10M baht theft from locker at Bangkok mall fitness center - man arrested who had key copied

[webfact]

Picture: Thai Rath

 

Thai Rath reported that the thief who stole 10 million baht's worth of items from a locker at Fitness First in The Mall, Ngam Wong Wan, Bangkok, was arrested yesterday.

 

Narongphon Pongsothon, 37, from Ratchaburi, was arrested at a room in Seriphaph Condo in Ngam Wong Wan Soi 23 by police from Region 1, reported Thai Rath.

 

He admitted that he was a customer of the gym and had previously had a key copied.

 

Picture: Thai Rath

 

He bided his time before opening a locker belonging to real estate businessman Sathit Wattano, 35, a resident of Thawee Wattana district in Bangkok.

 

The theft occurred on Tuesday of last week at 6pm when Sathit went to train after work. The victim reported 10 million baht's worth of items in his locker had gone missing.

 

Picture: Thai Rath

 

Recovered from the condo were:

 

1. A Phra Somdej amulet.
2. A three baht weight gold necklace
3.A Hermes bracelet
4. Nudie jeans
5. Adidas Ultraboost shoes
6. Native training shoes
7.Training shorts
8.A bag
9. A Garuda brand medal

 

Narongphon was taken to Muang Nonthaburi police station for questioning as police sought a warrant.

 

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[ezzra]

And for a change, kudos to the Thai police for solving the case so quickly and returning the loot to its rightful owners...

Edited January 19, 2023 by ezzra

[jak2002003]

Wow.  How does that add up to 10 million baht?  Those jeans and shoes must be really good.  

[StayinThailand2much]

49 minutes ago, webfact said:

Recovered from the condo were:

 

1. A Phra Somdej amulet.
2. A three baht weight gold necklace
3.A Hermes bracelet
4. Nudie jeans
5. Adidas Ultraboost shoes
6. Native training shoes
7.Training shorts
8.A bag
9. A Garuda brand medal

... worth 10 million baht??

[Bluespunk]

24 minutes ago, jak2002003 said:

Wow.  How does that add up to 10 million baht?  Those jeans and shoes must be really good.  

Yeah, I was wondering about that...not sure how much a 3 baht weight gold necklace or a hermes bracelet adds up to.

 

Maybe the amulet was valuable.

[tomazbodner]

15 minutes ago, StayinThailand2much said:

... worth 10 million baht??

Seems the rest, like Rolex was already sold?

[flyingtlger]

1 hour ago, webfact said:

10 million baht's worth of items from a locker at Fitness First

Who in their right mind leaves 10M worth of items in a gym locker?

What a meat head....

[d4dang]

the amulet is the score...probably 10mil or more...if it is real

[Emdog]

Of course it doesn't add up to 10 million. The list is what was recovered from the condo.... where the rest went will be the fun part of investigation

[brucegoniners]

Who the hell leaves that kind of stuff in a gym locker?

[hotchilli]

4 hours ago, jak2002003 said:

Wow.  How does that add up to 10 million baht?  Those jeans and shoes must be really good.  

Chinas finest copies.

[Liverpool Lou]

7 hours ago, ezzra said:

And for a change, kudos to the Thai police for solving the case so quickly and returning the loot to its rightful owners...

Some of the loot.

[Liverpool Lou]

6 hours ago, flyingtlger said:

Who in their right mind leaves 10M worth of items in a gym locker?

 

Someone who doesn't expect another customer to have a duplicate key in order to open the secured locker.

[Liverpool Lou]

2 hours ago, brucegoniners said:

Who the hell leaves that kind of stuff in a gym locker?

Somone who doesn't want to wear it while working out, perhaps, knowing that, like all the other lockers the users of which had nothing stolen, his was securely locked?   

[richard_smith237]

 

Not on that list is the Diamond encrusted Rolex that was also stolen... 

 

As usual, the article is very poorly written and absent of facts to round off the article. 

 

 

 

[Boyn]

So this guy is walking around wearing stuff thats worth more than my house and truck! and he puts it in a gym locker? why do stories here never seem to ring quite true?

[billd766]

The Phra Somdej amulet, IF it is genuine, As of 2013, a Phra Somdej Chitralada is worth at least two million baht.

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thai_Buddha_amulet

 

Phra Somdej Chitralada are the amulets made by King Bhumibol himself and awarded from 1965 to 1970 to selected soldiers, policemen, government officers, and citizens.[9] No more than 3,000 of these amulets were made. Each amulet is accompanied with certificate stating the name of the recipient, date, and amulet number. 

 

It is quite a rare amulet and the value given is nearly 10 years old.

 

The value of such an amulet does not of course reflect the price paid for it, which is how much the buyer is prepared to pay, and if it is accompanied with certificate stating the name of the recipient, date, and amulet number.

Edited January 19, 2023 by billd766
added extra text

[BusyB]

What a ridiculous amount of loot to be putting in a gym locker.

[d4dang]

12 hours ago, richard_smith237 said:

 

Not on that list is the Diamond encrusted Rolex that was also stolen... 

 

As usual, the article is very poorly written and absent of facts to round off the article. 

 

 

 

he lent it to a general

Edited January 19, 2023 by d4dang
grammar

[sammieuk1]

Right on time an honest taxi driver arrived bearing gifts and a skeleton key in the next part of this story ????

[steven100]

where's the rolex ?

[lujanit]

3 hours ago, steven100 said:

where's the rolex ?

Was there no cash in the locker too?