Crime CCTV Captures Suspect Stealing Road Warning Light Batteries in Phayao

[Georgealbert]

 

Picture courtesy of Kaoded.

 

Police in Phayao Province are pursuing a suspect caught on CCTV stealing four solar-powered batteries used to operate road warning lights at a highway construction site. The theft, which occurred on Highway 1202, has caused disruption to safety measures and prompted an active police investigation.

 

Pol. Sub-Lt. Sonthaya Pattawee, Deputy Inspector (Investigation) at Mueang Phayao Police Station, received the report from Mr. Sengchai Na Lampang, 68, a representative of Chiang Mai SP Construction Ltd. Partnership. The stolen items, four solar cell batteries, were part of a traffic diversion warning system installed along kilometre markers 1+500 to 2 on the Phayao–San Ton Tan route, in the Huai Nam Khao area of Tha Wang Thong Subdistrict.

 

Following the report, police investigators visited the scene and examined CCTV footage. The video shows a man arriving on a motorcycle, parking at the roadside and then removing the batteries from the solar-powered warning lights installed for a road and drainage construction project.

 

The incident took place near the junction to Ban Ua-Arthorn 2 housing project and the entrance of Thananchon Hotel in Tha Wang Thong.

 

Authorities have since identified a suspect and are currently compiling evidence to request an arrest warrant from the court. Legal proceedings will follow once the suspect is apprehended.

 

Police urged the public to report any information that could assist in the investigation and reminded citizens of the vital role traffic safety equipment plays in protecting both workers and road users during infrastructure works.

 

 

  Adapted by Asean Now from Kaoded 2025-07-18