Phuket Town gold necklace thief chased down, caught in citizen’s arrest

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Phuket Town gold necklace thief chased down, caught in citizen’s arrest

By Eakkapop Thongtub

 

The men chased down Taveesuk and finally caught him some 500 metres away. Screenshot: via Eakkapop Thongtub

 

PHUKET: Local people made a citizens arrest yesterday after a 21-year-old man stole two necklaces from a Phuket Town gold shop. The man stole the necklaces from the shop after had pawned his girlfriend’s gold necklace to a different gold shop and she had nagged him to get it back.

 

Phuket City Police Chief Col Theerawat Liamsuwan said his officers were called to a vacant lot beside a building in the Soi Hap Ek area at around 1pm yesterday (Mar 11), where they were handed over Phuket native Taveesuk Pliaoket, 21, who had been chased down and “arrested” by three men.

 

The men explained that Taveesuk had stolen two gold necklaces from a gold shop opposite the Robinson Department Store on Tilok-U-Thit 1 Rd some 500 metres away.

 

Full story: https://www.thephuketnews.com/phuket-town-gold-necklace-thief-chased-down-caught-in-citizen-arrest-75243.php

 

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[4MyEgo]

7 minutes ago, webfact said:

The man stole the necklaces from the shop after had pawned his girlfriend’s gold necklace to a different gold shop and she had nagged him to get it back.

I guess she won't be nagging him for a long time now.

[marko kok prong]

Another dimwit.

[bluesofa]

2 hours ago, 4MyEgo said:

I guess she won't be nagging him for a long time now.

Well only visiting days.

[Iron Tongue]

Looks like he got the obligatory Thai beat-down from the gold shop owners.