Phuket police search for necklace thief

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Phuket police search for necklace thief
Eakkapop Thongtub


Rungtip Samran describes the incident to police.

PHUKET: -- Phuket police are currently looking for a man who was involved in the theft a gold necklace worth B18,200 from a woman in Cherng Talay yesterday afternoon (April 14).

At 2:30pm, Cherng Talay police were called to a branch of Family Mart after receiving a report that a woman, Rungtip Samran, 46, had had a gold necklace taken from around her neck whilst riding her motorbike.

When police arrived they found a black shoe belonging to the thief at the side of the road which had fallen off when he drove away on his motorbike.

Ms Rungtip told police that the thief grabbed her necklace as she was driving to the Family Mart with her three-year-old daughter.

"A man, who was between 25-35-years-old, came and drove his motorbike beside us. He snatched my gold necklace from around my neck when we got close to the Family Mart.

"He sped away towards the Heroines Monument on Srisoonthon Rd," said Ms Rungtip.

Police suspect that the thief had spotted Ms Rungthip wearing the necklace and followed her. He then grabbed the necklace at his earliest chance before speeding away.

The theft was carried out by an expert police said.

Police are now looking for the thief to bring him in for questioning.

Source: http://www.thephuketnews.com/phuket-police-search-for-necklace-thief-51884.php


-- Phuket News 2015-04-15

[bob4you]

Flaunting your wealth in Thailand is never a good idea.

[bheard]

Can't wait for the re-enactment.

[PETERTHEEATER]

Had she been wearing a helmet the necklace might not have slipped up over her head....I doubt that 1 baht gold weight neckchain would have broken before it had left a weal mark.

[madmitch]

Even manages to get a pointing finger in the photo.

Police are now getting every local Burmese worker to try on the lost shoe in order to determine guilt.

Sad for the lady's loss but is this really newsworthy?