Lone gunman robs Phuket bank

By The Nation

 

 

A lone gunman, his face concealed behind a full-size helmet, robbed a branch of Government Housing Bank in Phuket on Friday morning and made off with Bt26,900.
 

Thalang police responded at 9.05am and learned that the robber arrived on a motorcycle, walked inside and drew a gun to force counter staff to fill his black bag with cash.

 

 

Queuing customers sprinted for the exit and a security guard who tried to stop the robber was instead taken hostage.

 

The guard was released unharmed as the robber fled on his motorcycle.

 

It was all over in about six minutes, police were told as they began examining CCTV recordings.

 

Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/detail/breakingnews/30351888

 

-- © Copyright The Nation 2018-08-10

So they filled his bag with 26,900b...should of took a bigger bag for the job.6 minutes too.ive filled a withdrawal slip and taken out 100,000b in half that time.

Police link armed bank robbery with gold necklace snatch

By The Phuket News

 

The man who robbed a bank in Pa Khlok this morning and the man caught on CCTV snatching a gold necklace in Thalang yesterday were wearing an identical, if not the same, helmet. Photo: Thalang Police

 

PHUKET:-- Police believe that the man who robbed a bank in Pa Khlok this morning may be the same man who robbed a gold necklace valued at about B9,400 from a victim in Thalang yesterday morning (Aug 9)

 

Police reported that the theft took place at about 9:30am in front of the Phanason Village housing estate in Baan Liphon, Thalang.

 

The thief was wearing a black motorbike helmet similar if not identical to the one worn by the man who carried out the armed robbery this morning.

Full Story: https://www.thephuketnews.com/police-link-armed-bank-robbery-with-gold-necklace-snatch-68211.php#KgQEgh8vK5xspbTd.97

 

-- © Copyright Phuket News 2018-8-10

Ok, so he reads the news, knows his helmet it hot, pops into the nearest helmet shop and buys a new one. 

 

Shouldn't be hard to find.... a bike rider wearing a helmet. 

The police need to come down hard on people riding or driving vehicles that do not have a number plate, make it at least a 10,000 baht fine and a thorough investigation into the owner, people without plates should be assumed to be up to no good