'Reckless' teenagers steal rifles from Thai police armory

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'Reckless' Teenagers Steal Rifles from Police Armory
By Khaosod English


A police officer shows reporters the arsenal where assault rifles were stolen at the base of Border Patrol Police in Nakhon Si Thammarat province, 28 May 2015

NAKHON SI THAMMARAT — Police say they have arrested five people, including two minors, who allegedly stole assault rifles from a police base in Nakhon Si Thammarat province.

According to police, the five suspects broke into the arsenal of a Border Patrol Police command center in Thung Song district, stole the weapons, and sold them in the black market to buy narcotics.

Two of the suspects are 16, and the rest are 19, 33, and 40, said said Pol.Maj.Gen. Kiattipong Khaosam-ang, commander of the police force in the region.

One of the teenagers is the son of a police officer stationed in the base, he said.

"Based on our investigation, the crime was initiated out of recklessness," said Pol.Maj.Gen. Kiattipong.

Full story: http://www.khaosodenglish.com/detail.php?newsid=1433323594


-- Khaosod English 2015-06-03

[MikeOboe57]

Looks like a garden shed to me.

[clifric]

It looks easy to break into but surely the guns were secured in racks inside as well. We used to run a chain through the trigger guards in the 1960s

[Pattaya28]

"Reckless Teenagers" ?

Headline should read "Reckless Police" for not securing the weapons.

[ratcatcher]

It looks easy to break into but surely the guns were secured in racks inside as well. We used to run a chain through the trigger guards in the 1960s

Please remember where you are, if you are.

[whatawonderfulday]

May be they should arrest the police person responsible for security as well. Perhaps reclaim the back hander he may have got for allowing it to happen.

[thesetat2013]

And they call this "reckless"? It takes a lot of gall to go into a police station and steal assault rifles then sell them on the black market. It seems to me that if the kids knew who would buy such weapons that his father could pay him to trap them. Then the issue with using money to buy drugs speaks a lot about how much discipline the son of a policeman is getting.

[MESmith]

"One of the teenagers is the son of a police officer stationed in the base, he said."

Of course, he had nothing to do with it.....

[scorecard]

"One of the teenagers is the son of a police officer stationed in the base, he said."

Of course, he had nothing to do with it.....

Well here's the twist, some may recall the news about 18 months ago of a police officer in Pattaya who got caught selling stolen hand guns. His records showed in the several months prior to getting caught he had sold 160 stolen handguns, mostly to teenagers.

[Reigntax]

"The crime was initiated out of recklessness" and such a comment is initiated out of pure Thainess

[masquerade]

What is the penalty for being reckless? The moral to the story is make sure you have a policeman's son with you when you do something illegal.

[smedly]

you know what it would be more difficult to steal a yogurt from a 7/11 than an M16 from an army base

[noitom]

Preposterous reporting of a very alarming Thai theft of weapons grade arms from Thai army property in the Thai south. Five suspects an three were criminals of age not minors. Why not release the three names? One minor was the son of a police officer stationed at the base. The theft of assault weapons is characterize as merely a "reckless" act to buy drugs. Preposterous and dangerous j ourani

[smedly]

Theft or stealing was probably the wrong word to describe this event

[klauskunkel]

youthful exuberance, it was a dare

[FangFerang]

Call me silly, but the current political non-climate is precisely the one where stealing military weapons is blisteringly stupid.

Knuckleheads.

[Ulic]

Is that what passes for armoury security in Thailand.

[Lupatria]

The cops must be happy to find their pick-ups are still in the parking lot.

[jackanapes]

the teenagers broke into the armory multiple times how many rifles were actually stolen and why was it so easy to break in so much for police security .