A Thai man in Pattaya stole a pickup truck from a delivery man but was quickly arrested by police. The suspect desperately claimed that he missed his home in Chiang Rai, Northern Thailand, and needed to steal the truck to get there.

 

Pattaya police on Monday, July 24th, arrested an alleged car thief, Mr. Sao Songsaeng, a 27-year-old beach chair rental vendor at Pattaya Beach, while he was trying to flee the city in a stolen white Isuzu D-Max pickup truck.

 

According to the police, they received a complaint from the delivery driver, Mr. Somchai Khetkhan, 47, that his truck, parked on Pattaya-Naklua Road with a running engine, had been stolen by a male suspect.

 

By Tanakorn Panyadee

 

Full Story: https://thepattayanews.com/2023/07/25/pattaya-man-misses-his-home-in-chiang-rai-and-steals-a-pickup-truck-to-try-to-get-there/

 

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I miss my home country, Thai airways beware, I'm coming to steal a plane 

2 hours ago, happysoul said:

I miss my home country, Thai airways beware, I'm coming to steal a plane 

Cunning plan.

Sounds fair to me.

Hell of a long way to walk.????????

That one police man has some skills look how he did a backwards kick.

 

Easier plan  , steal a fishing boat!

Kinda sad. Someone probably told him to head to the tourist areas where all the work is. And he ends up shilling umbrellas for Pattayas finest. Going nowhere and making nothing, he asks wth he's doing here. And just has the urge to escape. 

7 hours ago, Harsh Jones said:

Kinda sad. Someone probably told him to head to the tourist areas where all the work is. And he ends up shilling umbrellas for Pattayas finest. Going nowhere and making nothing, he asks wth he's doing here. And just has the urge to escape. 

Or just a lazy thief that did not want to take public transport - my money is on my story - not yours

10 hours ago, PoorSucker said:

Cunning plan.

Cunning stunt.

Would have cost more for diesel than what a bus ticket costs.

Stupids will stupid.

 

57 minutes ago, RichardColeman said:

Or just a lazy thief that did not want to take public transport - my money is on my story - not yours

If he could afford the fuel, he could afford the bus ticket.

37 minutes ago, Ralf001 said:

Would have cost more for diesel than what a bus ticket costs.

Stupids will stupid.

 

Do you think there was no diesel in it? 

10 hours ago, PoorSucker said:

Cunning plan.

Or something similar sounding.

31 minutes ago, Neeranam said:

Do you think there was no diesel in it? 

A local delivery truck with enough diesel for a 920 km trip? (approx.)

Almost 600 miles for our nonmetrics

40 minutes ago, KhunBENQ said:

A local delivery truck with enough diesel for a 920 km trip? (approx.)

Almost 600 miles for our nonmetrics

If he stole the truck, stealing fuel would have been a given.????

1 hour ago, Ralf001 said:

Would have cost more for diesel than what a bus ticket costs.

Stupids will stupid.

 

Steal fuel.

Get serviced by all the bg's hitching a ride home.

Bus? Nope.

Stupid? Nope

Drunk or stoned. Likely.????????

2 hours ago, Neeranam said:

Do you think there was no diesel in it? 

Well derr.. it was sitting there idling... what do you reckon.

 

Do I think it had enough diesel to do the full trip....NO.

1 hour ago, Ralf001 said:

Well derr.. it was sitting there idling... what do you reckon.

 

Do I think it had enough diesel to do the full trip....NO.

He wasn't planning to drive it home anyway. He was panning to sell it, obviously.

22 minutes ago, Neeranam said:

He wasn't planning to drive it home anyway. He was panning to sell it, obviously.

"he confessed that he stole the truck for a trip back to his hometown in Chiang Rai province"

 

 

Just now, Ralf001 said:

"he confessed that he stole the truck for a trip back to his hometown in Chiang Rai province"

 

 

I highly doubt he was telling the truth.  Sounds better than 'I though ghosts were chasing me, after being on yaa maa for 3 days'

2 minutes ago, Neeranam said:

I highly doubt he was telling the truth.  Sounds better than 'I though ghosts were chasing me, after being on yaa maa for 3 days'

You doubt he was telling the truth so make up your own b u  l l s h i t about selling it.

You on the yaba ?

18 hours ago, Lucky Bones said:

Sounds fair to me.

Hell of a long way to walk.????????

Especially in bare feet.....