Why you should always lock your hotel room - thief nabbed after 100K theft from Irishman in Pattaya

 

Picture: Sophon Cable

 

The experience of an elderly Irish man in Pattaya should serve as a warning to tourists to always lock their hotel door at night.

 

While 70 year old William Joseph was sleeping soundly in his Jomtien hotel room last Friday a thief was prowling the corridors checking all the doors to see you had left theirs open. 

 

The Irish man had done just that and he woke in the morning to find an iPad, Samsung phone and foreign cash totaling almost 100,000 baht value missing. 

 

He went to police who were soon on the case studying CCTV. They got a warrant for the arrest of a man known to them who had checked into one of the other rooms.

 

Picture: Sophon Cable

 

Yothin Putthapradit, 36, was arrested in Walking Street.

 

The electrical items were recovered but he had blown the cash on gambling and Ya Ba. 

 

Picture: Sophon Cable

 

Pattaya station chief Pol Col Apichai Krobpetch and local tourist police chief Lt-Col Piyapong Ensarn met with the victim and the thief yesterday. 

 

The thief had previous convictions in Bangkok's Choke Chai district in 2009 for motorcycle theft and 2013 for Ya Ba possession and use. 

 

He had been jailed but had not learnt his lesson. 

 

He has been charged with theft and drug use. 

 

Source: Sophon Cable

 

 

-- © Copyright Thai Visa News 2018-09-19

Blew 100 k baht in how much time?  Who is the gal?

4 minutes ago, Elkski said:

Blew 100 k baht in how much time?  Who is the gal?

The article text is a bit misleading, I took it to mean the sum total of the cash and property equaled 100,000 baht, not that it was 100,000 baht in cash. 

 

" an iPad, Samsung phone and foreign cash totaling almost 100,000 baht value missing. "

29 minutes ago, Elkski said:

Blew 100 k baht in how much time?  Who is the gal?

someone waiting for inheritance money.

 

Maybe I should charge him for some poker lessons.  

 

1 hour ago, Elkski said:

  Who is the gal?

Pattaya's version of an interpreter. 

the gift that keeps on giving

The old fella had cash and electronics all in the open? Door unlocked he must really trust the very young lady. Good he got most back. Hope they return this thief back to prison for a lengthy sentence

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8 hours ago, webfact said:

Why you should always lock your hotel room - thief nabbed after 100K theft from Irishman in Pattaya

Should read: "Why you should never leave any valuables in your hotel room that you're not willing to part with - including in the safe." 

even locked, these rooms are easily accessed by pros

Day after : did not recover the cash

Day yet after : his female "guide" mysteriously vanishes.

 

                                  The End

 

(C) gold digger productions mmxviii

looks like the guy with the mask on,  is getting ready for a other job 

Knowing the Pattaya Police It wouldn't be too surprising to learn that some/much of the cash was indeed recovered........

By the cops............. only not turned in...............

Check the sheets, open the windows....as well.

16 hours ago, Elkski said:

Blew 100 k baht in how much time?  Who is the gal?

 

 

LOL....?

 

That will be Mrs Joseph....

9 hours ago, OmarZaid said:

even locked, these rooms are easily accessed by pros

No. The inside lock bar is impossible to breach without breaking the door down.

Dont stay where Thai's can afford to stay

So is she the interpreter or his partner (the Irish gentleman's) I mean .

I have found out that high ranking police officers give their wives, daughters,relatives jobs as mediators in disputes as happened in my case whether they can speak English or not.

A new kind of finger pointing now

 

I was thinking that the Police all look like they are smirking at another Farang losing his lot.

I Always throw the chain or bar lock on the door at night in any hotel.......( to stop the young ladies entering the room and ravishing me..)....Sorry, letting my imagination run riot for a second there..

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7 hours ago, The manic said:

No. The inside lock bar is impossible to breach without breaking the door down.

if it's in use

On 9/19/2018 at 8:43 AM, Elkski said:

Blew 100 k baht in how much time?  Who is the gal?

She is the one that left the door unlocked so her BF could enter the room. 

11 hours ago, The manic said:

No. The inside lock bar is impossible to breach without breaking the door down.

that's what folks think .... I have seen videos, produced by police who have experienced thieves demonstrate how it is done