Thai police capture Australian criminal

UDON THANI: -- Police in Udon Thani and Pattaya today secured the arrest of a 45 year-old Australian man wanted in his homeland on a string of over 20 charges, including a hit-and-run driving offence against a policeman.

The arrest this morning of Mr. Eric Fenwick outside an Udon Thani shopping complex represented a close piece of collaboration between police in Udon Thani and tourist police in Pattaya, where the Australian had been living.

According to the Australian embassy, Mr. Fenwick has committed over 20 offences in his homeland, from where he fled to escape arrest.

He is first known to have entered Thailand in December 2003, flying out again one month later.

In March 2004 he flew into Thailand again before travelling to Laos in July, returning to Thailand three days later.

Since then he has remained in Thailand, despite his visa having expired.

Raiding Mr. Fenwick’s rented room in Udon Thani, police found print-offs from several websites featuring Thai women looking for foreign husbands.

Mr. Fenwick was known to own a Pattaya bar, which he ran together with his Thai wife.

However, he rarely put in an appearance in the bar, and police eventually tracked him down to Udon Thani, where he was apparently staying with a Thai mistress.

When the police arrested him this morning, Mr. Fenwick claimed to have lost his passport, but police found it when they raided his room.

He has been charged with being in the kingdom after the expiry of his visa, and police plan to launch further investigations into his case.

--TNA 2004-10-28

i thought all aussie's were criminals?

As he has been in and out, why didn't they pick him up at the airport??

There's been a lot of this extradition of Australians lately- sounds like Australia and Thailand are developing some knid of "special relationship."

"Steven"

As soon as his wife finds out about the mistress, he won't own the bar anymore.

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It's in their Genes....

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i thought all aussie's were criminals?  

i thought all aussie's were criminals?  

It's in their Genes....

totster

diarrhoea is also Hereditary, it runs in your jeans

yes it is written in history that the poms exported all those with any initative to that great wide land down under.

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Not at all Dave. The criminals were the Soapdodgers sent to Oz on the involuntary migration scheme for criminal activity. I have heard it said by wise men that they made a big error. They should have left the crooks there and sent the decent folk to Australia. Another UK government mistake.

yes.

I've wondered about the weirdos who ran the british govt back then - who choose to live in such a miserable climate, and send their "criminals" to a tropical paradise!!! Same as the French sending theirs to New Caledonia.

Weird...

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i thought all aussie's were criminals?

Not at all Dave. The criminals were the Soapdodgers sent to Oz on the involuntary migration scheme for criminal activity. I have heard it said by wise men that they made a big error. They should have left the crooks there and sent the decent folk to Australia. Another UK government mistake.

$10 Immigrants

QUOTE(davethailand @ 2004-10-28 12:51:36)

i thought all aussie's were criminals?

Not at all Dave. The criminals were the Soapdodgers sent to Oz on the involuntary migration scheme for criminal activity. I have heard it said by wise men that they made a big error. They should have left the crooks there and sent the decent folk to Australia. Another UK government mistake.

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At least we taught them to wash......

QUOTE(davethailand @ 2004-10-28 12:51:36)

i thought all aussie's were criminals?

Not at all Dave. The criminals were the Soapdodgers sent to Oz on the involuntary migration scheme for criminal activity. I have heard it said by wise men that they made a big error. They should have left the crooks there and sent the decent folk to Australia. Another UK government mistake.

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Someone had to. Being downwind of 'em was something else.

Wow.

I met an Australian called Eric who owned the 3T bar in Pattaya in August. He was there everyday though.

Some aspects of this clipping seem to be a little eroneous, as pointed out by Astral...they have had quite a few opportunities to pick him up. If he was the same Eric that I knew then they could have got him anytime sitting behind his bar.

