Police were able to identify and arrest three thieves who were stealing electrical cables in Bangkok because the name of one of the thieves was written on the car they used to commit the crime.

 

Officers from the Don Mueang Police Station received numerous theft reports from a construction site of the New Connect Don Mueang condominium on the Vibhavadi Rangsit Road in the Don Mueang district of Bangkok and attempted to obtain footage from security cameras in the area to identify the thieves’ identities.

 

In one footage, the four thieves in all-black attires were seen walking and clawing slowly to a big roll of electric wires and gradually rolling the wire to their white pickup parked in front of the construction site.

 

They left no evidence at the scene to identify them. One of the gang was seen using his foot to erase the footprints before leaving the scene. Further examination of the CCTV footage eventually led police to an unexpected clue.

 

Officers spotted a full name written on the right side of the pickup used in the theft, and the name led to one of the thieves, 24 year old Anupong “Toey” Phothijhon. Toey was a worker at the construction site.

 

By Petch Petpailin

Caption: Photo via Facebook/ ตะลุยข่าว 4 ภาค

 

Full story: The Thaiger 2023-12-18

 

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There should be an award similar to a Darwin award but for stupidity not causing death. 

And now?

Will those thieves pay for all the cables and the damage? 

Will the police check to whom they sold the cables? Will the police arrest those people?

 

A crime like that only works with many people working together.

Anupong...not the smartest black crab in the somtam! 

This has made my day. I can't stop giggling. There's stupid then there's this

"Toey was a worker at the construction site."

 

Presumably not any more. 

He forgot to put his phone number after his name.....

 

Well done the Super Sleuth Thai police for zooming in with very little clues to catch these villains.

Schmuck!

12 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

Police were able to identify and arrest three thieves who were stealing electrical cables in Bangkok because the name of one of the thieves was written on the car they used to commit the crime.

Priceless.

They should have plastered their ID card on the car too, then it would have been really hard to catch them...

Those motorcyclists wearing green shirts with the logo GRAB on the back are in for a chase.

19 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

Toey was a worker at the construction site.

 Had his own "cable car"?

5 hours ago, PETERTHEEATER said:

Those motorcyclists wearing green shirts with the logo GRAB on the back are in for a chase.

Smart and funny comment. Well done