Arrest warrant for former Thai soldier after 4.5 million baht armed gold shop robbery at Lotus, Korat

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Picture: Thai Rath

 

Thai Rath reported that the Yaowarat Krungthep gold shop on the first floor of Lotus, Nakhon Ratchasima was hit in an armed robbery.

 

CCTV caught a tall, slim man dressed in black with gloves, a black balaclava and sneakers who went into the store and brandished a handgun threatening staff.

 

He then jumped up onto the display area and helped himself to 51 gold necklaces of 3 baht weight each.

 

This is worth 4.5 million baht.

 

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The assailant then fled, it is believed on an orange and white Yamaha Fino motorcycle with no plates. 

 

The local court has issued an arrest warrant for robbery for 28 year old Kittipong Thaethaisong, a former soldier. 

 

In 2016 he was mixed up in an ice and yaba drugs case resulting in his arrest. 

 

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[anchadian]

Stupid boy.

[ThailandRyan]

Glad he was not disgruntled and started shooting up the Mall like another former colleague of his 2 years ago........

[hotchilli]

The guy sitting behind coolly plays on his phone.

[RafPinto]

1 minute ago, hotchilli said:

The guy sitting behind coolly plays on his phone.

He was on google earth, looking for an escape route.

[hotchilli]

1 minute ago, RafPinto said:

He was on google earth, looking for an escape route.

GPS coordinates to the nearest Karzi?

[RafPinto]

1 minute ago, hotchilli said:

GPS coordinates to the nearest Karzi?

No, nearest police station to share the profits.

[hotchilli]

1 minute ago, RafPinto said:

No, nearest police station to share the profits.

????

[teeyai]

He's wearing fingerless gloves ! ! !  ????????