Thief steals 88 gold necklaces worth at least 17 million baht in Chiang Mai

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A Thai man stole 88 gold necklaces from Yaowarat Krungthep Gold Shop in Lotus’s supermarket in the Fang district in the northern province of Chiang Mai yesterday. Each gold necklace was worth 200,000 to 500,000 baht causing losses of at least 17 million baht.

 

The theft took place at about 18.45pm yesterday, November 28. The thief stole 88 gold necklaces from four trays spending only one minute before fleeing the supermarket on his motorcycle. He did not have any weapons and did not injure any employees during the robbery.

 

Fang Police Station officers reviewed the shop’s security cameras and the supermarket and spotted a man of 180 centimetres height parking his motorcycle, a Honda Wave, without a registration plate at the entrance of the supermarket. He was wearing a long-sleeved black jacket, long black trousers and a motorcycle helmet painted with orange flames.

The man entered the Yaowarat Krungthep Gold Shop swiftly vaulting over the counter to grab four trays of gold necklaces displayed in the glass case. He had no weapons and did not threaten any staff members.

 

by Petch Petpailin

Photo via Facebook/ ศูนย์ข่าว ส.ว.ท.

 

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[Chris Daley]

Finally one of them managed it.  We have had 'take one necklace and run away screaming towards the security'  'take a handful and get locked in the store'  'put a bag with a brick in it to hold the door open / got stuck in traffic during the escape.

 

Such a piss easy job to pull off.

[scottiejohn]

22 minutes ago, Chris Daley said:

Such a piss easy job to pull off.

How do you know it is easy? 

If it is as easy as you imply have you done it successfully a few times?

[Nick Carter icp]

11 minutes ago, scottiejohn said:

How do you know it is easy? 

If it is as easy as you imply have you done it successfully a few times?

 

  He probably isn't a thief and thus wouldn't steal things 

[richard_smith237]

54 minutes ago, scottiejohn said:

How do you know it is easy? 

If it is as easy as you imply have you done it successfully a few times?

 

You think a 'smash & grab' requires the planning and orchestration of a criminal mastermind ????? 

[Enoon]

 

"He did not have any weapons and did not injure any employees during the robbery"

 

Other news:

 

"Numerous anonymous donations of small, rough cast ingots of gold have appeared at orphanages and other worthy institutions around Chiang Mai"

 

 

"Feared by the bad, loved by the good, Somchai Hood! Somchai Hood! Somchai Hood!"

 

 

[neeray]

Perhaps the thief has been watching international news and is copying a very similar snatch and grab trait now popular in USA.

[hotchilli]

Open -air gold shops, what could possibly go wrong.

[brianthainess]

They should move these un-screened mall gold shops nearer the doors, to save the robbers having to run an extra 15 meters, or just have them outside. 

[ChaiyaTH]

Seems smart, the charges are less if it happens in the day time as well if he didn't have any weapons or did not threaten anyone. Aside that he took a huge amount. If he actually stays at large, this would be one of the more professional gold robberies I've read about in years. Maybe it is a foreigner lol, 180cm too.

Edited November 30, 2023 by ChaiyaTH