libya 115 Posted September 11, 2008 Share Posted September 11, 2008 SOURCE: Pattaya One News: September 11th 2008 Press Conference Announces Arrest of Armed Robber. On Wednesday evening Major General Bundit, the chief of Chonburi Provincial police, held a press conference at Sri Racha station to announce the arrest of a 30-year-old Thai male who has been charged with allegedly using a pistol to hold up and rob four 7-11 convenience stores over a period of a month in the Sri Racha area. CCTV pictures from each of the stores showed a man wearing a full-face motorbike helmet walking into the stores, pulling out a gun, and demanding cash as well as more than a fistful of mobile phone cards. Arrayed before the suspect were enough phone cards to start his own mobile telephone shop. Police claimed he had absconded with the equivalent of 50,000 bahts worth of cards as well as collecting over 30,000 baht in cash. The man was traced to a room in Laem Chabang but police were unable to find the pistol he used in the robberies. The man confessed to his crimes but said he had already thrown the pistol into the sea as he planned to live off the proceeds of his crimes for a few months. Photograph courtesy of Pattaya One News Robber sporting his trademark helmet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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