Burgled Phuket householder sends message to robbers
Darawan Naknakhon


Don't bother, there's nothing worth stealing: Mr Jaroen's message to burglars

PHUKET: -- Fifty-six-year old Chalong resident Jaroen Chamnanyon has posted a giant message to burglars after his house was ransacked on November 18.

His message to the criminals: “Dear thieves and robbers, all the Buddha images I had collected are gone. Please don’t waste your time coming here again.”

Apart from his precious collection of images of famed Wat Chalong abbot Luang Phor Chaem, the burglars ran off with a laptop computer and a .38 pistol with 10 bullets, altogether valued at around B1 million.

Mr Jareon erected the sign outside his house in Soi Chao Fa yesterday afternoon (November 27).

Neighbours said he was upset over the robbery and the fact that the police had made no progress towards catching the burglars and retrieving his prized effigies.

Mr Jaroen said he had a full collection of every Luang Poh Cham effigy produced from the first, made in 1941, up to the latest, made in 2013.

He said he posted the message to tell the thief not to waste time raiding his house again because there was nothing left in his house worth stealing, and added that he wanted police to catch the perpetrators, who he believes are a gang.

Jaroen said that the thieves might be the same people who had stolen a valuable Luang Poh Chaem image from Wat Chalong.

Col Krittapas Dejintarason, Chalong police superintendent, said, “I asked investigators to follow this case but the investigation was slowed down because we had to send officers to maintain public safety during the Asian Beach Games

“But now we have our men back and we will work on finding the burglar and bringing him to justice as soon as possible.”

Source: http://www.thephuketnews.com/burgled-phuket-householder-sends-message-to-robbers-49885.php


-- Phuket News 2014-11-28

I am sure the police are out there keeping an eye out for the million baht haul thieves.

poor guy

The amulets obviously went willingly.

My sign would have said something a whole lot different, and not "nicey nicey".

Have they checked to see if the items are in the CIB chief haul?

Hopefully, the guy made photos of all his collection.

People need to learn to holler, "TEN-HUT" during crimes.

In the west where most people have insurance thieves like to call again. All new TV's blue ray players, stereos etc....

Clean out the old stuff on the first go through, pick up the new stuff on the second.

He should go down to the Wat and ask for his money back, clearly the effigies didn't fend off the bad spirits.

In the west where most people have insurance thieves like to call again. All new TV's blue ray players, stereos etc....

Clean out the old stuff on the first go through, pick up the new stuff on the second.

Ulic, your slip is showing.

Feel sorry for this guy, it has happened to me ( diffrent kind of items stolen ) and the police never got near to catching who did it. This was many years ago and not in Thailand.

Well the .38 did him a lot of good.

maybe buy another one, put a new sign,---inviting the burglars back.

I'm sure there was no need to tell them that the place was cleaned out.....................They know as they cleaned it out!

Compassion for the misfortune of others is in short supply. I hope he man gets his property back and the crooks are sent to prison.

Compassion for the misfortune of others is in short supply. I hope he man gets his property back and the crooks are sent to prison.

yeah right, ah, he collects amulets and has a 0.38 pistol,whats wrong here, being a religious nut is not enough he has to use the ''magic'' of the real world......didn't do him much good either way. If he plows that much money into ''religious'' items maybe he just deserved to lose them.

Buddha was sending this guy a sign, "stop collecting effigies of me".

and the last thing he might have had, his dignity, he threw out himself

Buddha was sending this guy a sign, "stop collecting effigies of me".

well,,, do you know? Buddha gave instructions to not make effigies, statues. He tried to raise People above animism and superstition, , ,

This man didn't loose his humor. Sorry for him to suffered by PKT idiots.

Buddha was sending this guy a sign, "stop collecting effigies of me".

well,,, do you know? Buddha gave instructions to not make effigies, statues. He tried to raise People above animism and superstition, , ,

Yes, I feel confident that if Buddha were alive today he would be very upset with Thai's. Thai's don't practice Buddhism, they practice voodoo, Buddha would be ashamed.