Brainy Bahrain Man Uses GPS to Find Ladyboy Thief

PATTAYA:--A Bahrain tourist’s cellphone was stolen by a pickpocketing ladyboy on Walking Street, but he used his phone’s GPS signal to track the thief. He found the ladyboy at a phone repair shop trying to unlock his stolen phone and cut its GPS signal. Police were notified and arrested the thief.

PATTAYA – October 19, 2012 [PDN]; at 6:30 a.m., an arrest of a ladyboy for pickpocketing a tourist was made by Pol. Lt. Vitsanu Chaisuwan, Deputy Inspector, Pattaya police station, Chonburi province, together with the police team.

The suspect was identified as Mr. Phusit Naronrum or Nan, age 24, address 66 Moo 5 Tambon Muangphai, Amphur Krasang, Burirum province. Police seized the evidence of an iPhone 4 stolen from the tourist.

The victim was identified as Mr. Ali Maki Mohsen Maki, age 29, from Bahrain. The theft occurred at Walking Street road, south Pattaya, Moo 10, Tambon Nong Preu, Amphur Banglamung, Chonburi province. Police took the suspect to investigate at Pattaya police station on charges of pickpocketing and stealing Mr. Ali’s phone.

Mr. Ali told police that he and his friends were cruising on Walking Street, when a ladyboy approached him to offer his sexual services. The ladyboy also claimed to be a real woman. The victim didn’t believe the ladyboy, so he tried to walk away. But the ladyboy had pickpocketed Mr. Ali’s pants pocket and stole his mobile phone, and then ran away to escape.

Full story:http://www.pattayadailynews.com/en/2012/10/19/brainy-bahrain-man-uses-gps-to-find-ladyboy-thief/

--PATTAYA DAILY NEWS 2012-10-19

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Uhm, maybe this is more something for the Internet forum, but how can someone track a GPS phone?

Does it require specific things to do so?

Just curious!

Wow - she's a looker and no mistake

Wow - she's a looker and no mistake

Agree.

"He" guys, "he"!

"He" guys, "he"!

Au contraire kind Sir, I think you'll find its polite to address transgendered people according to the lifestyle they've chosen from themselves. This topic was covered in a recent Hollywood movie: Transamerica - a really excellent film if you get a chance to watch it.

Crazy they show the tourists passport details on the Net.

Wow - she's a looker and no mistake

Agree.

"He" guys, "he"!

Au contraire kind Sir, I think you'll find its polite to address transgendered people according to the lifestyle they've chosen from themselves. This topic was covered in a recent Hollywood movie: Transamerica - a really excellent film if you get a chance to watch it.

If it was covered in a Hollywood movie, it must be true! I'll keep my eyes open for the movie though.

"He" guys, "he"!

Au contraire kind Sir, I think you'll find its polite to address transgendered people according to the lifestyle they've chosen from themselves. This topic was covered in a recent Hollywood movie: Transamerica - a really excellent film if you get a chance to watch it.

Its still a bloke!

"He" guys, "he"!

Au contraire kind Sir, I think you'll find its polite to address transgendered people according to the lifestyle they've chosen from themselves. This topic was covered in a recent Hollywood movie: Transamerica - a really excellent film if you get a chance to watch it.

Its still a bloke!

Genetically yes, but its polite to refer to such a person as a she

"He" guys, "he"!

Yes, but we're just watching the photo.

"He" guys, "he"!

Au contraire kind Sir, I think you'll find its polite to address transgendered people according to the lifestyle they've chosen from themselves. This topic was covered in a recent Hollywood movie: Transamerica - a really excellent film if you get a chance to watch it.

Its still a bloke!

Genetically yes, but its polite to refer to such a person as a she

My gfs brother is a LB and she refers to him as he,she.

The ladyboy also claimed to be a real woman.

That's enough to set the alarm bells ringing.

My gfs brother is a LB and she refers to him as he,she.

Doesn't mean to say your gf is being polite, though.

I have a friend who's known a few TS people, in a variety of situations and in several countries, and he has never met one that appreciates being referred to as a guy.

