One of two Pattaya Students arrested following foreign bag snatch in Central Pattaya

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One of two Pattaya Students arrested following foreign bag snatch in Central Pattaya



PATTAYA: -- One of two suspects wanted in connection with a bag snatch from a foreign tourist early on Saturday Morning was arrested by Police who witnessed the snatch take place.

Officers were in Soi Watganjanaram when they saw the snatch take place in front of the Angkate Condominium. Officers gave chase and were able to apprehend a 16 year old boy, known to be a student at Pattaya School Number 9. The other suspect, also aged 16 and a fellow student, was able to escape with the bag which contained 2,300 Baht, a digital camera and mobile phone.

Full story: http://www.pattayaone.net/pattaya-news/120223/one-of-two-pattaya-students-arrested-following-foreign-bag-snatch-in-central-pattaya/

-- Pattaya One 2014-03-03

[Ohio]

Well Done.

Education doesn't seem to help common sense.

Bag snatching is deplorable

Bag snatching in front of Cops is Idiotic

[sam sen]

thai police solve a crime!

[KittenKong]

One of two Pattaya Students arrested following foreign bag snatch in Central Pattaya

But how do they know the bag was foreign?

[shaurene]

thai police solve a crime!

They are very good at solving many crimes, and getting the ones that got away after questioning the one they get, Pattaya police are good at that.

[ggt]

I was involved once...in an old foreign bag's snatch...I wish the police had apprehended me...

[Emster23]

A few weeks ago a couple of student's were arrested for similar crime. Did we ever find out what the punishment was? I would guess if 500 baht fine the word got around, as it does in schools. Low risk/punishment cost, high potential payoff. Example that Thai students can learn and apply economics to business situations.

[EyesWideOpen]

My god......was this an accidental case of community policing ? You know, the silly farang police

system where police actually walk through a community, and their presence either deters criminals,

or allows them to catch criminals in the act. The Thai police version of fighting crime, which seem to

consist of manning checkpoints and fining people, does not seem to be doing a real good job of

stopping crime........

[JulesMad]

One of two Pattaya Students....

It seems there are very few students in Pattaya.... Now there is only 1 left.... Shouldn't be to difficult to track him down then

[Briggsy]

Has somebody been drawing on that youth's face? Is that the punishment?

[Ohio]

One of two Pattaya Students arrested following foreign bag snatch in Central Pattaya

But how do they know the bag was foreign?

It wasn't a counterfeit !

sorry couldn't help myself

[Darcula]

One of two Pattaya Students....

It seems there are very few students in Pattaya.... Now there is only 1 left.... Shouldn't be to difficult to track him down then

He must be the guy that stole the book from the library forcing it to shut down.

[rhythmworx]

"The other suspect, also aged 16 and a fellow student, was able to escape with the bag which contained 2,300 Baht, a digital camera and mobile phone."

The bib cant arrest him though as he has 'connections; ?

P.s. Why has someone quoted a post from MMarlow that doesn't seem to exist on this thread?

Has it been removed? Does he have connections too? Maybe its the missing sspect who commented because someone insulted his fathers job?