A forensic officer collects prints from the counter at the gold shop in Bang Sao Thong district of Samut Prakan. Picture courtesy of Sutthiwit Chayutworakan.

 

Local police reported that a man, posing as a customer, entered a gold shop located in a department store in the Bang Sao Thong district. The man showed interest in multiple necklaces before stealing four of them in a daring heist.

 

The stolen necklaces have an estimated value of around 230,000 baht. Security camera footage revealed a man aged between 20 and 25, dressed in a black-green sports shirt and wearing a black face mask, walking into the gold shop at approximately 1pm on Monday.

 

Assuming the role of a buyer, the man requested to examine three gold necklaces, each weighing 2 baht, and one weighing 50 satangs. The shop attendant obliged, placing the four necklaces on a tray for the supposed customer to take a closer look. The man proceeded to put one necklace around his neck before asking the attendant for a mirror, Bangkok Post reported.

 

Full Story: https://thethaiger.com/news/national/robber-steals-necklaces-from-gold-store

 

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13 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

Local police reported that a man, posing as a customer, entered a gold shop located in a department store in the Bang Sao Thong district

These virtually open-air gold shops within shopping malls should be stopped. They're an open invitation for a robbery.

My local Big C has four of them all in a row.. no protection what-so-ever, and just to make it enticing the first one is about 50 meters from the main door.