Australia and Thailand do have an extradition treaty in place now.....also Thai cons here and Aussie cons there can now serve the remainder off their sentences in their homelands after serving a portion of the sentence in the country where there were sentenced....A few Aussies have been returned to OZ to finish their time....Not too many Thais want to go back there to finish theirs....

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Yes,it's their original sin and that's the defense they often try in court while plea-bargaining.

Others try to claim insanity,but Aussies are aided by their proud heritage...

Ned Kelly et al.!

Snowleopard.

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It's in their Genes....

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diarrhoea is also Hereditary, it runs in your jeans

yes it is written in history that the poms exported all those with any initative to that great wide land down under.

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And now those genetically modified genes/jeans are being re-exported to capture and conquer new markets!

Snowleopard.

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i thought all aussie's were criminals?  

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It's in their Genes....

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diarrhoea is also Hereditary, it runs in your jeans

yes it is written in history that the poms exported all those with any initative to that great wide land down under.

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And now those genetically modified genes/jeans are being re-exported to capture and conquer new markets!

Snowleopard.

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With that rear exhaust I guess.

QUOTE(davethailand @ 2004-10-28 12:51:36)

i thought all aussie's were criminals?

Not at all Dave. The criminals were the Soapdodgers sent to Oz on the involuntary migration scheme for criminal activity. I have heard it said by wise men that they made a big error. They should have left the crooks there and sent the decent folk to Australia. Another UK government mistake.

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Ten pound Poms was the expression in the 60's and 70's.

I used to be married to one

QUOTE(davethailand @ 2004-10-28 12:51:36)

i thought all aussie's were criminals?

Not at all Dave. The criminals were the Soapdodgers sent to Oz on the involuntary migration scheme for criminal activity. I have heard it said by wise men that they made a big error. They should have left the crooks there and sent the decent folk to Australia. Another UK government mistake.

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Ten pound Poms was the expression in the 60's and 70's.

I used to be married to one

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Ten pound tourist I thought.

when will you aussies get rid of this almighty chip on your shoulders. You have to remember, we all worship the same royal family. At least the majority of us do.

Just know your place, will you.

we worship the same royal family

And on which planet would that be?

Chips? yes, on both shoulders, that's why we are so level headed!

oooh. Still touchy. As expected.

I was nearly one of them too, but the horrific stories from those returning in their droves, put me off. "Swiss family Robinson" comes to mind.

So much nicer to stay in a civilised country, like GB, greece, or Los.

Back on topic - when did the Aussie Fed. Police issue an extradition warrant?

When did they know he was in Thailand?

What are his offenses (apart from being an Aussie)? Maybe they are not serious enough to be on a general notice to all immigration officers in Oz, when he first returned.

There are hundreds of Aussie bar-owners in Pattaya, some even post on this forum. So knowing one or two doesn't mean that you know an actual crim.

And he's called Eric??? What's wrong with Bruce?

All these whingeing Aussies - complaining about their ancestors, who either got a free trip out, or paid £10. Now they all pay hundreds of dollars to get back to Blighty and infest the Earls Court Road.

Did the crafty Mr. Eric escape again?

While purusing Immigration's Most Wanted, his name and photo are on it:

http://www.imm3.police.go.th/blacklist/index.php

It is those people from the UK that are by far the major overstayers in Oz. I wonder why that might be.

http://www.imm3.police.go.th/blacklist/index.php

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Not a very long list, is it!!

http://www.imm3.police.go.th/blacklist/index.php

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Not a very long list, is it!!

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The Oz list is much bigger

Quote "Did the crafty Mr. Eric escape again?"

A quick look at the 14th and last item on his charge list, it lists "failing to appear on bail to the court"

http://www.imm3.police.go.th/blacklist/det...php?image_id=51

Maybe this is why he is back on the list again.

NL

Gees.......I wonder whos got the chip on the shoulder.......sounds more like sour grapes to me........hahahahha.......and we have plenty of them by the way, but they aint so sour, they just happen to make the best wine in the world......oh dont get me started........