Phuket Town drinkers take down armed robber
Phuket Gazette


Unfortunately for Mr Naruecha, Mr Ponlawat (back, left) is a community police volunteer, trained and registered under the Crime Suppression Division branch in Phuket. Photo: Kritsada Mueanhawong

PHUKET: -- Two men sitting in front of their house drinking in the early hours this morning made a citizen’s arrest, taking down a man who had just robbed a Phuket Town convenience store at knifepoint.

Phuket City Police were notified of the arrest at 3:40am.

“By the time we arrived, Ronnarit Klinchuen, 21, and his friend Ponlawat Kaensub, 22, had caught the robber,” Wichai Kongkawai of the Phuket City Police told the Phuket Gazette.

“Naruecha Wongponthong, 22, from Nakhon Sri Thammarat, still had the 4,000 baht cash he had stolen from the cashier in his hand. We also found a switchblade in the left pocket of his jeans,” Capt Wichai added.

From their vantage point across the road, pals Mr Ronnarit and Mr Ponlawat saw Mr Naruecha pull up on a motorbike outside the SuperCheap 24 convenience store opposite Samkong Shrine on Yaowarat Rd (map here).

Unfortunately for Mr Naruecha, Mr Ponlawat is a community police volunteer, trained and registered under the Crime Suppression Division branch in Phuket.

“They saw him enter the store, and through the window they could see him threaten the cashier with a knife,” Capt Wichai said.

“When they realized it was a robbery, they crossed the road and pounced on him as he walked out of the store,” he added.

Mr Naruecha was taken to Phuket City Police Station and charged with armed robbery.

Source: http://www.phuketgazette.net/phuket_news/2013/Phuket-Town-drinkers-take-down-armed-robber-22575.html


-- Phuket Gazette 2013-10-22

Great that there are still good people on this planet

Great stuff! Though had I been in there place, the guy would look a little worse for wear by the time the police had him.

Great stuff! Though had I been in there place, the guy would look a little worse for wear by the time the police had him.

Maybe.

Great stuff! Though had I been in there place, the guy would look a little worse for wear by the time the police had him.

There's always one!

Great stuff! Though had I been in there place, the guy would look a little worse for wear by the time the police had him.

There's always one!

American ?

Great stuff! Though had I been in there place, the guy would look a little worse for wear by the time the police had him.

There's always one!

American ?

Yes, American ex special forces i imagine

As per the previous thread about the cop with the busted shoulder...will these two get 10,000 baht each or have to share it between them?

nothin like courage in a bottle. Maybe that's what on duty cops do it for?

BRAVE GUYS BRAVO

I guess was a huge surprise for this small coward idiot with big knife.

nothin like courage in a bottle. Maybe that's what on duty cops do it for?

How do you know they were drinking alcohol ?

Excellent!

nothin like courage in a bottle. Maybe that's what on duty cops do it for?

How do you know they were drinking alcohol ?

Couple of clues for you:

From the article above:

Two men sitting in front of their house drinking in the early hours this morning made a citizen’s arrest

Title of the article:

Phuket Town drinkers take down armed robber

Great stuff! Though had I been in there place, the guy would look a little worse for wear by the time the police had him.

Why would that be, are you some hard-man with authority to make people "...look a little worse for wear..."?