SOURCE: Pattaya People: May 11th 2007

German Tourist Suspected of Stealing Whiskey

The Pattaya Police received a report in the afternoon of 10th May from the head security guard at the Carrefour Shopping Mall that he had detained a tourist that tried to steal a bottle of “Lao Khao” Thai whiskey worth not more than 40 Baht from the store.

At the scene the police found the 51 year old German Mr. Rainer Fahle together with the cheap bottle of spirit so escorted him back to the station for questioning.

The security guard stated that he spotted the man trying to steal the whiskey by wrapping it up with newspaper and walking out without paying so detained him and called the police.

On the other hand, Mr. Fahle denied stealing so further investigations must be made starting with inspecting the surveillance camera at the store.

Beware: This German Might Be After Your Lao Khao!

Photograph courtesy of Pattaya People: May 11th 2007

I just love his passport piccie "Ach so Baron von Richtoven ve meet again ya?"

What a plonker, just glad he aint a Brit 'cos the bashers would have had a field day.

sad and depressing to read that he gets splashed over the papers for being silly enough to try and steal something worth less than a euro.

The German may be down on his luck and also an alcoholic. Perhaps he "needed" the alcohol and had no money.

He very well may need help.

The German may be down on his luck and also an alcoholic. Perhaps he "needed" the alcohol and had no money.

He very well may need help.

He does now

What a silly man After he goes through the

judicial process, could something like this lead to

him being blacklisted from Thailand ?

WOW!! If he has to steal Lao Khao to get drunk it's time to go home now, next plane out for sure. The stuff is dirty cheap, personally can't stand the smell of the stuff. If was to hangout near the motorcycle taxis stop he could get a couple of shots of the stuff for free.