Tesco Hang Dong Gold Shop Robbed

Tesco Hang Dong gold shop robbed

By Staff reporters

A lone man armed with a hammer robbed the Yaowarat gold shop in the Tesco Lotus Hang Dong branch by smashing the glass shelves and escaped with more than 30 gold necklaces worth more than 540,000 baht, according to the Chiang Mai police. The suspect escaped with an accomplice on a red Honda Wave motorbike.

Pol. Gen. Sommai Kongwisaisuk, the commander of the Chiang Mai Provincial Police inspecting the damage caused by the robbery at the Yaowarat Gold Shop at the Tesco Lotus Hang Dong. (Photo courtesy of Wichai Tapriew)

Police were called to the store after the 8 p.m. robbery on March 6. CCTV cameras in the store revealed the robber to be wearing a helmet, blue jacket and red t-shirt, black gloves and blue jeans. It is estimated that he is between 155 and 160 cm tall and between the ages of 35 to 40.

The police believe the suspects observed the gold shop before robbing it and had planned an escape. However, Pol. Gen. Sommai Kongwisaisuk, the commander of the Chiang Mai Provincial Police, ordered police to set up a road block in hopes of apprehending the fleeing suspects.

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-- Chiang Mai Mail 2010/03/16

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