Lite Beer Posted November 7, 2013 Share Posted November 7, 2013 Phuket tuk-tuk driver foils snatch-in-actionPhuket Gazette - Mr Nithikorn (seated) as he is identified by his victim, Ms Nongsarang, and tuk-tuk driver Mr Yongyuth, who apprehended him. Photo: Thawit BilabdullarPHUKET: A Kalim tuk-tuk driver rushed to the aid of a woman who called for help yesterday and managed to apprehend the man who had just snatched her bag.Yongyuth Dhamkong, 42, was driving along the Kalim beachfront road at about 2am when he heard Nongsarang Sakyen, 33, calling for help.“When I drove past the victim, I heard her shout for help,” he said. “I saw her pointing to a man riding a motorcycle about 100 meters ahead of me.”Mr Yongyuth raced ahead.“I caught up with him and cut in front of his bike with my tuk-tuk. With the help of some other people, I managed to capture him,” he said.Ms Nongsarang works in Patong and had gone to Kalim to relax with some friends after work.“While I was riding my motorbike along Kalim beach road, the snatcher rode his motorbike beside me. He snatched my bag and rode away,” Ms Nongsarang told police.Inside the bag were a Samsung cellphone and 5,100 baht cash, she said.Mr Nithikorn was charged with bag snatching by using a motorbike, said Patong police officer Pongpichan Chayanonpirai. Source: http://www.phuketgazette.net/phuket_news/2013/Phuket-tuk-tuk-driver-foils-snatch-in-action-22732.html -- Phuket Gazette 2013-11-07 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cornishcarlos Posted November 7, 2013 Share Posted November 7, 2013 Give that man a ceeegar 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bangkokrick Posted November 7, 2013 Share Posted November 7, 2013 Well done young man, just goes to show that they are not all crooks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Desert Rat Posted November 7, 2013 Share Posted November 7, 2013 "Snatching by using a motorbike" ? Is that an actual law ? Salute to the TukTuk driver. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marioc Posted November 7, 2013 Share Posted November 7, 2013 Good boy........good............. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post LivinginKata Posted November 7, 2013 Popular Post Share Posted November 7, 2013 Well done for catching the robber. But not the finger pointing nonsense.... again 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arthurwait Posted November 7, 2013 Share Posted November 7, 2013 Can someone help. I'm not sure which one is the crook, any clues please. Oh did anyone else think of the English slang meaning for snatch ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steelepulse Posted November 7, 2013 Share Posted November 7, 2013 Nice smirk on the perps face. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soi41 Posted November 7, 2013 Share Posted November 7, 2013 . Oh did anyone else think of the English slang meaning for snatch ? And using a motorbike!! Thank you arthur, you just spoiled my appetite . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpp2bkk Posted November 7, 2013 Share Posted November 7, 2013 Was charged for bag snatching and.....went back home I guess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacko45k Posted November 8, 2013 Share Posted November 8, 2013 Well done young man, just goes to show that they are not all crooks. Keep it in perspective, he is a Phuket Tuk-tuk driver. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carrerakiss Posted November 8, 2013 Share Posted November 8, 2013 Just goes to show no one is safe from a Phuket tuk tuk driver. Not even crooks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bander Posted November 8, 2013 Share Posted November 8, 2013 New agenda tuk tuk driver, good work for once, hope the snatcher get some serious jail time instead of the standard 500 bath fee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
truckerjoe Posted November 8, 2013 Share Posted November 8, 2013 I had a gold bracelet stolen by a Thai guy on a moped while I was riding my motorcycle, he rode alongside me and pulled it off my wrist and sped off, I gave chase but the little f***er was riding in and out of traffic so dangerously I gave up, the thing that annoys me the most is where were the Tuk Tuk guys when I needed them!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheNativeSon Posted November 8, 2013 Share Posted November 8, 2013 Well done young man, just goes to show that they are not all crooks. Wonder if that Tuktuk driver would have been so zealous had it been a "farang" woman's bag that was snatched? But, the main point is, will the case ever get to court, or will the police turn the thief loose, after 3-days in jail, as usual Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheNativeSon Posted November 8, 2013 Share Posted November 8, 2013 New agenda tuk tuk driver, good work for once, hope the snatcher get some serious jail time instead of the standard 500 bath fee 500 baht fine for sure. Serious jail time will never happen. That's why they (Thai street thieves) keep doing it, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheNativeSon Posted November 8, 2013 Share Posted November 8, 2013 Well done young man, just goes to show that they are not all crooks. A person who is a chronic freeloader, will also resort to thievery. Certainly, there are exceptions to every norm, but the vast majority of Thai menfolk, that I have had the displeasure to meet, are the biggest bunch of freeloaders, ever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheNativeSon Posted November 8, 2013 Share Posted November 8, 2013 Was charged for bag snatching and.....went back home I guess. Right, after he paid the 500 baht fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
belg Posted November 11, 2013 Share Posted November 11, 2013 feel good story of the month (regular) to make everybody believe in something or cover up the daily robbery on tourists (overpricing, robbery, ...) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NeverSure Posted November 12, 2013 Share Posted November 12, 2013 I don't get it. Just exactly what did the tuk-tuk driver do after he took the snatch out of action? Kidding. Good job. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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