Foreign couple’s brazen theft to dodge checkpoint fines caught on CCTV

[snoop1130]

 

A security camera caught a foreign couple stealing two motorcycle helmets from a post office welfare house in the northern province of Chiang Mai in a bid to avoid being fined at a police checkpoint.

 

The director of the Mae Ping Post Office, Kraisri Thongwirat, discovered that two helmets belonging to the post office had gone missing yesterday, October 2. The two helmets had been left at his welfare house near the post office. They were red and white and had the Thailand Post logo on them.

 

To track down the thieves, Kraisri checked a security camera at the house and spotted the two foreign thieves on a red Honda Click motorcycle. The motorbike is presumed to be a tourist rental as it had no number plate.

 

In the video, a foreign man was seen parking the motorcycle in front of the welfare house at about 11.20am and entering the premises to steal the helmets. The foreign woman later walked to the front of the house and waited for the man. They helped each other put on the helmets and did not appear to be in a hurry.

 

By Petch Petpailin

Caption: Photo via Chiang Mai News

 

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[NE1]

4 minutes ago, snoop1130 said:

The motorbike is presumed to be a tourist rental as it had no number plate.

So what have they pixelated on the rear of the bike ?

[2long]

15 minutes ago, NE1 said:

So what have they pixelated on the rear of the bike ?

Maybe a picture of a Japanese porn star! ????????????

[Middle Aged Grouch]

So who are these farang thieves ? Russians ? Brits ? Americans ? Germans ?

[Gottfrid]

3 hours ago, Middle Aged Grouch said:

So who are these farang thieves ? Russians ? Brits ? Americans ? Germans ?

Look very Russian

[Denim]

6 minutes ago, Gottfrid said:

Look very Russian

Scandinavians ?

[Gottfrid]

2 minutes ago, Denim said:

Scandinavians ?

Yeah, probably Swedes. I´ll beat em up! ???? 

[roger101]

I doubt very much if they stole the helmets. Much more likely that they paid a dishonest Post Office worker for them. They were far to casual. Most thefts you see in the news the thief hurries to get away.

[cracker1]

"The motorbike is presumed to be a tourist rental as it had no number plate.'"

Why do the police allow bikes with no plates on the road ? How could they possibly track the ownership ?

[Bepah umayun]

I bet they're not Nigerians

[tandor]

4 hours ago, Bepah umayun said:

I bet they're not Nigerians

too well nourished?

[amexpat]

10 hours ago, Middle Aged Grouch said:

So who are these farang thieves ? Russians ? Brits ? Americans ? Germans ?

Who do you hope to blame? 

 

[IAMHERE]

Posted 1 hour ago

  12 hours ago, Middle Aged Grouch said:

So who are these farang thieves ? Russians ? Brits ? Americans ? Germans ?

Who do you hope to blame?

 

Icelanders, at least this week. 

 

[brianthainess]

The full story says hoping to avoid the 2,000 baht fine, when did that increase from 500b each to 1,000 baht each?

[The Fugitive]

5 hours ago, amexpat said:

Who do you hope to blame? 

Ever since I first saw the Kirk Douglas & Tony Curtis 1958 film 'The Vikings' I'll have to admit I haven't liked them one bit.

[SiSePuede419]

MOFAS

 

Morons Out For A Spin. ????

 

[Nick Carter icp]

20 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

 

A security camera caught a foreign couple stealing two motorcycle helmets from a post office welfare house in the northern province of Chiang Mai in a bid to avoid being fined at a police checkpoint.

 

The director of the Mae Ping Post Office, Kraisri Thongwirat, discovered that two helmets belonging to the post office had gone missing yesterday, October 2. The two helmets had been left at his welfare house near the post office. They were red and white and had the Thailand Post logo on them.

 

To track down the thieves, Kraisri checked a security camera at the house and spotted the two foreign thieves on a red Honda Click motorcycle. The motorbike is presumed to be a tourist rental as it had no number plate.

 

In the video, a foreign man was seen parking the motorcycle in front of the welfare house at about 11.20am and entering the premises to steal the helmets. The foreign woman later walked to the front of the house and waited for the man. They helped each other put on the helmets and did not appear to be in a hurry.

 

By Petch Petpailin

Caption: Photo via Chiang Mai News

 

Full story: The Thaiger 2023-10-03

 

- Cigna offers a range of visa-compliant plans that meet the minimum requirement of medical treatment, including COVID-19, up to THB 3m. For more information on all expat health insurance plans click here.

 

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Where the thieves Thai or were they Foreign ?

Its not quite clear in the report...............????

[Bundooman]

18 hours ago, Middle Aged Grouch said:

So who are these farang thieves ? Russians ? Brits ? Americans ? Germans ?

Jocks?

 

[Middle Aged Grouch]

23 hours ago, Denim said:

Scandinavians ?

Norvegians for sure...

[richard_smith237]

The mind boggles with the reporting... 

In the link, a pixellated photo (also used here), then the same article shows the video without any pixellation or masking.... so why pixellate in the first place?

[still kicking]

Come on Guys nobody blamed Australian yet 

[arithai12]

On 10/3/2023 at 9:37 PM, Gottfrid said:

Look very Russian

If you can tell a Russian from a Ukrainian by looking at them from a cctv, congratulations.

[arithai12]

On 10/3/2023 at 10:42 PM, cracker1 said:

"The motorbike is presumed to be a tourist rental as it had no number plate.'"

Why do the police allow bikes with no plates on the road ? How could they possibly track the ownership ?

First, that scooter has a licence plate, as can be seen already in the pixelated picture and more clearly in the linked video. Beats me why the journalist who wrote the original article had to invent this bit.

Second, a brand new two-wheeler has no licence plate until it gets a green book, usually one month. If the police wants they can stop the driver and ask for the dealer receipt, with owner and all. It's not much different for cars, initially they are allowed on the road with a red plate, which is linked to the dealer not the owner.

[Gottfrid]

5 hours ago, arithai12 said:

If you can tell a Russian from a Ukrainian by looking at them from a cctv, congratulations.

And before Putin started the war, no one in the west made any difference.