Aussie arrested in Koh Pha Ngan after joyride on stolen motorcycle

[ChipButty]

22 minutes ago, JoseThailand said:

 

You never heard of immigrants?

No, what are they?

[off road pat]

5 hours ago, VocalNeal said:

 

Rookie mistake🧐

 

[hellohello123]

Stealing a bike and joy riding it in a tourist area is what a drunk aussie bogan does in bali!

[Kinok Farang]

Australian Austrian, what does it matter.They all look the same.

[Kinok Farang]

17 hours ago, ChipButty said:

Thats a good Aussie name, 

Maybe Bruce Helmul Ing Obtitzberger?

[kwaussie]

A joy ride straight to the slammer, 

[Kinok Farang]

13 hours ago, rexpotter said:

Aussies are the most upstanding people I have ever met.

Self praise is no recommendation.

[rexpotter]

11 minutes ago, Kinok Farang said:

Self praise is no recommendation.

I was joking....

[neeray]

Apprehension was a "shoe in".

[bristolgeoff]

If the bike is worth 300k I,am guessing up to 500 cc honda or yamaha.or other japanese brand.Don,t know about the shoes to catch him out.But I  agree a big bike is not needed on a island too.They found him anyway and he is in the hands of the police and what a silly thing to do in the first place.His name does not sound australian but he maybe one.Also you can change the wheel colour and number plate but the frame no is different matter as they take a copy of every frame every year u pay the road fee

[soalbundy]

That's just what we expats needed, another foreigner behaving like a pratt.

[spidermike007]

What can one even say? Perhaps this guy was absent when they were passing out genetic brain material at birth. What an idiot, what was he thinking, did he really think that he would get away with it? What was his plan? Perhaps the guy was so dense he just never even thought about it. Never pondered it, never considered the ramifications of his stupidity. Hopefully this guy will spend some time in the big house, I'm sure that the local Thai guys will have a lot of fun with him. 

[Gottfrid]

Just another kind of crazy.

[hotchilli]

18 hours ago, webfact said:

Police told MGR Online that the Australian man frequently visited Koh Pha Ngan but did not stay in hotels or resorts on the island. He was seen staying in a tent near a hotel or shopping mall.

I think this maybe his last camping trip to Thailand.

[rexpotter]

3 minutes ago, hotchilli said:

I think this maybe his last camping trip to Thailand.

Really.  I can't think of a more miserable place to try to sleep than in a tent in the hot season here.

[ronster]

Good idea !!

Steal a bike from a small island and then take it to another island that is even smaller and can be seen from the first island.

No chance of being caught 😂🙈

[hotchilli]

2 minutes ago, rexpotter said:

Really.  I can't think of a more miserable place to try to sleep than in a tent in the hot season here.

How about the UK in winter?

[Kinok Farang]

47 minutes ago, rexpotter said:

I was joking....

I know,so was I.

G'day mate.

[eumenades]

18 hours ago, Rampant Rabbit said:

must remember to change shoes next time, thanks for the tip

 

Not to mention rings, wristwatches and general deportment. 

[eumenades]

42 minutes ago, spidermike007 said:

What can one even say? Perhaps this guy was absent when they were passing out genetic brain material at birth. What an idiot, what was he thinking, did he really think that he would get away with it? What was his plan? Perhaps the guy was so dense he just never even thought about it. Never pondered it, never considered the ramifications of his stupidity. Hopefully this guy will spend some time in the big house, I'm sure that the local Thai guys will have a lot of fun with him. 

 

I love the bit about concealing himself in a tent!

[Kerryd]

He's an AUSTRIAN, his name is Helmut, not "Helmul" and he is a "BitCoin" trader/scammer (most Bitcoin is basically just a scam, trading real cash for virtual "coins" that can disappear in a flash).

https://www.facebook.com/helmut.obritzberger.1/about

Edited March 29 by Kerryd

[Bruce Aussie Chiang Mai]

14 hours ago, Goat said:

Of course he is Austrian. Just like that spitter on the motorbike kicking cars earlier this month was a kiwi. 

You never get real Aussies in the bad news in Thailand. We know how to behave.

And probably do more to help disadvantaged Thais than all the other nations combined.

Aussies don't behave well overseas always.  But he not true Aussie he white.🤣

[save the frogs]

was helmut wearing a helmet?

he has a bunch of photos of motorbikes on his facebook page. 

Edited March 29 by save the frogs

[Slocum]

18 hours ago, keith101 said:

Blacklist and deport him 

No..please before that...Send him to jail first... These Low cheap Scum, needed to be taught a good lesson... He is a cheap coward, I bet he dare not do this at home country... So be disrespectful. It's Ok... To do it in other countries.. A piece of gabbage and Cheap dirt.. 

[Tatman95]

19 hours ago, webfact said:

 

Police arrested an Australian man for allegedly stealing a motorcycle from a rental shop in Koh Samui and taking it on a joyride to Koh Pha Ngan in the southern province of Surat Thani.

