Ladyboys get greedy and pickpocket tourists in Phuket

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PHUKET: Ladyboys get greedy and pickpocket tourists in Phuket
Darawan Naknakhon


Police arrested a pair of pickpocketing ladyboys yesterday (October 1).

PHUKET: -- Police arrested a pair of pickpocketing katoeys yesterday (October 1) after two reports of thefts from tourists in Patong and Kata on Monday night (September 29).

In separate incidents on the same evening, one of the light fingered ladyboys lifted an iPhone from a Russian tourist Mr Pavel Abramov, 24, on Bangla Road in Patong, while the other managed to pickpocket an Italian tourist’s wallet, Mr Moris Fossati, 38, containing B1,000 and Euro 1,000 (B41,900).

Karon police arrested Chokamnoy Rongjadtu, 26, a Sakolnakorn native and Soonthon Haojaipetch, 18, after examining security camera footage.

Police were able to retrieve the stolen iPhone from the thieves as well as their getaway vehicle.

The suspects said they already exchanged the Euros, spent all the cash and threw the wallet onto a road near Karon beach, which police were not able to retrieve.

Both suspects confessed to the charges against them, “We were drunk and wanted some extra cash to party with,” one ladyboy told police.

Police took both suspects to Karon police station for further questioning.

Source: http://www.thephuketnews.com/ladyboys-get-greedy-and-pickpocket-tourists-in-phuket-48967.php

-- Phuket News 2014-10-02

[Costas2008]

The ladyboys are innocent, it's the Russians and the Italians fault for having a phone and carrying money.

When are they going to stop prosecuting these lovable creatures?

[Pattaya28]

Virtually no punishment for this crime will be applied.

So it will continue and continue and continue.

And the "good image of Thailand" the government want to portray ?

No Law No Respect No Morals

[SOTIRIOS]

....did I read correctly........spent 1000 Euros in a matter of hours.....???

[farang2002]

what idiot walks around Bangla Rd with 1000E in his pocket??

[Nuddy]

....did I read correctly........spent 1000 Euros in a matter of hours.....???

Yep bit of a surprise that there were lies told about the dosh and the wallet.

A Russian and an Italian, thats a nice variety of victims.

One of those "ladies" looks familiar to previous photos on TV.

Regards

[Nemesis7]

100 bhat fine max

[slipperylobster]

Nature of the Beast...

[brubakertx]

Why don't they start punishing all these ladyboys who commit soooo many crimes in Thailand?

[crank]

No Italian brings 1000 euros on holiday

[ggt]

Lady boys have to eat too...Russians don't care much for them...the Chinese do not pay after being serviced...so what is an honest girl supposed to do?

[powerkick]

The one on the right looks OK, the one on the left

[thurien]

....did I read correctly........spent 1000 Euros in a matter of hours.....???

no problem...if you (and I) can do then they can do just as well

[apetley]

....did I read correctly........spent 1000 Euros in a matter of hours.....???

Yep bit of a surprise that there were lies told about the dosh and the wallet.

A Russian and an Italian, thats a nice variety of victims.

One of those "ladies" looks familiar to previous photos on TV.

Regards

Yeah, think I saw her in the farming forum a while back.

[sawadee1947]

The ladyboys are innocent, it's the Russians and the Italians fault for having a phone and carrying money.

When are they going to stop prosecuting these lovable creatures?

I hope the one learned it's much more worth to take a wallet than a phone. But maybe the Russian asked her to take it......

[AnotherOneAmerican]

I must have lost my mind, I think the one on the right is quite attractive!

Edited October 2, 2014 by AnotherOneAmerican

[dutchisaan]

I must have lost my mind, I think the one on the right is quite attractive!

Yes you lost your mind.

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[mancub]

I must have lost my mind, I think the one on the right is quite attractive!

Yes you lost your mind.

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...and a fair amount of credibility !

[ableguy]

I must have lost my mind, I think the one on the right is quite attractive!

Keep taking the medication.

[mikiea]

brain dead & blind, not the way for a long life :-)

[Maroon Watcher]

yep the one on the right looks passable (after the right amount(s) of alcohol)

The other (scarely) looks like an old mate of mine (No boob job) - and he was a Tax Man....!

(he kept telling me how important he was too) - Fitting really...

The one on the right looks OK, the one on the left

[jaywalker]

I must have lost my mind, I think the one on the right is quite attractive!

I sure as hell ain't into ladyboys but must confess I thought the same thing

[schvonsky1]

what idiot walks around Bangla Rd with 1000E in his pocket??

Psml exacty wot a numpty showing off more like he deserves to be pickpocketed ???

[piersbeckett]

I must have lost my mind, I think the one on the right is quite attractive!

Now, you know, with all those posts behind you that you cannot be that honest on this forum without getting a lot of criticism - I know what you mean though; it's those arms!

[Adeeos]

....did I read correctly........spent 1000 Euros in a matter of hours.....???

EXACTLY my thoughts,,,,, MORE like the BIB said,, "CHAAAA CHING,,, arrested,, pocketed $,,,, our work is done here",,,, lolololol,,,,, JEEEZ do people still actually believe this!,,,,,,,, 555555555555

[frank0424]

The newer way of stealing is "PUSH POCKET"

A wallet or mobile phone is "pushed" into your pocket.

The perpetrator will then walk up to you and say; "Hey you've stolen my wallet"

With the co-operation of corrupt police especially, you can imagine the scenario.

[Ulic]

Spending all the money is a BS story, They just know the standard 500 baht fine will be applied.

Crime pays. The judge should sentence them to a jail sentence which deducts 100 baht

a day from the proceeds of the crime, so a 4,100 day sentence.

[ezzra]

Do not fine them even 1 baht, I would send them for 're-education" in a men's Max prison

fro few days and "scare them strait", I guarantee you they will never pick another pocket...

[elgenon]

Two were walking the opposite direction I was on Pattaya's Second Road> They walked on either side of me and bumped me. My hand caught one of theirs at my pocket. I quietly walked on.

[monkeycountry]

"Ladyboys get greedy and pickpocket tourists"

Well, they have been greedy and robbing tourists since the ladyboy disguise was invented many years ago.

Some thieves wear face covering hoods, others put on a dress. It seems though that the dress is more efficient. Not only does it let the thieves get closer to their victims, it also makes the authorities look the other way (they would probably have arrested a small gang of Thai guys wearing hoods walking down soi Bangla, or any other soi, just on the suspicion that they were about to steal something).

Smart move to claim to have spent all the 40k, so nothing can be retrieved. I assume they kept 500 baht to pay the fine, before they are let back on the street to rob some more tourists.