Cab Driver Admits Robbing American Tourists At Gunpoint
By Khaosod English


Attanop Kongsaengkham, 30, has been arrested for allegedly using a fake hand gun to rob two American tourists who were riding in his cab, 7 Aug 2014.

BANGKOK — Police have arrested a taxi driver in Bangkok who confessed to using a fake hand gun to rob two American tourists who were riding in his cab.

On 5 August, the Americans reported to the police that they were robbed at gunpoint by their taxi driver in downtown Bangkok on Soi Sukhumvit 15, before being ordered out of the taxi. The taxi driver reportedly took 3,000 baht.

After studying CCTV footage, police identified Attanop Kongsaengkham, 30, as the suspect, said Pol.Lt.Col. Thanet Meethong, an officer at Lumpini Police Station.

Mr. Attanop was arrested in his apartment in Bangkok's Yannawa district at 2 am this morning. He confessed to committing the robbery but said he used a fake handgun, which police later found during a search of his room.

Mr. Attanop claimed he had previously committed "two robberies" in the same manner and used the money for “leisure,” police say.

He has been charged with robbery at nighttime, robbery using a vehicle, and armed robbery.

Police are urging anyone who might have been robbed by Mr. Attanop to come forward and press additional charges against him at Lumpini Police Station.

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Robbery at nighttime? Does this carry a different tariff to robbery in the daytime?

That's a special kind of dumb. So..if a murderer gets less than 10 years, an armed robber should get what??? 1 week in a health farm? It's only a farang afterall

Robbery at nighttime? Does this carry a different tariff to robbery in the daytime?

 

yes

but said he used a fake handgun, which police later found during a search of his room.

 

 

no problem then

Robbery at nighttime? Does this carry a different tariff to robbery in the daytime?

Yes the sentence will be doubled because it happened during the night.

Robbery at nighttime? Does this carry a different tariff to robbery in the daytime?

I know in the US & UK sometimes crimes such as burglary have stiffer penalties if they are done at night.

Thank God someone's pointing or I would have thought this was staged    

Well done Junta. It's amazing how the Thai police can actually do their job when forced to.

Why are there 7 people in this photo?

Why are there 7 people in this photo?

The others couldn't make it?

Well done Junta. It's amazing how the Thai police can actually do their job when forced to.

So let me get this straight, no criminals were ever caught before the military took power?

Why are there 7 people in this photo?

 

Easy....the other 10 people could'nt make it for the photo op!

200 baht fine. Next.

Well there's another brainiac to nominate for the Darwin Award!

 

 

Well there's another brainiac to nominate for the Darwin Award!
 
 

Fail :rolleyes:

Robbery at nighttime? Does this carry a different tariff to robbery in the daytime?

Yes

My old soi ain't what it used to be. 

I fear there will be more of this kind of thing, as the common people become even poorer.

 

 

 

 

 

 

From the land of every thing fake, we bring you a robbery with a fake gun, I wonder if he had a fake

drivers licnace and was driving a fake taxi...

From the land of every thing fake, we bring you a robbery with a fake gun, I wonder if he had a fake

drivers licnace and was driving a fake taxi...

 

and had a fake brain

BMW also sent their rep just to make sure the taxi wasn't a fake beemer.

Why are there 7 people in this photo?

 

 

 

Snow White couldn't make it

 

 

 

 

 

:)

From the land of every thing fake, we bring you a robbery with a fake gun, I wonder if he had a fake

drivers licnace and was driving a fake taxi...

It wasn't a fake gun, it is a gun,probably a BB gun or some such thing. The stupid part is that for his dumb act he got B3000 and arrested. He might as well have used a large banana painted black. Total banker..

Why is the guy pointing at the gun?

Is he saying the gun did it?

I fear there will be more of this kind of thing, as the common people become even poorer.

 

 

Yes, as they were only carrying 3,000 baht, crooked Bangkok taxi drivers may have to rob more of them. 

Well there's another brainiac to nominate for the Darwin Award!

 

 

I would nominate you for the award but as the person has to die preforming the act then I cannot

 

Robbery at nighttime? Does this carry a different tariff to robbery in the daytime?

I know in the US & UK sometimes crimes such as burglary have stiffer penalties if they are done at night.

 

 

I thought daylight robbery was the more serious offence.

From the land of every thing fake, we bring you a robbery with a fake gun, I wonder if he had a fake

drivers licnace and was driving a fake taxi...

and was given fake 1000 Baht notes

At least the taxi driver were straight about robbing the costumers. I hate to waste time with all the other ones.