"He" guys, "he"!

Au contraire kind Sir, I think you'll find its polite to address transgendered people according to the lifestyle they've chosen from themselves. This topic was covered in a recent Hollywood movie: Transamerica - a really excellent film if you get a chance to watch it.

Its still a bloke!

Genetically yes, but its polite to refer to such a person as a she

For all other cases it would be fair enough to refer to 'he' as 'she'...

I too am shocked at how they can show the Passport details of the victim, I'd be quite annoyed if I were him.

He seemed pretty cool and chilled out in the video, I wonder what penalty the LB will receive... 400B fine and a slap on the wrist ?

I'd like to see greater penalties as an incentive against petty crime such as this.

Edited October 19, 201213 yr by Rimmer

I'd like to see greater penalties as an incentive against petty crime such as this.

I wouldn't. As Tony B put it a few years back: Tough on crime, tough on the causes of crime.

I'd like to see greater penalties as an incentive against petty crime such as this.

I wouldn't. As Tony B put it a few years back: Tough on crime, tough on the causes of crime.

Well IMO the cause of crime in this case is the lack of incentive not to rob someone.

The LB hardly looks malnourished and desperate... There are enough other people who work hard in 7-11's factories etc...

What would you think the 'cause of crime' is in this case?... I can only think of greed...

Well IMO the cause of crime in this case is the lack of incentive not to rob someone.

Nicely put.

And you might well be right in this case. In her defence she could possibly claim that an impoverished backround and her decision to live life as a woman, meant that she had few career opportuniies open to her.

Uhm, maybe this is more something for the Internet forum, but how can someone track a GPS phone?

Does it require specific things to do so?

As the ad says "there's an app for that". Basically the phone transmits its position (as given by the built-in GPS chip) to an online database, which you can consult if you have the login code.

Similar aps available on Android and for tablets and laptops.

From the article

"Police charged the lying ladyboy with “stealing other people’s property at night"

One wonders if there is a different Jail sentence for stealing someones property during the day ?

Day time - harsher sentence

night time - lessor sentence

where is a Thai lawyer when you need one, so they can explain the nuances of Thai law....

I'd like to see greater penalties as an incentive against petty crime such as this.

I wouldn't. As Tony B put it a few years back: Tough on crime, tough on the causes of crime.

Well IMO the cause of crime in this case is the lack of incentive not to rob someone.

The LB hardly looks malnourished and desperate... There are enough other people who work hard in 7-11's factories etc...

What would you think the 'cause of crime' is in this case?... I can only think of greed...

.....living an easy life without working?

Edited October 19, 201213 yr by Semper

GPS used to track down stolen IPhone in South Pattaya

PATTAYA:--Thanks to modern technology, a stolen phone was recovered from a transsexual by Pattaya Police.

Mr. Ali Maki Mohsin aged 29 from Bahrain reported the incident to Police in the early hours of Friday and claimed his Apple IPhone 4s was stolen by the transsexual on Walking Street.

Mr. Mosin used his friends Iphone and used an application which uses GPS to pinpoint the location of any IPhone. Police accompanied Mr. Mosin to a Mobile Phone Shop in Soi 17 off the Pratamnuk Road in South Pattaya where the suspected thief, Khun Phusit aged 24, was waiting inside and was in the process of unlocking the phone so it could be used with a Thai SIM card. The shop had not purchased the phone so they were spared prosecution

Full story:http://www.pattayaone.net/pattaya-news/64154/gps-track-stolen-iphone-south-pattaya/

-- Pattaya One 2012-10-19

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"He" guys, "he"!

Au contraire kind Sir, I think you'll find its polite to address transgendered people according to the lifestyle they've chosen from themselves. This topic was covered in a recent Hollywood movie: Transamerica - a really excellent film if you get a chance to watch it.

Its still a bloke!

and no Hollywood movie can make me call him "she"!

Edited October 19, 201213 yr by Naam

Uhm, maybe this is more something for the Internet forum, but how can someone track a GPS phone?

Does it require specific things to do so?

