Money Van Shot Up In Chiang Dao Forest

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Money van shot up in Chiang Dao forest

Ekkapong Praditpong

The Nation

CHIANG MAI: -- A group of robbers yesterday opened fire at a Krung Thai Bank van with an automatic rifle in an isolated and wooded area in Chiang Mai's Chiang Dao district, to try to steal Bt50 million it was carrying, but the driver sped away and alerted police.

Police said a bus had been robbed in the area previously, as the area had no phone or radio signal contact.

The attack occurred at 9am on Chiang Dao-Na Wai Road in Tambon Thung Khao Phoung. The assailants hid in roadside bushes and shot several rounds at the money van, damaging the front window, headlights and radiator, but the driver sped 500 metres away before finding a patrolling police car. Wiang Haeng superintendent Pol Col Winai Suksiri, who passed by the van, promptly hunted for the bandits, who retreated into the forest.

Na Wai police found four gunshots at the van's front and found a spent AK47 bullet at the scene of the ambush.

Deputy chief of Chiang Mai police Colonel Sombat Supapa said the van, which had three officials on board, was carrying Bt50 million from Khuang Singha in Chiang Mai to Wiang Haeng and ATM machines, when the attack occurred. They suspect the attack was either a robbery attempt or a personal conflict with someone onboard or a reckless act to shoot at a random vehicle.

But the area had bad phone links and six armed robbers with hoods over their faces had held up a bus there in May 2009, he said.

-- The Nation 2012-07-03

[Hyponeros]

"They suspect the attack was either a robbery attempt or a personal conflict with someone onboard or a reckless act to shoot at a random vehicle."

And then people wonder that the police is unable to clear any case!

[BWPattaya]

"They suspect the attack was either a robbery attempt or a personal conflict with someone onboard or a reckless act to shoot at a random vehicle."

And then people wonder that the police is unable to clear any case!

No, they were shooting game and the van drove into the path of the bullets!

[FOODLOVER]

It's wabbit season.

[mrdome]

"They suspect the attack was either a robbery attempt or a personal conflict with someone onboard or a reckless act to shoot at a random vehicle."

And then people wonder that the police is unable to clear any case!

Obviously "unable to clear any case" is plain wrong and slander. Unlike you guys they do not wish to jump to conclusions. I see nothing wrong with the above sentence at all, by the way, nor would it hamper the investigations to say it might have been either of these scenarios but I guess you'd have found the culprits within hours...

[Hyponeros]

"They suspect the attack was either a robbery attempt or a personal conflict with someone onboard or a reckless act to shoot at a random vehicle."

And then people wonder that the police is unable to clear any case!

Obviously "unable to clear any case" is plain wrong and slander. Unlike you guys they do not wish to jump to conclusions. I see nothing wrong with the above sentence at all, by the way, nor would it hamper the investigations to say it might have been either of these scenarios but I guess you'd have found the culprits within hours...

thb50 million in a van and it just happen to get fired at with an automatic rifle? Sure, could be completely random! Maybe those guys just bought that rifle on ebay and were shooting at birds to try it out when the van just arrived! Makes complete sense!

[SouthernMan3]

It's wabbit season.

Duck season !

[FOODLOVER]

It's wabbit season.

Duck season !

It's wabbit season.

Duck season !

Wabbit Season!

[SouthernMan3]

Great pic. !

Thanks for making me smile.

A nice break from the oh so common Downer vibe here.

[SOTIRIOS]

...of course...if it wasn't random, then someone was 'in the know'.....

....no one to blame.....random..........

[khaowong1]

It's Butch Somchai and the Sonkhla Kid. I recognize their style.

[bobl]

Obviously "unable to clear any case" is plain wrong and slander.

Bzzzzt. Look up "hyperbole".

Unlike you guys they do not wish to jump to conclusions. I see nothing wrong with the above sentence at all, by the way, nor would it hamper the investigations to say it might have been either of these scenarios but I guess you'd have found the culprits within hours...

That said, I actually agree with the sentiment. I also had a giggle at how their statement sounded, but in all honesty I can't fault them for it and I'm sure they meant "99.9% it was an attempted robbery but we're not ruling out the .1%"

[PoodMaiDai]

"...or a reckless act to shoot at a random vehicle."

LOL It never ends.

[Cheesekraft]

how could anyone be stupid enough to think this was anything but a planned heist?