 

The manager of the Fanta Group Car Rental Shop in Koh Samui, Jurairat Janrung, filed a complaint with Bor Phut Police Station on March 3, reporting the theft of a motocross motorcycle worth about 300,000 baht. The 32 year old Jurairat suspected the theft occurred on the night of March 2.

 

Officers checked security cameras and saw a man, later identified as 56 year old Helmul Ing Obritzberger, enter the rental shop and disappear. Another CCTV camera reportedly showed Obritzberger leaving the scene on a motorcycle.

Further investigation revealed that Obritzberger took the motorcycle to a ferry at Ban Bangrak Pier in Koh Samui, heading to Koh Pha Ngan. The Australian man then disappeared from police sight after arriving on the island.

Police tried to track down the motorcycle using its registration number, ปป 4493 but were unable to find it anywhere on the island.

 

After three weeks of searching, police found that Obritzberger had changed the registration plate of the motorcycle to 1 กว 1982, changed the colour of the wheels, and changed his clothes upon arrival at Koh Pha Ngan.

 

However, officers managed to identify him by his footwear. They located Obritzberger and apprehended him on Koh Pha Ngan at approximately 5pm on Tuesday, March 26.

 

Obritzberger is facing charges under Section 335 of the Criminal Law for committing theft during nighttime. The penalty for this offence ranges from one to five years of imprisonment and a fine ranging from 20,000 to 100,000 baht.

 

Although Obritzberger admitted that it was him captured in the security camera footage, he denied stealing the motorcycle and requested to engage his lawyer. However, the officers remained unconvinced and transported him to Koh Samui Court for temporary detention.

 

Police told MGR Online that the Australian man frequently visited Koh Pha Ngan but did not stay in hotels or resorts on the island. He was seen staying in a tent near a hotel or shopping mall.

 

Police added that Obritzberger previously rented motorbikes on the island and refused to pay fees, although no formal complaints had been made against him.

 

By Petch Petpailin

Photo via MGR Online

 

Source: The Thaiger 2024-03-28

 

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What a intelligent man 

More like what dick head

Unbelievable he should of put his shoes on the barbie

[BerndD]

19 hours ago, webfact said:

 

Police arrested an Australian man for allegedly stealing a motorcycle from a rental shop in Koh Samui and taking it on a joyride to Koh Pha Ngan in the southern province of Surat Thani.

 

The manager of the Fanta Group Car Rental Shop in Koh Samui, Jurairat Janrung, filed a complaint with Bor Phut Police Station on March 3, reporting the theft of a motocross motorcycle worth about 300,000 baht. The 32 year old Jurairat suspected the theft occurred on the night of March 2.

 

Officers checked security cameras and saw a man, later identified as 56 year old Helmul Ing Obritzberger, enter the rental shop and disappear. Another CCTV camera reportedly showed Obritzberger leaving the scene on a motorcycle.

Further investigation revealed that Obritzberger took the motorcycle to a ferry at Ban Bangrak Pier in Koh Samui, heading to Koh Pha Ngan. The Australian man then disappeared from police sight after arriving on the island.

Police tried to track down the motorcycle using its registration number, ปป 4493 but were unable to find it anywhere on the island.

 

After three weeks of searching, police found that Obritzberger had changed the registration plate of the motorcycle to 1 กว 1982, changed the colour of the wheels, and changed his clothes upon arrival at Koh Pha Ngan.

 

However, officers managed to identify him by his footwear. They located Obritzberger and apprehended him on Koh Pha Ngan at approximately 5pm on Tuesday, March 26.

 

Obritzberger is facing charges under Section 335 of the Criminal Law for committing theft during nighttime. The penalty for this offence ranges from one to five years of imprisonment and a fine ranging from 20,000 to 100,000 baht.

 

Although Obritzberger admitted that it was him captured in the security camera footage, he denied stealing the motorcycle and requested to engage his lawyer. However, the officers remained unconvinced and transported him to Koh Samui Court for temporary detention.

 

Police told MGR Online that the Australian man frequently visited Koh Pha Ngan but did not stay in hotels or resorts on the island. He was seen staying in a tent near a hotel or shopping mall.

 

Police added that Obritzberger previously rented motorbikes on the island and refused to pay fees, although no formal complaints had been made against him.

 

By Petch Petpailin

Photo via MGR Online

 

Source: The Thaiger 2024-03-28

 

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[rexpotter]

29 minutes ago, Bruce Aussie Chiang Mai said:

Aussies don't behave well overseas always.  But he not true Aussie he white.🤣

Aussies are out of control in Bali, always in the news. Even while enroute, lots of fights on board.

[BerndD]

Australia? His name sounds more like Austria. And 'Ing' is the abbreviation of the title engineer in German.

[Grumpy one]

15 hours ago, Goat said:

Of course he is Austrian. Just like that spitter on the motorbike kicking cars earlier this month was a kiwi. 

You never get real Aussies in the bad news in Thailand. We know how to behave.

And probably do more to help disadvantaged Thais than all the other nations combined.

Quite right, I gave away a house and car to a woman in Khon Kaen many years ago  💩

[RandolphGB]

He's Austrian not Australian. Thais and geography don't go together well.