As the ad says "there's an app for that". Basically the phone transmits its position (as given by the built-in GPS chip) to an online database, which you can consult if you have the login code.

Similar aps available on Android and for tablets and laptops.

Apple's Find My iPhone service is a free service available to all iPhone/iPod Touch/iPad owners that can help you find your iDevice if it gets lost or stolen. Find My iPhone uses WiFi triangulation and/or real-GPS tracking to locate your device and display it's location on the Me.com website or from another iPhone, iPad, or iPod Touch using the Find My iPhone App.

'He-She' whatever.........

She can pick my pocket any time she likes !!

Eh The victim here has undergone a costume change between the PDN report and the later story in P1, whereas the perpetrator of the misdeed is still wearing the same, admittedly rather fetching, frock.

Doesn't seem fair

Now where does it say this crime occurred on WS . . . . . .

Edited October 20, 201213 yr by Rimmer

"He" guys, "he"!

Au contraire kind Sir, I think you'll find its polite to address transgendered people according to the lifestyle they've chosen from themselves. This topic was covered in a recent Hollywood movie: Transamerica - a really excellent film if you get a chance to watch it.

Its still a bloke!

and no Hollywood movie can make me call him "she"!

Nah, don't worry - you can carry on with your outdated, insensitive and narrow-minded outlook on life.

Is that an iPhone in your pocket ??

Or are you just pleased to see me ??

and no Hollywood movie can make me call him "she"!

Nah, don't worry - you can carry on with your outdated, insensitive and narrow-minded outlook on life.

i will! with or without your permission

"He" guys, "he"!

Au contraire kind Sir, I think you'll find its polite to address transgendered people according to the lifestyle they've chosen from themselves. This topic was covered in a recent Hollywood movie: Transamerica - a really excellent film if you get a chance to watch it.

Its still a bloke!

and no Hollywood movie can make me call him "she"!

@Naam; notwithstanding the fact that your information regarding "FindMYiPhone" is truly helpful (I thank you !), I believe that you should "think" a little bit more about the phenomena of the "Lady-Boy".

When I first arrived in Thailand, some 21 years ago, I saw "Ladyboys" for the first time in my life. I couldn't stop laughing, because I thought it was soooo odd and totally un-natural ! Also, some of these LB's didn't really have the traits to "make" a good looking girl . . . .

Then; one day; I actually met one of these Ladyboys (a relative of my wife) and had a conversation with her. I learned a few things I had not, previously, realized:

Just imagine, Naam; you are born and you 'appear' to be a beautiful little baby-boy; however, as your life progresses, you begin to feel increasingly uncomfortable with "who" you are . . . . you also discover that you are becoming increasingly more "feminent" in your demeanor and you are at a total loss why this is happening to you . . . . . After a huge internal struggle (you don't feel you "fit-in" with the boys, nor the girls), you slowly but surely begin to realize that you are, in fact, a FEMALE caught-up in a MALE physique. That this state of mind & body is devastating, might be very clear; but how the hell do you deal with something like this ?????

Life is difficult enough, even when all the squares line-up 'properly' - nobody is asking for such horrific extra 'luggage'. BUT; here you are in THAT situation and-, like it or not - you have got to deal with it !

The people who have and have had this happening to them (most certainly not of their own choice ! !) must now somehow gather enormous amounts of courage in order to face this weird thing that's happened to them; they must somehow face, deal-with & overcome this extremely UN-FAIR hand which was dealt them by "life".

I personally have great admiration and respect for those of my fellow human-beings, who've had to face (and are facing) this terrible ordeal and I salute them for their Bravery, Courage and the Conviction of their own Self-Value, in the face of their often totally Non-Understanding & Ridiculing environment !

Believe you me; IF you can muster respect for a Katoey - it is already a very kind thing you can do, by addressing her as "SHE" ! - You would, if you were in HER shoes . . . . .

The expression "Walk A Mile In My Shoes" comes to mind: well let me tell you Naam: you and I wouldn't get very far in High-Heels, would we ? ? ?

Jaap

Edited October 20, 201213 yr by jaapfries