Druggy catches Phuket cop on the can, steals firearm, heads to McDonald's
Phuket Gazette


The man robbed the police officer’s office and then hightailed it to McDonald’s. Photo: Thawit Bilabdullar

PHUKET: -- A Patong Deputy Superintendent was caught with his pants down in Kathu Police Station during the graveyard shift after a meth-fiend robbed his office as he was taking a 20 minute break in the washroom.

“When I returned from the toilet, I found my property had been stolen,” said Patong Police Deputy Superintendent Paisarn Sangthep.

Among the missing items was Lt Col Paisarn’s firearm, ammunition, laptop, external hard drive and speakers.

Lt Col Paisarn immediately put together an investigation team led by Lt Col Nikorn Chuthong.

The confessed culprit, Banpot “Pot” Srina, 24, was tracked down after a motorbike taxi driver claimed that the suspect had hijacked his motorbike and demanded to be taken to the McDonald’s on Patong’s beach front road.

“He threatened the driver with the gun and forced the driver to take him to the McDonald’s. He claimed he wanted to meet a friend there – he did not pay for the taxi,” Lt Col Nikorn said.

Police found Mr Banpot standing on the side of the road in front of the McDonald’s with the gun in his hand. All items stolen from Lt Col Paisarn’s office, valued at over 100,000 baht, were recovered.

“The suspect confessed to having stolen the property and also confessed to having taken ten ya bah [methamphetamine] pills before daring to rob the police station,” Lt Col Paisarn said.

Source: http://www.phuketgazette.net/phuket_news/2013/Druggy-catches-Phuket-cop-on-the-can-steals-firearm-heads-to-McDonald-s-21033.html


-- Phuket Gazette 2013-05-14

Where were the other boys in brown?

I just wonder if I should laugh or cry .......

20 minutes break in the washroom ? constipation perhaps ?

Talk about poor security, particularly of the firearm.

The criminals on Phuket are even stealing from the police station. Amazing.

A fiream in the hands of a drug addict - only by luck it was a quick arrest and the firearm recovered and no one hurt.

Emm well he could not of stood out much more then, in front of Mc Ds, with a hand gun and a laptop blah blah blah, this idiot would of probobly have gotton away with this if he did not show the gun and paid the motor bike taxi to take him to mc crap !!!

no mention of disciplinary action against the "superintendent" for his negligence in leaving his firearm accessible to a potential thief.

no mention of disciplinary action against the "superintendent" for his negligence in leaving his firearm accessible to a potential thief.

"a potential thief" - with a gun now in his hand, he is "a potential murderer."

20 minutes break in the washroom ? constipation perhaps ?

Maybe he was participating n that bogus masterbation phone survey

And no doubt the Deputy Superintendent will be back on duty as usual, whereas anywhere with a proper police force he would be suspended at the very least.

He threatened the driver with the gun and forced the driver to take him to the McDonalds... he did not pay for the taxi..."

How terribly inconsiderate.

It's going to be a bumpy come-down for this meth-head!

Police found Mr Banpot standing on the side of the road in front of the McDonalds with the gun in his hand.

Stupid is as stupid does.

Someone is going to be in an even-more-inactive post soon.

A combination of drugs and the munchies for a Maccie D's. Fatal!