Would-be gold thief locked inside shop

PATTAYA:--A Surin mahout got locked inside the Sattahip gold shop he attempted to rob thanks to quick thinking by a store clerk.

 

Police showed up at the Mae Jarin gold shop Nov. 26 to find an angry Thana Insamran, 23, wearing a face mask and holding a knife, but trapped behind a metal-mesh door and safety glass. Officers spent about an hour calming the caged robber down before slapping on the handcuffs.

 

Clerk Rungnapa Panon, 25, who had escaped into a safe room in the back of the store, said staff thought Thana was a customer so they buzzed him into the shop only for him to appear with a balaclava over his face and waving a knife.

 

He demanded a five-baht-weight gold necklace while employees fled into the back and called police. Thana was left inside the locked shop with no way to get out.

 

Police said the elephant handler was a gambling addict and tried to rob the shop to pay off his debts.

 

 

-- © Copyright Pattaya Mail 2018-12-07

 

 

Another one with wet soil between his ears.

55 minutes ago, Rimmer said:

gambling addict and tried to rob the shop to pay off his debts

Rule #1 in gambling; never bet more than you can afford to lose.

2 hours ago, Rimmer said:

Police said the elephant handler

hoped the John Merrick hood would buy him a bit more time ..  

This dumb mahout became the elephant in the room.

Officers not allowed a Taser? Waiting an hour to cool him down they running a pre school?

The Thai police do have tasers but only a limited number in Bangkok and are rarely used.

8 hours ago, marko kok prong said:

Another one with wet soil between his ears.

Beg to differ, wet soil is useful.. what he has "lacking" between his ears most definitely is not !!

2 hours ago, HHTel said:

The Thai police do have tasers but only a limited number in Bangkok and are rarely used.

They spend all the money on bomb detector devices. 

1 hour ago, fullcave said:

They spend all the money on bomb detector devices. 

Yes, so recently (2010) and so relevant.  How many years does it tickle you to go back to dig up stuff like that?

14 hours ago, 1337markus said:

Officers not allowed a Taser? Waiting an hour to cool him down they running a pre school?

Exactly correct!!  Tasers or not, in Canada / America, they would have had that door unlocked and hauled his thieving *ss out of there in 30 seconds and the shop's back in business!!  No use for these guys!!

12 hours ago, HHTel said:

The Thai police do have tasers but only a limited number in Bangkok and are rarely used.

They'd electricute themselves.  Waiting an hour in air-conditioned surroundings is better than pounding the beat or pulling in drunk speedsters.

On 12/7/2018 at 11:51 AM, Vacuum said:

Rule #1 in gambling; never bet more than you can afford to lose.

I thought that was marrying a Thai woman.

I wonder what the elephants thinks of this dumb mahot ?