Daylight robbery: Bangkok bank heist nets unknown amount

 

 

A Bangkok Bank branch in the capital’s Thung Khru district was robbed on Wednesday afternoon (January 22), the lone perpetrator wielding a pistol snatched from a security guard.

 

Thung Khru police got the call at about 2pm and were soon at the bank inside a Tesco Lotus on Soi Pracha Uthit 58.

 

The security guard said the robber used his .38 pistol while ordering tellers to hand over an as-yet-unverified amount of cash, and then fled on a black Yamaha Fino motorcycle with no licence plate.

 

Witnesses described the suspect as 155-160 centimetres tall, slim and wearing a dark jacket, jeans and sneakers, black gloves, a purple motorcycle helmet and a blue backpack.

 

Source: https://www.nationthailand.com/news/30380919

 

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We will see a lot more of this in Thailand. Hyperinflation; factory mass terminations; and a sanctimonious self serving government.

Security guard had his own gun taken away from him?  Too funny!

Why dont they instruct the mall security to stop anyone wearing helmets from entering the premises. Easy to implement, and could prevent a lot of these instances.

 

 

42 minutes ago, CharlieH said:

Why dont they instruct the mall security to stop anyone wearing helmets from entering the premises. Easy to implement, and could prevent a lot of these instances.

 

 

People need brains to think of that !

Wonder if they are now studying the CCTV for any signs of limping ?

13 hours ago, CharlieH said:

Why dont they instruct the mall security to stop anyone wearing helmets from entering the premises. Easy to implement, and could prevent a lot of these instances.

 

 

Oh easy....it's not polite

14 hours ago, Just1Voice said:

Security guard had his own gun taken away from him?  Too funny!

 

not guards fault, microsleep can be a bi ch

16 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

Thung Khru police got the call at about 2pm and were soon at the bank inside a Tesco Lotus on Soi Pracha Uthit 58.

Maybe they should ask the assistance from Pattaya police, they can crack a robbery in 15 minutes !

The "clothes police" are on it.

16 hours ago, exparte said:

We will see a lot more of this in Thailand. Hyperinflation; factory mass terminations; and a sanctimonious self serving government.

nonsense .....  this kind of thing is happening all over the world, not just Thailand.

Too many robberies, I don’t feel safe in Thailand.

And by the sound of these posters above other countries do not have thefts.

The chances of getting away with it are very remote in Thailand wheras for example in Oz

the last 9 bank robbers 7 unsolved 

Sadly, a sign of the times everywhere

20 hours ago, exparte said:

We will see a lot more of this in Thailand. Hyperinflation; factory mass terminations; and a sanctimonious self serving government.

Hyperinflation? Have I missed something?

Witnesses described the suspect as 155-160 centimeters tall, slim and wearing a dark jacket, jeans and sneakers, black gloves, a purple motorcycle helmet and a blue backpack.

 

 

 Yes I can confirm that 100%????

2 hours ago, kevin612 said:

Too many robberies, I don’t feel safe in Thailand.

yes .... I've stopped going to the banks & gold shops

22 hours ago, CharlieH said:

Why dont they instruct the mall security to stop anyone wearing helmets from entering the premises. Easy to implement, and could prevent a lot of these instances.

 

 

In India , no way you can wear anything on your head , I was told to remove ball cap on entering bank or exchange

Permitting a security guard to carry a firearm is asking for trouble.

13 hours ago, RichardColeman said:

Wonder if they are now studying the CCTV for any signs of limping ?

I think he's just left his Mia Noi and called in the bank on his way home....so yes, he was probably still suffering from a stiff leg.

6 hours ago, Ireland32 said:

In India , no way you can wear anything on your head , I was told to remove ball cap on entering bank or exchange

It's disrespectful to have your balls out in the first place.

17 hours ago, sammieuk1 said:

Witnesses described the suspect as 155-160 centimeters tall, slim and wearing a dark jacket, jeans and sneakers, black gloves, a purple motorcycle helmet and a blue backpack.

 

 

 Yes I can confirm that 100%????

that purple helmet will probably be his undoing..it always amazes me how people end up committing a crime and leave so many clues to their arrest..

18 hours ago, kevin612 said:

Too many robberies, I don’t feel safe in Thailand.

You think too much ! 555

Edited January 24, 20206 yr by thooktong

18 hours ago, toolpush said:

Hyperinflation? Have I missed something?

In his home currency actually !

Edited January 24, 20206 yr by thooktong

155-160 centimeters tall : could be a young boy or a woman who knows ?????

Edited January 24, 20206 yr by thooktong

i'm surprised this doesn't happen more often and with greater precision and planning

 

i was once in a bank here down south and i swear there must have been 100M baht in 1000baht bundles on a table behind the counter (approx half meter cube of money) - the only security was a 9 stone 60 year old guard picking his nose in the carpark. crazy.

 

 

 

57 minutes ago, thooktong said:

155-160 centimeters tall : could be a young boy or a woman who knows ?????

A woman who knows what??

On 1/22/2020 at 10:08 PM, CharlieH said:

Why dont they instruct the mall security to stop anyone wearing helmets from entering the premises. Easy to implement, and could prevent a lot of these instances.

 

 

Why don't the banks install security screens that automatically go up if someone tries to jump the counter and other security measures. There's absolutely no security measures in any of the banks here. If this was the US the banks would be robbed hundreds of times every day with the lack of security measures.

1 hour ago, bbi1 said:

Why don't the banks install security screens that automatically go up if someone tries to jump the counter and other security measures. There's absolutely no security measures in any of the banks here. If this was the US the banks would be robbed hundreds of times every day with the lack of security measures.

So USA is that bad

 Not just fake news then.

As the economy continues to tank, with factories shutting down, and mass layoffs, I think we are going to see more of this happening. 

6 hours ago, overherebc said:

A woman who knows what??

Sorry, I meant could be a boy or could be a woman (155 CM TALL)????

 

we do not know yet ....

Edited January 24, 20206 yr by thooktong