High school girls arrested for stealing iPhones worth 17,800 baht in closed mall

[webfact]

 

Two high school girls arrested for stealing mobile phones after hiding in a closed shopping mall. Yesterday, police in Buri Ram arrested two female high school students from a school in Mueang Buri Ram district as they were suspected of breaking into a mobile phone store in a well-known shopping mall.

 

The store owner had posted a call for help on Facebook, asking the public for any information regarding the two suspects thought to be still students. The stolen phones were an iPhone 11, priced at 11,900 baht (US$340), and a second-hand iPhone 7, with an estimated value of 5,900 baht (US$170).

 

The incident occurred around 9:20pm on the night of June 20, after the shopping mall had closed. The store owner’s Facebook post contained clear images and video clips from the closed-circuit cameras, that captured the suspects committing the crime. It is believed that the two girls entered the shopping mall before it closed, hid in some corner, and carried out the theft once the mall staff and customers had left. They were expected to blend in with the moviegoers exiting the mall after the show.

 

by Samantha Rose

PHOTO: Sanook

 

Full story: https://thethaiger.com/news/national/high-school-girls-arrested-for-stealing-iphones-worth-17800-baht-in-closed-mall

 

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[watchcat]

10 minutes ago, webfact said:

It is believed that the two girls entered the shopping mall before it closed, hid in some corner, and carried out the theft once the mall staff and customers had left. They were expected to blend in with the moviegoers exiting the mall after the show.

At least the had a plan.

[2baht]

iPhones are sooooo cool! ????

[hotchilli]

5 hours ago, watchcat said:

At least the had a plan.

Quite a novel one... hide out, nick some stuff ans sneak out later with the movie goers...

[Bangkok Barry]

They showed unusual initiative. Except that that forgot that CCTV now exists everywhere so actually they're as dumb as ****.

[Celsius]

The real crime here is a phone released in 2016 being sold for 5900 baht