Police Arrest Bag Snatching Gang In Pattaya

PATTAYA – July 19, 2014 [Pattaya Daily News];- at 13.00 pm Pol.Col.Suppatee Boonkrong-deputy commander of Chonburi and acting superintendent of Pattaya police station-, Pol.Maj.Thanawin Kaewsiang-investigation inspector-, Pol.Capt.Netithorn Rattanasuchanan-deputy inspector- and police officers had arrested a bag snatching gang which consisted of Mr.Buncha (Ouy) Yodyingyong 28 year old lady boy, Ms.Pinpit (May) Khumsaeng aged 28, Ms.Tuanjai (Fon) Chotung aged 30 and Ms.Cherry (Lee) Dechley aged 23 with 150,000 baht. They were arrested after Mr.John Welle 60 year old from America notified the police.

Pol.Col.Suppatee revealed that Mr.John had notified the police that his wallet had been snatched which contained 5,000 dollars whilst riding in a minibus. Pol.Capt.Netithorn and his team then went to investigate and arrest Mr Buncha who was the snatcher. Later the officers found him in South Pattaya road and was arrested, he was caught with 10,000 baht. Upon questioning him he confessed that he and his 3 friends snatched the wallet from Mr John. The police then arrested the rest of the gang members who were caught with Mr Johns remaining 140,000 baht.

Full story:http://www.pattayadailynews.com/pattaya-news/police-arrest-bag-snatching-gang-pattaya/

-- Pattaya Daily News 2014-07-20

"The police then arrested the rest of the gang members..."

One thing very consistent in many of these stories;

The apprehended always rat out their confederates.

Given the fact that it is so common, one would think it would be an obvious deterrent to commiting crimes...

Good use (or non-use in this case) of punctuation in the headline. One false step could've given a whole new meaning.

"The police then arrested the rest of the gang members..."

One thing very consistent in many of these stories;

The apprehended always rat out their confederates.

Given the fact that it is so common, one would think it would be an obvious deterrent to commiting crimes...

"The apprehended always rat out their confederates."

Yes, it seems the general high-standards and ethics of loyalty that one would expect amongst petty thieves and bag-snatchers has sunk to deplorable levels. I guess the only thing worse would be if they aspired to careers in banking or the fascinating world of politics.

djees, 5000 $ in cash on a minvan ...

was it in his back pocket ... 50 bills, make it swell quite a lot

should those kind of people were a sign : rob me please, i have cash

Thumbs up to the pattaya police,i see a lot of bag snatching going on in nakula from the russian and german tourists.

sad part is the snatchers use motorbikes so gone in a flash,which resulted with uniformed police being in presence but only for a week or so,i just hope that it is the same gang which was arrested.

2 amazing points: (1) Some doofus walks around with $5000 in his wallet. (2) The money was actually recovered (thus proving that the victim wasn't lying). Well done!