Saraburi man arrested for stealing steel plates from Thai army base

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Saraburi Man Arrested for Stealing Steel Plates from Army Base
By Khaosod English


Police arrest a man who allegedly tried to steal steel plates from an army base in Saraburi province, 8 June 2015.

SARABURI — Police have arrested a 34-year-old man who allegedly attempted to steal steel plates from an army base in central Thailand this morning.

Police say the theft took place at the Ordnance Department's provincial base in Saraburi's Mueang district at around 6 am today.

Sgt. Komsan Pumpuang, an officer in the Royal Thai Army's engineering corps, said he was jogging for exercise inside the base when he noticed a pick-up truck carrying some steel plates away from a construction site.

"I called the driver to stop, but he drove away," Sgt. Komsan told reporters. He said he then hopped on an army truck to chase down the driver. The officer reportedly caught up with the suspect near Saraburi Rail Station and called police to apprehend him.

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-- Khaosod English 2015-06-09

[lee b]

Yep, thats the kind of place to go and knick stuff from ! What a plate! Oh I mean Plank !!

[Don Mega]

They do not look like steel.

[NeverSure]

They do not look like steel.

That's what I was thinking. Also if that's steel plate the man couldn't lift them and if he could that pickup would be sitting on its fanny.

I think those are walking planks for scaffolding, made from wood and having metal ends with hooks to slip over the scaffolding. I think they are covered with untold amounts of paint from being used for painting buildings.

[Colabamumbai]

Surprised he was not stealing ordnance.

[Thai at Heart]

And a pomelo it seems.....

[Gonsalviz]

I need some of those.

[ratcatcher]

They do not look like steel.

That's what I was thinking. Also if that's steel plate the man couldn't lift them and if he could that pickup would be sitting on its fanny.

I think those are walking planks for scaffolding, made from wood and having metal ends with hooks to slip over the scaffolding. I think they are covered with untold amounts of paint from being used for painting buildings.

A brilliant deduction. I'm Not Sure why the reporter could not arrive at the same conclusion.

Scaffold planks they are then...

We may assume the wife ordered him to paint the house.