Sukhumvit snatch: Thai thief nabbed for stealing 40,000 baht from Ukrainian couple

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Police arrested a Thai man at his home in Bangkok’s Khlong Toei district today after he stole more than 40,000 baht from a Ukrainian couple on Soi Sukhumvit 18.

 

The Ukrainian couple reported to Thong Lor Police Station in the early hours of today, September 19, that a thief on a motorcycle rode up from behind and snatched a bag while they walked along Soi Sukhumvit 18.

 

The foreigners said the bag contained an iPhone 14, 14,000 baht in cash and a debit card. The items were valued at more than 40,000 baht.

Officers reviewed CCTV cameras near the scene until they were able to identify the thief, a 36 year old Thai man named Weerayut. The CCTV footage showed Weerayut fleeing the scene on his Honda PCX motorcycle, heading towards Khlong Toei community.

 

by Petch Petpailin

Photo via Facebook/ Page 3 News.

 

Full story: The Thaiger 2023-09-20

 

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[Thorgal]

I think that the Wagner franchise is exaggerating a little bit...

[hotchilli]

Walk down the road swinging your bag in one hand, brain in neutral.. 

 

[Hakuna Matata]

Send him to Bakhmut!

[shady86]

Wifes phone was snatched last month at Sukhumvit, police report done on same day but no update ever since. Safety in Thailand is getting worst. Always hold tight to your belongings and never use phone near the roads. 

Edited September 20, 2023 by shady86

[BritScot]

The more desperate Thai's become the more dangerous Thailand becomes. One of the reasons we left was the known 400,000 ~ 800,000 baht target on my back. Whole families in Thailand have been tortured then murdered for less. 

[Harsh Jones]

On 9/19/2023 at 7:09 PM, shady86 said:

Wifes phone was snatched last month at Sukhumvit, police report done on same day but no update ever since. Safety in Thailand is getting worst. Always hold tight to your belongings and never use phone near the roads. 

Was she walking along and making it ideal for a theif to steal her bag like this woman did?