American Teacher Charged With Bank Robbery In Bangkok Bank

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American Teacher Charged With Bank Robbery in Bangkok Bank



BANGKOK: -- An American Teacher Lloyd Dennis Hall has been arrested and charged with the robbery of a Bangkok Suburban Bank earlier this week.

Hall, a 62 year old English teacher, was traced to his apartment yesterday by detectives investigating the robbery which took place in a branch of the Bangkok Bank in a Tesco Lotus Mall during which the robbers passed a note to tellers, written in English and demanding cash.

In the note he also claimed to be armed with both a gun and a knife

Police searching Hall’s apartment found over 350,000 baht , much of it still with Bank wrappers.. A detailed search also revealed a discarded crash helmet and shirt, similar in appearance to those used in the raid.

The bike, suspected as that used in the getaway, was also found close by and Hall was removed to the local police station for questioning. [more...]

Full story: http://www.pattaya103.com/american-teacher-charged-with-bank-robbery-in-bangkok-bank/

--Pattaya 103 FM 2013-05-31

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[chrisinth]

Perhaps its time to re-evaluate falang teachers pay grades in LOS......................

[BookMan]

His defence lawyer will start out by saying 'The real crime here is what Teachers are paid in Thailand!'

[pilot321]

What a tragic shame his students will be deprived of having a teacher so dedicated to educating them that he robbed a bank in order to stay because he wasn't being paid a decent wage.

That sort of self-sacrificing devotion to teaching is rare.

[Scott]

It may have been a class project and one of the students was tasked with writing the note.

[chooka]

Speaks volumes for American english teachers.

And those posters on the other thread who said it wouldn't be a yank but an aussie, what say now?

[TomTao]

When will foreigners learn, you cannot steal from Thais and get away with it, only Thais are allowed to steal from Thais.

[Briggsy]

Any pics?

One wonders what was the attraction of Thailand that was so great he felt he had to risk spending the rest of his life in a hellish prison just in order to stay here.

[geriatrickid]

May I have a pat on the back please ;

Posted Yesterday

If it is not the German drug trafficker then we may all have a good laugh when it turns out to be an Australian or a North American.

[Tywais]

Speaks volumes for American english teachers.

Here we go.

[kannot]

Any pics?

One wonders what was the attraction of Thailand that was so great he felt he had to risk spending the rest of his life in a hellish prison just in order to stay here.

Think "hello kitty"

[p_brownstone]

I have never had a high opinion of English Teachers in Thailand but this chap is barely literate in the language.

How on earth could someone like this get a job teaching?!

Patrick

[apetley]

That note alone shows that Yanks should not be teaching English to anyone.

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[Bkungbank]

Maybe they trace him through 90 days reporting address

[soi41]

Now we are just waiting for the "hang him high" brigade to wake up!

If he is spared, is the reason his difficult childhood, being a Yank or him being a "teacher" ?

[NongKhaiKid]

That note alone shows that Yanks should not be teaching English to anyone.

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The last time I went to Manila the American in front of me at Immigration was having problems so he asked " can anyone here speak American ? "

[chooka]

Speaks volumes for American english teachers.

Here we go.

Just a tongue in cheek comment no offence intended. It is funny having a note written like this and it turns out to be an english teacher. Being American is just a bonus for jokes.

[chooka]

Now we are just waiting for the "hang him high" brigade to wake up!

If he is spared, is the reason his difficult childhood, being a Yank or him being a "teacher" ?

I think 2 & 3

[animatic]

One man loses the plot and now it's bash all Yanks.

Pathetic.

[Scott]

When trying to communicate, it is important to write in a fashion that is understood. He seems to understand the level of English that would be understood.

[Tomtomtom69]

NongKhaiKid, on 31 May 2013 - 08:08, said:

apetley, on 31 May 2013 - 08:03, said:

That note alone shows that Yanks should not be teaching English to anyone.

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The last time I went to Manila the American in front of me at Immigration was having problems so he asked " can anyone here speak American ? "

Reminds me of the movie "Just Married" where Ashton Kutcher makes the same statement about "putting some American on your signs" in reference to a sign in a hotel room that was in French only.

[CobraSnakeNecktie]

Speaks volumes for American english teachers.

And those posters on the other thread who said it wouldn't be a yank but an aussie, what say now?

Chooka is just cranky about being from the 51'st American state Hillbilly Australia.

[supashot]

End of the year project?

[jbrain]

What was his Thaivisa handle?

[Bung]

I am struggling to comprehend that the person that wrote that note is here teaching kids English. Looks to be written by a 5 year old.

[snowflake]

Seriously guys, it is clear to me as the sun is down here in the south...

This guy has taught the bank clerks in the evening, part time and he was just giving them a reading test... It became clear to him that they did not understand the joke when he got the cash so he hightailed it out of there, planning to give it to them later that afternoon, too bad that the coppers got to him first...

On the other hand, why rob the bank for that ammount?? Just look at the people that carries stacks of money there every day, rob one of them instead, less chance of police working hard and certainly more money to collect if you pick the right old teenager...

[Tomtomtom69]

This is certainly a case for "World's Dumbest Criminals 26" on TruTV. I can't understand why the guy didn't flee the country immediately, perhaps by getting his motorcycle getaway driver to drive him over to Cambodia where he could have disappeared and gotten a new teaching job overnight? But instead he was caught in his apartment in Bang Khen the day following the robbery...

[Dave8237]

Listening to the news on Televison this morning, my long haired translator (wife app) said that he had 2 or 3 wives/girlfriends and liked to gamble and go to go go bars ( the latter, the wife app, has banned me from....lol)

Can't see anything about this on the original news report, any Thai speakers pick this up n the news???

Interesting to know what motivated him to do such a stupid thing, as on paper being a teacher, should have more sense.

PS I would like a job......which school was it??? As there appears to be a vacancy (shame I'm not a teacher)

[Tomtomtom69]

Bank security in Thailand urgently needs to be reviewed. Whatever happened to tellers with security screens that pop up when someone tries to rob you? In the UK, Australia and the US they are installed at most banks. But Thailand is so complacent in these matters it's embarrassing. Maybe they never thought of the possibility of a robbery despite the fact that robberies are actually quite commonplace in Thailand, no wonder given how little security there is (but do make sure you bring a real gun, unless you are this guy).

[joeaverage]

Speaks volumes for American english teachers.

And those posters on the other thread who said it wouldn't be a yank but an aussie, what say now?

what about the poster who categorically stated that it could not be a native english teacher due to capitalization issues?

say what you want, "Hall" had cojones