Hat Yai: Security guard steals tourist's car after owner dropped the key

 

Picture: Manager online

 

A security guard at a hotel in Hat Yai in Thailand's far south gladly accepted an ignition key found by a hotel guest. 

 

Instead of doing something about it he found the car and drove it away to near where he lived. 

 

He parked it at a temple in the Klong Hoi Khong area, took off the licence plates and threw them in the canal. 

 

Then he returned to his job at the Regency Hotel in the downtown area and told colleagues he had just been out to eat. 

 

Lien Swe Cheng, 31, a Malaysian tourist  and his family reported the theft immediately. They were due to be going back home. 

 

Police soon had Natthachai Meesuk, 31, in custody and he denied everything. Under interrogation at the police station he changed his story. 

 

He said he didn't own a vehicle and he wanted one. 

 

He had been in the job only a week, reported Manager. 

 

Source: Manager online

 

 

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8 minutes ago, webfact said:

He said he didn't own a vehicle and he wanted one. 

Right, so what are you supposed to do?

The quality of pointing is in decline, there was a time when pointers put some heart into it!

A new definition for "Security guard"

2 hours ago, PatOngo said:

The quality of pointing is in decline, there was a time when pointers put some heart into it!

A bit of trivia for you, extremely rude to point the more traditional way in Malaysia, instead they make a fist and use the thumb.

 

A lot less of an impact I agree!

5 hours ago, PatOngo said:

The quality of pointing is in decline, there was a time when pointers put some heart into it!

Well you can see the Malaysian guy is thinking - WHAT! 

Pointless.

6 hours ago, PatOngo said:

The quality of pointing is in decline, there was a time when pointers put some heart into it!

More than made up for by the double finger point of the perp...

8 hours ago, webfact said:

Police soon had Natthachai Meesuk, 31, in custody and he denied everything. Under interrogation at the police station he changed his story.

I guess they had him by the sensitive pressure points until he gave in !

I thought it was the job of a security to protect property, not steal it. Oh well. What do I know!

...all too common attitude...

...foreigner = free meal ticket...

He was just protecting the car, so a thief wouldn't steal it.

 

Yeah, that's the ticket. ????

... and that's how Thais perceive foreigners as easy meat.

Idiot was probably busted by his own hotel security cctv.

On 11/4/2019 at 3:39 AM, sungod said:

A bit of trivia for you, extremely rude to point the more traditional way in Malaysia, instead they make a fist and use the thumb.

 

A lot less of an impact I agree!

Its also very rude in Thailand that's why its used in the police/ criminal photos. Its why go go girls wear numbers so when you choose them you dont have to point. Just tell the mama san the number.

18 minutes ago, sunnyboy2018 said:

Its also very rude in Thailand that's why its used in the police/ criminal photos. Its why go go girls wear numbers so when you choose them you dont have to point. Just tell the mama san the number.

It’s rude to point at people in Thailand, pointing at inanimate objects is perfectly acceptable.

15 hours ago, sunnyboy2018 said:

Its also very rude in Thailand that's why its used in the police/ criminal photos. Its why go go girls wear numbers so when you choose them you dont have to point. Just tell the mama san the number.

I thought the numbers were to get around the problem of trying to identify the short dark skinned girl with black hair and fried eggs.......