or military experience.

 

Sanit said the robber drove a black Honda Click motorcycle that did not have a licence plate.

A witness said a black-clad suspect wearing a helmet, who appeared to be about 30, spent five minutes setting off the bomb and robbing the ATM. 

 

Pol Colonel Kamthorn Uicharoen, deputy commander of the Patrol and Special Operation Division, said the powerful bomb was made with either TNT or C4 and had been detonated with a lit fuse. The bomb contained about 200 to 300 grams of explosive material, he added.

 

 

Evidence at the crime scene and the theft taking place at night suggested that the bomber did not intend to harm anyone and was simply after the money, Kamthorn said, but he added that the initial investigation had not indicated any suspects. 

 

Thongthiew Chuenkham, 58, a security officer at Siam Warin Shipping International Co, which is on the opposite side of the road, told police that he heard a loud explosion at about 3am and found the ATM on fire. He saw a motorcyclist fleeing the scene.

 

The Prawet Police Station was alerted to the incident at 4.30am. Police officers went to the scene and cordoned off the blast area to enable forensic officers to gather evidence.

 

 

Polwat Yaibua, 23, who lives in a boarding house next to the store, said he also heard a loud explosion and when he looked out of his window, he saw a man pulling a metal box out of the ATM.

 

Prawet Police Station chief Pol Colonel Alongkorn Sirisongkram said the bomb apparently was powerful and appeared to have been placed at the back of the ATM.

 

Bank officials have not confirmed how much money the thief stole.

 

 

Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/detail/national/30326617

 

-- © Copyright The Nation 2017-09-14

[inThailand]

All CCTV's not working. Sounds like an inside job.

[jacko45k]

12 hours ago, gregk0543 said:

Great job journos. Now everyone knows how to blow up ATMs and get 300,000 baht. 250 grams of TNT. Lets see how many of them get blown up now.

Will this create an effort to repair surveillance and security cameras, probably not!

[masuk]

1 hour ago, inThailand said:

All CCTV's not working. Sounds like an inside job.

Someone did well by not routinely checking the CCTVs.

Strange how many are found not working after a robbery, murder, etc.

[realenglish1]

Not that the left took place about  3 am but the police were not notified until  430 

 

Surprising that a bomb went off and no one contacted police  Very strange 

[trainman34014]

The Big Pumpkin wanted 'Innovation' and that is what these people gave him.  Coming up with great new idea's of how to steal and scam are the only things Thai's are known for Worldwide !

 

[smew]

Thief took some cash and bib took the rest, no evidence was located. Case closed

[The Deerhunter]

2 hours ago, masuk said:

Someone did well by not routinely checking the CCTVs.

Strange how many are found not working after a robbery, murder, etc.

They are all usually set on Thai power saving default setting. "Off!!!"

[timendres]

On 9/13/2017 at 0:58 AM, blackcab said:

So at least two people heard and saw the action at 3am, but the police were alerted an hour and a half later.

There was a lot of paper littering the immediate area, and they wished to clean it up a little to assist the police in their investigation. Without all that paper around, the police could more easily focus on the bomb and ATM.

[jossthaifarang]

Not condoning it, but I'd say he did pretty well. He must know his explosives and ATM's pretty well. Otherwise how would he have known how big to make the bomb and exactly where to place it on the ATM.

 

He must be a pro, I'm surprised the BIB are not saying it was a farang yet.. Or would that be making a different statement altogether?

[gregk0543]

On 14/09/2017 at 7:49 AM, masuk said:

Someone did well by not routinely checking the CCTVs.

Strange how many are found not working after a robbery, murder, etc.

I bet there is no routine check of CCTVs at all. I bet once they put them in they never check, service or maintain them. They set and forget. If it breaks it is fixed when they find out which will also be too late.

[Redline]

No maintenance in Tland~he deserves to keep the money

[theguyfromanotherforum]

What a scum damaging five star chicken.