Woman hijacks rescue truck in Bangkok, sparks police chase

[webfact]

In a bizarre incident this morning, a Japanese woman seized a rescue pickup truck in front of the Lumpini Police Station while the vehicle was assisting an injured foreign man. The woman, whose identity is yet to be determined, drove off with the vehicle at approximately 8.10am, leading authorities on a chase that concluded near the large roundabout in the Bang Yi Ruea area of Thonburi, Bangkok.

 

The incident began when Pisut Chukleang, a volunteer with the Ruamkatanyu Foundation, reported the theft. He was attending to a foreign man who had been injured near the Lumpini Police Station around 7.55am. The rescue vehicle had been left running and unlocked in front of the station. Upon completing the first aid procedures, the volunteers discovered the vehicle had been stolen. The police were immediately alerted to the theft.

 

Following the report, Police Lieutenant Colonel Wathanyu Boonnoon, who is in charge of the Lumpini Police Station, ordered patrols to broadcast an alert throughout the surrounding Lumpini Park area to intercept the stolen vehicle. The pursuit led officers and the victimised party towards the Taksin intersection, where the woman was eventually apprehended near the Bang Yi Ruea roundabout, reported KhaoSod.

Upon capture, the woman communicated in Japanese, necessitating the need for an interpreter to assist with her interrogation. The authorities transported her back to the Lumpini Police Station to further evaluate whether she was suffering from any mental health issues, as her responses to questioning were erratic and inconclusive.

The woman is now in custody at the Lumpini Police Station, where further assessments will determine her mental state and any subsequent legal proceedings.

 

In related news, a Japanese fugitive escaped police custody in a daring car chase. He was initially detained at the Immigration Bureau in Suan Phlu on September 9 last year, before managing to commandeer a police vehicle and flee the scene. The Japanese man, Yuki Yanagi, who was later discovered to have abandoned the vehicle and taken a taxi, remains at large.

 

by Nattapong Westwood

Picture courtesy of KhaoSod

 

Source: The Thaiger 2024-02-19

 

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[Deserted]

She'd have to be off her rocker to pull a stunt like that...or just high. 🤫

[hotchilli]

3 hours ago, webfact said:

Upon capture, the woman communicated in Japanese, necessitating the need for an interpreter to assist with her interrogation. The authorities transported her back to the Lumpini Police Station to further evaluate whether she was suffering from any mental health issues, as her responses to questioning were erratic and inconclusive.

Well it's not your normal everyday behaviour?

[Scouse123]

I am waiting....................

 

Not a British person in sight, and look at the mayhem caused by those terrible Japanese.

 

I say we ban them all, after tar and feathering them as per the wishes of some AN members.

 

I mean, why don't they do mental health checks on ALL Japanese before allowing them to travel to wonderful Thailand?

[Scouse123]

4 minutes ago, hotchilli said:

Well it's not your normal everyday behaviour?

 

Might be for her.

[metisdead]

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[findlay13]

10 minutes ago, Scouse123 said:

I am waiting....................

 

Not a British person in sight, and look at the mayhem caused by those terrible Japanese.

 

I say we ban them all, after tar and feathering them as per the wishes of some AN members.

 

I mean, why don't they do mental health checks on ALL Japanese before allowing them to travel to wonderful Thailand?

She was raised in Britain and British educated . [ROTFLOL that's a joke son,a joke]

[Scouse123]

2 minutes ago, findlay13 said:

She was raised in Britain and British educated . [ROTFLOL that's a joke son,a joke]

 

 

It just wouldn't surprise me for somebody on here at AN to find something like that.

 

Some great-great-grandmothers ex-husband was British, and that's what caused the meltdown, so we as Brits are to blame....😂

[cowellandrew]

2 black Scottish grass skirts 2- japenses girl -1

 

 

[Srikcir]

8 hours ago, Scouse123 said:

Not a British person in sight

Thus the lack of violence?

[Scouse123]

1 hour ago, Srikcir said:

Thus the lack of violence?

 

Yawn!