Pattaya Police Praised by Russian Couple for Swift Recovery of Stolen Purse

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By Tanakorn Panyadee

 

A grateful Russian couple lauded Pattaya Police after the officers were quickly able to retrieve a stolen purse for them. Two Thai men were arrested.

The officers on Friday, March 3rd, announced the arrest of two alleged thieves, Mr. Pitak Duangsawat, 23, and Mr. Peerayut Luang-in, 22. The two Thais were accused by a Russian woman, Mrs. Larisa Sobolevskaia, of snatching her purse while she was walking down Soi Naklua 18/1 in the Naklua sub-district of Banglamung district.

 

According to police, they recieved a theft report from Mrs. Larisa saying her purse was snatched by two men on motorbikes on March 1st around 8:30 PM. The woman had just left a convenience store and was heading to her hotel in Soi Naklua 18/1 when the two suspects approached her from behind, and one of them yanked her purse.

 

Full story: https://thepattayanews.com/2023/03/04/pattaya-police-praised-by-russian-couple-for-swift-recovery-of-stolen-purse/

 

-- © Copyright The Pattaya News 2023-03-06

 

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[jacko45k]

A lot of negative news this morning from another weekend in Pattaya.....beginning to think these music festivals and long weekends are a crime fest!

[norfolkandchance]

After the photo shoot the guy was arrested by the Fashion Police.

[sammieuk1]

Personally I would be giving the robbers a Hero of Thailand award in this case ???? 

[RichardColeman]

Pretty sure they could arrest more if they stopped these ridiculous photo opportunities and got on with their jobs

[ChrisY1]

Oh goody...another RTP hero article.....aren't they good!

[mikebell]

SEVEN photocops!  Meanwhile on the roads ...

[Lucky Bones]

"Yanked her Purse".

I am still chuckling.????????

[BigStar]

 

1 hour ago, sammieuk1 said:

Personally I would be giving the robbers a Hero of Thailand award in this case ???? 

Of course you would. Let's cue up all our old buzzards to drop their usual droppings on these overstaying job-stealing draft dodgers. Where are they when you need them?

[bangon04]

1 hour ago, mikebell said:

SEVEN photocops!  Meanwhile on the roads ...

The golden paratrooper wings need to be used for something.... they look good in the photo ops. Warning to purse-snatchers everywhere... the police will "swoop" down and catch you....

[Hakuna Matata]

Only people from the Russian deep province are dressed like that.

[NextG]

“The bag contained a pink 35,000-baht iPhone 11…”

 

Really? ????

 

I bought mine for around 4,000. Even brand new right now they are 16 to 20k. 

[flexomike]

7 minutes ago, NextG said:

“The bag contained a pink 35,000-baht iPhone 11…”

 

Really? ????

 

I bought mine for around 4,000. Even brand new right now they are 16 to 20k. 

I bet all your buddies give you a hard time over your pink phone - 555

 

[NextG]

1 hour ago, flexomike said:

I bet all your buddies give you a hard time over your pink phone - 555

 

Funnily enough, the phone came with a pink case. It belonged to a girl. Replaced that ‘tout de suite’..

[BigStar]

2 hours ago, NextG said:

“The bag contained a pink 35,000-baht iPhone 11…”

 

Really? ????

 

I bought mine for around 4,000. Even brand new right now they are 16 to 20k. 

In Russia?

[NextG]

14 minutes ago, BigStar said:

In Russia?

Did they quote the price in Rubles?

It’s now 2023. iPhone 11 was released in 2019. It’s not worth 35,000 baht. Don’t be silly ????

[BigStar]

1 minute ago, NextG said:

Did they quote the price in Rubles?

It’s now 2023. iPhone 11 was released in 2019. It’s not worth 35,000 baht. Don’t be silly ????

Yep, you dunno when they bought it or the recent price in Russia. Oh, and prices are quoted in baht in these Thai news accounts so that people needn't look up the exchange rate themselves to get an idea of the value.

[NextG]

6 hours ago, BigStar said:

Yep, you dunno when they bought it or the recent price in Russia. Oh, and prices are quoted in baht in these Thai news accounts so that people needn't look up the exchange rate themselves to get an idea of the value.

Why does it matter when they bought it? It might have been 35k when they bought it four years ago. But it’s not worth 35k now. 

[BigStar]

1 hour ago, NextG said:

Why does it matter when they bought it? It might have been 35k when they bought it four years ago. But it’s not worth 35k now. 

For all you know, they bought it 6 mos before leaving Russia, and it was 35k at the time, with the latest models priced even higher. Nor do you know what model it is, exactly, or what features it has. Here's one on Ebay for B47,697.12. Note that Ebay defaults to giving you the price in local (as determined by access location) currency, not, as you would expect, the price in the country of origin.

 

So they could well value it at 35k for themselves. The article isn't talking about "worth." It's talking price, and so were you--while trying to equate different contexts even in the absence of required info.

Edited March 6, 2023 by BigStar

[Operator2002]

9 hours ago, NextG said:

16 hours ago, BigStar said:

Yep, you dunno when they bought it or the recent price in Russia. Oh, and prices are quoted in baht in these Thai news accounts so that people needn't look up the exchange rate themselves to get an idea of the value.

Why does it matter when they bought it? It might have been 35k when they bought it four years ago. But it’s not worth 35k now. 

Yes, it was worth 35000 thb in 2019 and now its price around 20000 thb in Russia.