Phuket security guard chose wrong bag when he turned to crime

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Phuket security guard chose wrong bag when he turned to crime
Phuket Gazette


Mr Surapol with his loot. Photo: Kritsada Mueanhawong

PHUKET: -- A Phuket security guard who turned to crime may have regretted his decision after the bag he stole turned out to contain nothing more than cosmetics, and CCTV images led police to his rented room the same day.

Rungnapa Bunnamee left her cosmetics bag in the basket of her motorbike when she stopped to shop at a 7-Eleven on Phuket City's Songkla Road on Tuesday.

Surapol Panpuk, a 40-year-old security guard, stole it.

Ms Rungnapa reported the bag missing and police arrived soon afterwards to inspect CCTV imagery. Local residents were able to recognize Mr Surapol in the pictures and directed police to his rented room.

When confronted by officers, Mr Surapol confessed.

“After I stole the bag, I checked inside. There was nothing but cosmetics, so I just dumped it in someone else’s motorbike basket,” Mr Surapol said.

Source: http://www.phuketgazette.net/phuket_news/2013/Phuket-security-guard-chose-wrong-bag-when-he-turned-to-crime-21822.html


-- Phuket Gazette 2013-08-01

[Payboy]

Lucky that they got him quickly. Would've been difficult to identify him after a couple of days with the whitening lotion.

[aTomsLife]

Not sure who the criminal is. Wish someone was pointing at him.

[hanno]

Another seasoned criminal

[colinneil]

DOH!!who is a dummy!

[BrianCR]

At least he just dumped it after finding out it contained cosmetics most, people would have still been looking for a lady boy to buy it!

[winstonc]

notice not one rozzer standing behind him,mmmmm,

[klauskunkel]

he looks depressed, he knows he can't brag about this in jail...

[TackyToo]

Is this a result of the Thai education system? 40-years-old and stupid as a mule...

[Briggsy]

Is this a result of the Thai education system? 40-years-old and stupid as a mule...

I think that is why he is a security guard.

[Songhua]

[Suradit69]

Is this a result of the Thai education system? 40-years-old and stupid as a mule...

So if he had the benefit of western education he would know ahead of time which bag to snatch and which had nothing of value in it? Interesting take on the purpose of education. Quite a devastating put down there.

[udonthani1]

Had he mugged/beaten a foreigner, then he'd be a hero in jail.

I seriously doubt a single Thai would condemn a Thai for mugging/beating a foreigner. Xenophobic brainwashing starts young here...

[JJttttt1]

I know it's bad to steal from motorbike baskets, but anyway I feel sorry about him. Hope he will get a mild penalty.

[belg]

starting small

he will quickly learn what and where to steal ... farangs easy target and they gone within a few days/weeks

50% to the bib and everybody happy

[jpduggan]

She called the cops and they checked around the cctv ....for some cheap cosmetics. Phuket cops must have nothing better to do.

[louse1953]

She called the cops and they checked around the cctv ....for some cheap cosmetics. Phuket cops must have nothing better to do.

What would you like them to do.Quick result,good in my book.

[louse1953]

Is this a result of the Thai education system? 40-years-old and stupid as a mule...

Only took 8posts to start Thai bashing.

[louse1953]

Had he mugged/beaten a foreigner, then he'd be a hero in jail.

I seriously doubt a single Thai would condemn a Thai for mugging/beating a foreigner. Xenophobic brainwashing starts young here...

You should look closer to home for xenophobia,maybe in Udon.

[SantiSuk]

Had he mugged/beaten a foreigner, then he'd be a hero in jail.

I seriously doubt a single Thai would condemn a Thai for mugging/beating a foreigner. Xenophobic brainwashing starts young here...

Woooh! Somebody got out of the wrong (I hate Thailand) side of the bed yesterday

[hanno]

Is this a result of the Thai education system? 40-years-old and stupid as a mule...

Only took 8posts to start Thai bashing.

Has to be a record, the Thai-bashing usually starts at around post 3.

[maanoi]

If only he knew how expensive cosmetics are he wouldn't of ditched the bag

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[eezergood]

and this makes the news!

[Tchooptip]

Not sure who the criminal is. Wish someone was pointing at him.

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