Frenchman arrested for shoplifting meat from North Pattaya Supermarket



PATTAYA: -- On Sunday afternoon a 60 year old Frenchman was arrested by Pattaya Police after he was caught by Security Guards at a North Pattaya Supermarket, attempting to leave with meat products he had not paid for.

Mr. Thomas Micallef was caught placing two bags of meat into another bag of meat which had just been weighed and priced. A security guard saw what Mr. Micallef was doing and followed him until he left the store.

The bag of meat was re-weighed and it was confirmed that he had loaded the bag with extra meat prior to him paying for the item at the checkout.

Full story: http://pattayaone.net/pattaya-news/176559/frenchman-arrested-for-shoplifting-meat-from-north-pattaya-supermarket/


-- Pattaya One 2015-03-23

Why does he need to steal? Perhaps he should return to his country to build more wealth, before coming back here for his fun.

The police didn't make any effort, they were summoned. The security guard also did his duty. The foreigner made a mistake, no other person did.

Blame it on the Euro.

Silly sausage

Did he spend all his money at the go go?

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Shame. He looks like a scared, starved stray.

When asked for a statement he said ''bœuf''

He should be deported as he is a habitual thief who has been caught before. Having suffered losses in excess of GBP100,000 through thieves shop lifting, I have no sympathy. If he stole from your pocket would you have any sympathy?

Intention to steal is important for some people steal luxury handbag, we should not pity of it but this few chicken with intention to eat and survive.

Blame it on the Euro.

I would think so. The 25% value fall may hit hard some guys with already low pension... Sad.

Not an excuse to steal though! Time to learn to appreciate Thai food, way cheaper.

I have some spare mince at home if he needs it.

Go vegetarian

I have known people who have shoplifted and they had plenty of money. They used to buy some steal some. Did it all the time at a Circle K convience store in Taipei. Caught on cctv and he got 6 months in jail. He was very bitter about it as he felt it was very unfair.

Remember Inspector Clouseau loved our hamburgers so much, he would stuff his pockets full of l'ambergere...and get stopped by officials at the airport?

This may be his younger brother...on a case.

That's one way to get your photo splashed all over the internet.

The things people do for their fifteen minutes of fame.

I am one of those who are being hit very hard by the devaluation of the Euro, having an already low pension it went down even more.. But would I steal? No! Eat cheaper, smoke cheaper, whatever, but thou shall not steal! Simple....

this is sad news, no need to make nasty comments, obviously the guy is in deep sh... for a few hundred baht of food... hope he has some friends to help him now.

Well he better get used to eating cock roach and rice in the holding cells and what ever crawls onto his bowl

this is sad news, no need to make nasty comments, obviously the guy is in deep sh... for a few hundred baht of food... hope he has some friends to help him now.

If he realy is in deep money-problems then his friends should have helped him before he had to go shoplifting! Now it's to late anyway, it's done.....

Why doesn't he just stay home and live off the French welfare largesse?

Didn't eat yer meat, no pudding for you.

This is not the first time he has been caught taking items without paying at the Tesco-Lotus Store on the North Pattaya Road. He was caught on 22nd October 2014 attempting to steal salad cream. At the time he was fined and released but this time the store would like him prosecuted to the full extent of the law.

= Deportation and black listed

Why does he need to steal? Perhaps he should return to his country to build more wealth, before coming back here for his fun.

Many people who steal, have an illness, nothing to do with poor

Edited March 23, 201511 yr by Bernard Flint

this is sad news, no need to make nasty comments, obviously the guy is in deep sh... for a few hundred baht of food... hope he has some friends to help him now.

Shop lifting isn't always about that. Many are just petty, opportunist thieves.

Many shoplift for a living. I met one of them once here in Thailand, said he was a "professional shoplifter".

We've seen celebrities get pinched, and at military base exchanges, I've seen full bird Colonels and top enlisted ranks get caught out shoplifting; try to get out of it by showing they have the money in their wallet to pay for the item.

Maybe here, some think the Thais are dumb and will never catch or think they will escape suspicion because they are a rich Caucasian.

Do they sell Horse meat in Pattaya supermarkets ?

regards Worgeordie

This might even be the husband of the French lady that got caught a week or so back. Perhaps the french mafia is taking over? Family business.

"Was your daddy a meat burglar? Cause it looks like he took two fine pieces of ham and shoved em down the back of yo pants"....The Ladies Man

this is sad news, no need to make nasty comments, obviously the guy is in deep sh... for a few hundred baht of food... hope he has some friends to help him now.

If he has enough money to pay for that first bag of meat, he has enough money to buy cheaper food in much greater quantities. Last time he was caught stealing salad cream; hardly something a starving person would go for.