Video: Moroccan caught on CCTV is arrested after two thefts in Chiang Mai

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Video: Moroccan caught on CCTV is arrested after two thefts in Chiang Mai 

 

 

Police in Chiang Mai made a quick arrest after CCTV footage showed the same thief at work in the city on Monday evening. 

 

First the man is seen going into Pantip Plaza just before 8pm. A minute later he comes out but this time he has a black backpack. 

 

An hour and a half later CCTV footage at the Overstand Coffee Old City shop the same man cases the joint before making off with a woman's bag. 

 

The first victim was a 24 year old Italian tourist called Mr Tumiati who was in KFC at Pantip. He lost 500 Euros and 8,000 baht, credit cards and documents. 

 

In the second case the victim was a Thai woman called Phusada, 35, from Mae Rim. She lost 3,000 baht and a phone. 

 

Cops traced the thief and found out he was a 53 year old Moroccan national called Hassan who was staying at VIP House in Ratchadamnern Soi 2. He had 18,200 baht in his possession.

 

The police said that Hassan is responsible for many thefts in tourist areas and was pretending to be a tourist. 

 

Following the first theft he dumped the bag and exchanged the Euros at a booth 200 meters from Pantip. After the second theft he tossed the phone and bag at the Tha Pae gate. 

 

He has been detained and charged with theft during the hours of darkness and receiving stolen goods. 

 

Source: Sanook

 

 

-- © Copyright Thai Visa News 2018-12-04

 

 

[mok199]

 Hassaan was pretending to be a tourist...??  Khun Hassan from Morocco Burriram.

Edited December 4, 2018 by mok199

[mickymouse1]

Lol@all them drunkard idiots standing close by and did NOT notice him.He is very gullible thief though/lucky to get out alive.

[damascase]

‘Charged with theft during the hours of darkness’: a more - or less - serious crime than theft during daylight? Just wondering.............

[hansnl]

Moroccan?

No!

Must be another nationals.

[sammieuk1]

Very hard to distinguish the villain with no pointing ???? 

[WildBillHiccup]

Did he have a get away camel?

[dddave]

3 hours ago, damascase said:

‘Charged with theft during the hours of darkness’: a more - or less - serious crime than theft during daylight? Just wondering.............

Most countries distinguish between night time and daytime crimes with more severe penalties for the former.  In my home state, "Breaking & entering" in the night time will get 5 years and up, same crime in the daytime gets 3 years maximum.

[damascase]

54 minutes ago, dddave said:

Most countries distinguish between night time and daytime crimes with more severe penalties for the former.  In my home state, "Breaking & entering" in the night time will get 5 years and up, same crime in the daytime gets 3 years maximum.

Thanks, I wasn’t aware of that. Different from my country of origin, no distinction.

[racket]

Well, I have no doubt on this one. These people are known for stealing.

[PerkinsCuthbert]

10 minutes ago, racket said:

Well, I have no doubt on this one. These people are known for stealing.

Yeah, why not? Tar brush a whole nation with two words - "these people". So easy - and so true, eh?

Edited December 4, 2018 by PerkinsCuthbert

[bkkgriz]

No the police have it all wrong. He's not a thief, he's an asylum seeker. 

[balo]

Deport him !   And the camel . 

 

[Wallander4]

Hassan is the future quality tourist in Thailand - good luck with that

[grumpy 4680]

      Nice to see good quality cameras for a change, it really speeds up the arrest's.

[racket]

18 hours ago, PerkinsCuthbert said:

Yeah, why not? Tar brush a whole nation with two words - "these people". So easy - and so true, eh?

Go to southern europe and see it and experience it for yourself, or ask Spaniard.