B300,000 Reward Offered For Armed Robber

[george]

B300,000 reward offered for armed robber

PHUKET: -- A 300,000-baht reward is on offer for information leading to the arrest of a brazen bandit who made off with gold jewelry worth more than one million baht in a daylight robbery on Saturday.

Officers report they have been following tips called in by a woman claiming to be the robber’s girlfriend, scouring the areas where she said he has been hiding, but without success.

Suthathip Jedipram, 28, an employee at Thongroj gold shop, in Dowroong Villa on Chao Fa East Rd, said that the robber walked into the shop, took out a gun and shouted at her and the other employees not to call for help or set off the alarm.

The robbery lasted about three minutes.

The robber looked thin and was wearing a denim jacket, camouflage trousers, a helmet, gloves and a long hair wig. He rode a motorbike without a license plate, she said.

Pol Maj Gen Decha Budnampetch, Commander of Phuket Provincial Police, told the Gazette, “The robber walked into the shop just 30 minutes after it opened, and at that time there were about three or four employees there. Nobody was hurt during the robbery even though the robber showed a gun.

“The shop lost about 107 bahtweight of gold, estimated to be worth more than one million baht. We have checked their CCTV to try to see the robber’s face and more details so that we can arrest him.

“We believe it might be the same person who committed another robbery in 2006, because he used the same method.”

In that robbery, a lone gunman walked into BR Gold Shop, at the entrance of Dawroong Villa, wearing a full-face helmet, jacket and olive-colored pants. He took gold jewelry worth about 500,000 baht from the store before fleeing on a motorbike without a license plate.

In both robberies, no one was injured but the robber was able to ride off within minutes of entering the store.

Pol Lt Col Sompong Boonrat, Deputy Superintendent of Phuket City Police Station, reported that a woman from Bangkok called with a tip that the robber was hiding in Rawai.

Police searched the area, he said, but have yet to find the robber or his loot.

“I believe that he might still be hiding in Phuket and we have instructed officers at the Tah Chat Chai checkpoint and the airport to keep a sharp eye out for anyone fitting his description.

“We might have a good chance to arrest him if the person reporting the tips is legitimate,” Lt Col Sompong said.

Police are expected to release a sketch of the suspect’s face soon.

A 300,000-baht reward is on offer for information leading to the suspect’s arrest.

The Thongroj gold shop has put up 200,000 baht of the reward money, with the remainder to be paid by donations from the Phuket Goldseller’s Association.

An application was made for special investigators from Police Region 8 headquarters in Surat Thani to join in the manhunt.

--Phuket Gazette 2007-01-30

[Little Black Duck]

B300,000 For Armed Robbery,,

Now where is Donz when a Good job like that is going begging..

Just one thing George was that Salary Yearly or Monthly..???

[NBT TV Phuket]

Mini-video: Police have leads to the gold shop robber last week and offer a 300,000 baht reward.

To see or download mini-video & picture of suspects, go to http://www.thaisnews.com/news_detail.php?newsid=203589

These are sketched pictures of the gold shop robbers who stole gold accessories worth over one million baht from a local gold shop near Daorung School in Phuket town last Saturday. The image from a security camera two days before the crime led to these sketches. They were reported to have visited the shop, asked for the prices but did not purchase anything. The pictures have been distributed to many places within the upper southern part of the country. Pol. Major General Santan Chayanond, Deputy Commander of the Police region 8, which oversees all upper southern regions, came to follow up the case in Phuket and said teams have been sent out for the search of them. He reveals that police now have some leads for their arrest. Meanwhile the Phuket Gold shop club has raised a 200,000 baht reward for those who can lead to the robbers’ arrest while the victim, Thongroj gold shop owner also put up 100,000 baht as well.

from Andaman News TV11 (VHF dial) + Radio Thailand FM90.5 Phuket City, both broadcast to Phang Nga, Krabi & Phuket provinces, 8.30am & later on Phuket Cable TV channel 1, Friday 2 February 2007 & www.Thaisnews.com { Our news text and mini-videos can be freely copied , but please give credit to Andaman News TV11 Phuket}

[LivinLOS]

Funny how there's action on a case when there's a reward posted isnt it...

[Chang_paarp]

In the event they are caught, I wonder if they will make it to trial?

[Farma]

It will be interesting to see if he does make it.

Last year a gold shop robber in our town lasted a couple of days before he was executed in broad daylight in a busy street.

The guy walked up to the robber, shot him in the head and walked away.

None of the witnesses could remember what the shooter looked like.