Armed Robbery at entrance to North Pattaya Condominium

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Armed Robbery at entrance to North Pattaya Condominium



PATTAYA: -- A Security Guard was ordered at gunpoint to hand over his cigarettes and two-way radio late on Thursday Night in front of a North Pattaya Condominium, where he works.

Police were called to the Ananya Beachfront Condominium in Soi 16 off the Naklua Road just before 11.30pm and met with Khun Narai aged 35 who has worked as a Security Guard for 4 years in Pattaya.

He revealed that he was guarding the entrance to the condominium when a group of young men approached him and one of them asked if he could borrow a cigarette.

Khun Narai refused to hand over a cigarette and stressed to the men that the area was private property and smoking at the entrance to the condominium was strictly prohibited. This angered the men who left and then returned with a man who was armed with a gun.

Full story: http://www.pattayaone.net/pattaya-news/167995/armed-robbery-at-entrance-to-north-pattaya-condominium/


-- Pattaya One 2015-01-30

[NanLaew]

...or maybe he pawned lost his walkie talkie.

[bushwacker]

More good news for Pattaya.

[Barin]

A note to self: even if you are a non-smoker, always carry a pack of cigarettes in your pocket and always give a cigarette immediately to anyone approaching you and asking for a cigarette.

This tactics has helped many times to avoid unnecessary complications.

[DLP]

So smoking can damage your health.

[trianglechoke]

Should boost quality tourists

[IAMHERE]

Should boost quality tourists

Truly quality tourist would not deny a cigarette to a thug, not really Thaliness in action..

[balo]

At least they spared his life. One bad word from him or giving them the finger and he would have been dead now.

[Keesters]

More good news for Pattaya.

Meaning?

[Floater 7]

Security guard = tourist?

Odd.

[MrWorldwide]

Security guard = tourist?

Odd.

Just let them talk among themselves - it's safer that way.

I read this as 'security guy causes young thugs to lose face - they return with a weapon to show him who's calling the shots' - that or he lost/sold the radio and needed a cover story. Either way, it has nothing to do with cigarettes - Pattaya hasnt quite been reduced to the level of San Quentin.

As 'armed robbery' goes, it's a pretty pathetic haul - does anyone else think it odd that they made no attempt to gain access to whatever it was he was supposed to be guarding (presumably the office area for the condo) ? TiT.

Edited January 30, 2015 by MrWorldwide

[Slickrick]

There's got to be more to this. They were up to something else.