Not Getting Away With Pick – Pocketing!

[Rimmer]

Not Getting Away With Pick – Pocketing!

PATTAYA:-- August 25, 2013 [PDN]; at 3.00 am Mr. Sataporn Mewong, aged 23 years residing in house No. 18/1 Moo 12, Tambon Nong Prue, Banglamung, Chonburi, was detained by police officers. 1,000 baht cash and mobile video clips are being used as evidence against the suspect. The suspect was reported to be pick-pocketing from Russian tourists. Locals have also reported that there are many pickpocketing cases happening in Soi Naklua 18 in front of convenient stores, video clips of the suspects have been identified.

Locals had tried to detain the suspect who was then taken to the police station for further investigation. The suspect was walking nearby the foreign tourist and found a good time to pick pocket the money from the tourist’s trouser. The Russian tourist was reported to be drunk at that moment. Locals around that area had witnessed the crime and therefore tried to detain the suspect from running away.

Full story:http://www.pattayadailynews.com/en/2013/08/25/not-getting-away-with-pick-pocketing/

--PATTAYA DAILY NEWS 213-08-25

[retell]

good another off the street for a while ( the pickpocketer that is )

[lee b]

My brother would never be a victim of the pick pocket, well this is because he never takes his hands out of his pockets

[kiniyow]

Tip of the iceburg..More and More are doing it on Baht Busses and getting away with it...At least it becoming more evident and hope the Bib gets many more..

[wwex]

thats encouraging, I presume the locals where Thais? Every time Ive pointed out to a Thai a man in a dress in the act of pickpocketing someone they tell me never mind and dont speak about it, I got the feeling that it is an acceptable profession here

[Bpuumike]

My brother would never be a victim of the pick pocket, well this is because he never takes his hands out of his pockets

Then they'd have his necklace

[Johnnie99]

thats encouraging, I presume the locals where Thais? Every time Ive pointed out to a Thai a man in a dress in the act of pickpocketing someone they tell me never mind and dont speak about it, I got the feeling that it is an acceptable profession here

Absolutely. Like prostitution, it beats working.

[Suradit69]

thats encouraging, I presume the locals where Thais? Every time Ive pointed out to a Thai a man in a dress in the act of pickpocketing someone they tell me never mind and dont speak about it, I got the feeling that it is an acceptable profession here

"Every time Ive pointed out to a Thai a man in a dress ..."

The mind boggles.

The guy recording the video was a friend of the suspect who wanted a share from pick-pocketing the tourist but the suspect denied and therefore the friend reported it to the police.

Even more boggling.

Edited August 26, 2013 by Suradit69

[Potosi]

Other news outlets report the story differently, as one of greed, betrayal, and stupidity beyond comprehension. The police is also still waiting for the Russian to come forward, but he seems to have missed it completely. http://www.pattayaone.net/pattaya-news/100264/bizarre-arrest-pickpocket-caught-on-tape-north-pattaya/

[oneday]

"...video clips of the suspects have been identified..."

Fantastic that the "video clips" were identified. First rate writing.

[petermik]

My brother would never be a victim of the pick pocket, well this is because he never takes his hands out of his pockets

Man with hands in pockets feel cocky all day

[SOTIRIOS]

thats encouraging, I presume the locals where Thais? Every time Ive pointed out to a Thai a man in a dress in the act of pickpocketing someone they tell me never mind and dont speak about it, I got the feeling that it is an acceptable profession here

...of course......do you actually expect them to do an honest day's work???

[SOTIRIOS]

Other news outlets report the story differently, as one of greed, betrayal, and stupidity beyond comprehension. The police is also still waiting for the Russian to come forward, but he seems to have missed it completely. http://www.pattayaone.net/pattaya-news/100264/bizarre-arrest-pickpocket-caught-on-tape-north-pattaya/

.....so they are holding his money as evidence until he comes forward..........???

[retell]

Other news outlets report the story differently, as one of greed, betrayal, and stupidity beyond comprehension. The police is also still waiting for the Russian to come forward, but he seems to have missed it completely. http://www.pattayaone.net/pattaya-news/100264/bizarre-arrest-pickpocket-caught-on-tape-north-pattaya/

.....so they are holding his money as evidence until he comes forward..........???

hey the report allready stated he was very drunk so he will not be around untill the opening times of 7/11 selling alcohol

[marell]

thats encouraging, I presume the locals where Thais? Every time Ive pointed out to a Thai a man in a dress in the act of pickpocketing someone they tell me never mind and dont speak about it, I got the feeling that it is an acceptable profession here

Absolutely. Like prostitution, it beats working.

No, no...you've got it wrong. That's 'Asian' man in a dress.

[retell]

thats encouraging, I presume the locals where Thais? Every time Ive pointed out to a Thai a man in a dress in the act of pickpocketing someone they tell me never mind and dont speak about it, I got the feeling that it is an acceptable profession here

Absolutely. Like prostitution, it beats working.

No, no...you've got it wrong. That's 'Asian' man in a dress.

or ai-see-a-man in a dress still leaves the dress for question

[HerbalEd]

I've always prided myself as being pickpocket proof ... although I shouldn't get too smug about it, huh?

I used to live in Bogata, Colombia, which is famous for it's master pickpockets and even pickpocket schools. A couple of friends and I would make sport of it and tease the thieves with tempting, but faked opportunities. My Peace Corps friends played a game of wearing a bright-colored bandana sticking out of their back pocket and would see if they could walk around Bogata and ride it's crowded buses and still come home with the bandana still there. Some days they did, and some they didn't.

[HerbalEd]

thats encouraging, I presume the locals where Thais? Every time Ive pointed out to a Thai a man in a dress in the act of pickpocketing someone they tell me never mind and dont speak about it, I got the feeling that it is an acceptable profession here

Acceptable by some, but as this story shows, not all.