Digital billboards to assist Thai police tracing missing persons, stolen vehicles

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Digital billboards to assist tracing missing persons, stolen vehicles
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BANGKOK, Aug 27 -- the Thai police will use digital billboards to communicate information on missing people and stolen vehicles after its successful trial use.

Pol Gen Somyot Poompanmoung, national police chief-elect, signed an agreement with representatives of the Thai General Insurance Association, the Mirror Foundation and Plan B Media Co for screening such information on digital billboards in Bangkok.

Gen Somyot said the information dissemination via digital billboards at intersections and mass transit rail stations was intended to eliminate room in society for those commit crimes.

The Thai General Insurance Association offers Bt1.4 million bounties for those providing clues to the arrests of 50 major car thieves.

Rewards ranged from Bt15,000 to 50,000 per case.

Information on missing persons will also be screened on digital billboards as such communication has led to finding many missing persons.

Car theft remains rampant in Thailand due to demand in neighboring countries and the Thai public's demand for used auto parts and used vehicles illegally assuming the registration of vehicle wrecks.

Police are searching for about 600 vehicles with such illicit registration. (MCOT online news)


-- TNA 2014-08-27

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Anti-car theft campaign launched



BANGKOK: -- A partnership has been formed between the National Police Office and the private sector to combat against car theft with the help of members of the public.

An agreement was signed today (Tuesday) between the NPO, Plan B Media Company, the Non-Life Insurance Association and the Mirror Foundation for the launch of the “Most Wanted by” programme aimed at combating car thievery.

Under the programme, images of the “most wanted” car thieves and stolen cars as well as information about car theft will be featured on more than 100 digital billboards throughout Bangkok. Information and images of missing people especially children will also be shown on the billboards.

All the information will be supplied by the police. These include the information about stolen cars and information about the suspected car thieves who are divided into three groups in accordance with the severity of the alleged crimes they committed.

The Non-Life Insurance Association has offered rewards for anyone who can supply information leading to the arrest of any of the suspects. The rewards are as follows: 50,000 baht each for the “most wanted” 50 suspects; 30,000 baht each for the wanted 20 suspects; and 15,000 baht each for the rest 20 suspects.

A total of 11,000 cars were reported stolen last year.

(Photo : www.facebook.com/stolen.cars.report)

Source: http://englishnews.thaipbs.or.th/anti-car-theft-campaign-launched/


-- Thai PBS 2014-08-27

[ezzra]

The BIB will need a super mega huge bill board to contain a fraction of the wanted people

in this country, stolen vehicles? are they seriously going to have the mug shot of every

car thief in Bkk?

[aparasher]

How about printing photos in the back of condom individual packs? Or, cigarette packs? LOL...

[monkey4u]

As if the traffic and driving is not bad enough.

Now we will have fools trying to read the bill boards while driving past at 100 KPH plus

Brilliant idea

[ratcatcher]

As if the traffic and driving is not bad enough.

Now we will have fools trying to read the bill boards while driving past at 100 KPH plus

Brilliant idea

Does traffic actually move at 100kph in most of Bangkok?

[MaxLee]

"Digital billboards to assist tracing missing persons, stolen vehicles"

"Anti-car theft campaign launched"

hey Mr Thief, Mr Kidnapper, we're gonna crack you down.

Dear public, if you have a problem, look at the billboard and come to us, we're not gonna come to you.

[jimbeam1]

The BIB will need a super mega huge bill board to contain a fraction of the wanted people

in this country, stolen vehicles? are they seriously going to have the mug shot of every

car thief in Bkk?

Cars?

At least they have their priorities right.

jb1

[belg]

they can go hide in the south as a woman, no need to show your face (covered)

[Loles]

It's not a bad idea.

May I angle for supplying the boards ?

[Jim walker]

More absurd exciting news from Thailand

[jakobvarming]

Will these signs also show the faces of corrupt people in Thailand?

HINT: It'll be easier to show those NOT being corrupt then...

[ALLSEEINGEYE]

How many police criminals will be featured on this board?

[Benmart]

The BIB will need a super mega huge bill board to contain a fraction of the wanted people

in this country, stolen vehicles? are they seriously going to have the mug shot of every

car thief in Bkk?

I will patiently and seriously wait and see.

It's not my show.

I'm only here for the adventure.

Easy Does It.

[Benmart]

In the past, some people complained and criticized the authorities for doing nothing.

In the present, some people complain and criticize the authorities for doing something.

He never complained. He seemed to have no instinct for the making much of oneself that complaining requires.

― Wendell Berry, Jayber Crow

[Jimbolai]

How about a web site with all the details and a place for feed back?

[ozyjon]

Does traffic actually move at 100kph in most of Bangkok?

I took a photo of a taxi i was in (In bangkok) doing 160Km/h

i photographed the speedo (can't find the photo though)

can you guess where?

Edited August 28, 2014 by ozyjon