Karon thief arrested for stealing B18k cash from American man

[snoop1130]

Photo: Karon Police

 

PHUKET: A man was arrested yesterday (July 12) after stealing approximately B18,000 in cash from an American national at a villa in Karon.

 

Karon Police, led by Maj Pitchayut Srinak, arrested a 42-year-old Thai man at his house in Rassada and charged him with the theft. The man was not named in the police report.

 

According to the report, 39-year-old American James Anthony Melwesti filed a complaint at Karon Police Station on July 5 claiming around B18,000 in cash was missing from his villa at Baan St Tropez in Soi Patak 10.

 

Full Story: https://www.thephuketnews.com/karon-thief-arrested-for-stealing-b18k-cash-from-american-man-80669.php

 

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[beechbum]

Even the pointing's dropped off, pretty average effort, must be due to COVID.

[RichardColeman]

From link : The man was taken to Karon Police Station and charged with theft and using a vehicle to flee

 

Does that odd sense of law mean he would have been charged with fleeing the crime scene on foot if he had no bike ? 

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[misterjames]

Imagine this guys luck he moved from America to escape the Karens, then gets robbed by a Karon.

[SomchaiCNX]

16 hours ago, misterjames said:

Imagine this guys luck he moved from America to escape the Karens, then gets robbed by a Karon.

Your post is very misleading for people living in Northern Thailand. Native English (or is it American? ) people please stop insulting the Karens (ethnic group of people ) Never did hear from it until a couple years ago. KLM (not the Dutch airlines). Everybody is sooooooooo political correct nowadays but nobody seems to care about this. The British should now them as they served with honor in their forces during their time in Burma. 

[Henryford]

Well done the Thai Police for catching this guy so quickly. In the UK they wouldn't even bother to investigate it.

[madmitch]

5 hours ago, Henryford said:

Well done the Thai Police for catching this guy so quickly. In the UK they wouldn't even bother to investigate it.

Yep. Credit where credit's due.

[BTB1977]

On 7/13/2021 at 7:21 PM, misterjames said:

Imagine this guys luck he moved from America to escape the Karens, then gets robbed by a Karon.

Now that's funny. Wish I'd thought of it. 

[Mac Mickmanus]

21 hours ago, SomchaiCNX said:

Your post is very misleading for people living in Northern Thailand. Native English (or is it American? ) people please stop insulting the Karens (ethnic group of people ) Never did hear from it until a couple years ago. KLM (not the Dutch airlines). Everybody is sooooooooo political correct nowadays but nobody seems to care about this. The British should now them as they served with honor in their forces during their time in Burma. 

The derogatory  term "Karen" has nothing to do with the Karon Thai ethic group and nothing to do with anything Thai .

   Its just a typical Western Female name 

[SomchaiCNX]

1 hour ago, Mac Mickmanus said:

The derogatory  term "Karen" has nothing to do with the Karon Thai ethic group and nothing to do with anything Thai .

   Its just a typical Western Female name 

"Karen" 

[SomchaiCNX]

1 hour ago, Mac Mickmanus said:

The derogatory  term "Karen" has nothing to do with the Karon Thai ethic group and nothing to do with anything Thai .

   Its just a typical Western Female name 

So way American people get so upset with "black Peter" "Zwarte Piet" in the Netherlands and Belgium and even talk about it in The UN? There are plenty of derogatory terms that where not derogatory a couple years ago but because of these political correct people now they are. Yet the "Karen" term really is in my view (and I'm not a lefty). FYI the Karens are not an ethnic Thai group, they moved across the border of Burma and are fighting for independence since 1948, promised by the father of Ang Sue See but ignored by the military after the coup that killed him.