Thieves burgle Bt6m from ATM

CHON BURI:-- At least three thieves forced open an ATM machine on a Chon Buri superhighway in heavy rain and got away with a money box containing Bt6 million, police said yesterday.

Following the report of the theft at 1.30am, police found that one of two ATMs at Kasikornbank's Om Muang Chon Buri branch had been yanked open.

Police suspect the culprits destroyed a security camera and, after a failed attempt to jemmy the machine open, chained the ATM's cover to a pickup truck and drove off, forcing out the money box.

Police seized the jemmy at the scene and recovered parts of the money box from the road, near a Muslim cemetery.

The culprits' knowledge of the bank's schedule in putting money in the machine and of the getaway route suggested to police that they were local residents.

-- The Nation 2006-09-24

6 million in one atm?

sounds alot

Yeah! If that gets out ..... none of them will be safe!

suprised with all the building going on in Thailand

no one has twigged what two or three gangs in the south of england used to do with the JCB's

use it to "dig" the ATM out of the wall carry it out of sight out of the ever present CCTV

then use the power of the JCB hydraulics to smash the machine open

then pick it up and place it into van

drive to secure area and divide the spoils up

then retain full semblance of normality by still working or not as the case may be

sit tight for a couple of months then spend slowly oh so slowly

so do not let the wife or GF or both! know otherwise they will spend it for you

while you relinquish your freedom in a destination of HRM court's choosing

but this requires coordination,composure and self control

things the Thais are sadly lacking in according to all the Thai detractors on the various forums

but I think they have this in spades as they have put up with the xenophobes for nearly 40 years now

and are still able to manouvere the financial dealings to their advantaage at nearly every turn without the xenophobes realising sometimes

bit like lawyers and real estate people the world over

here's hoping NO criminal types read this forum

6 million in one atm?

sounds alot

Possibly the amount to be claimed from the insurance company....???

6 million in one atm?

sounds alot

Possibly the amount to be claimed from the insurance company....???

not one of the toxin affiliated banks is it?

bur‧gla‧ry [bur-gluh-ree] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation

–noun, plural -ries. Criminal Law. the felony of breaking into and entering the house of another at night with intent to steal, extended by statute to cover the breaking into and entering of any of various buildings, by night or day.

There is no house involved here.

"Thieves steal 6 m from an ATM" would be a better title.

6m is not unusual for a fully stocked ATM.

and for 3 million, I won't tell on them!

Yeah! If that gets out ..... none of them will be safe!

The simple fact that you have read it would suggest to one that 'it' is out.

Europeans Make Illegal ATM Withdrawal.

Employees turned up at the Kasikorn Bank in Chonburi a few days ago to find a hole in the wall where their ATM hole-in-the-wall cash dispensing machine was previously located. Realising the machine was incapable of walking off on its own, especially since it contained 4.2 million baht, the bank employees alerted police.

A security camera set-up to monitor the ATM caught three men of European appearance performing a sterling effort of lifting the 200 kilogram machine into the back of a pick-up.

When the news of the daring theft was broadcast on Thai television a local man who rents pick-ups from Soi X-Zyte recognized the three men and informed police. He gave the passport details of the men to the police who then went to the intriguingly-named BS Apartments on Third Road and managed to detain two men, Milan Nikoric, aged 35, and Larsic Branislav aged 46, both carrying Yugoslavian passports. A third man was fortunate to be out at the time police arrived and is now thought to be on the run.

The men told police they had dumped the ATM machine, minus its cash haul, near Mabrachan Lake. Police were able to recover just 2 million of the 4.2 million baht. It’s doubtful the men opened a bank account elsewhere, given the number of thieves operating these days.

Authorities, and Beach Road ladyboys, are now on the lookout for any European with a very pronounced bulge in his pockets.

-Pattaya City News

Tuesday 26th September 2006

The writing is just getting better and better! <and Brit .... I am glad the big farang in the back doesn't have tattoos!>

It was a gang of three Europeans, two are already being detained by the men in brown and another is missing in action.

Police have recovered about 2 million THB and i believe there is about another 2.2 million still missing.

Edited September 27, 200619 yr by Lacoste

I Thought JD was already out

I Thought JD was already out

:lol:LOL I believe he 'came out' a long time ago.

A security camera set-up to monitor the ATM caught three men of European appearance performing a sterling effort of lifting the 200 kilogram machine into the back of a pick-up.

When the news of the daring theft was broadcast on Thai television a local man who rents pick-ups from Soi X-Zyte recognized the three men and informed police. He gave the passport details of the men to the police who then went to the intriguingly-named BS Apartments on Third Road and managed to detain two men, Milan Nikoric, aged 35, and Larsic Branislav aged 46, both carrying Yugoslavian passports. A third man was fortunate to be out at the time police arrived and is now thought to be on the run.

Obviously they had it well planned out

Edited September 27, 200619 yr by englishoak

I Thought JD was already out

:lol:LOL I believe he 'came out' a long time ago.

a very long time ago .... saves the heartavhe created when the wife and kids find out!

Well, another sterling example of why Thailand is tightening up its visa regulations. Lucky for these boys, they won't have to bother with those nasty visa runs anymore!

Well, another sterling example of why Thailand is tightening up its visa regulations. Lucky for these boys, they won't have to bother with those nasty visa runs anymore!

Maybe they needed the money so they could apply for an investment visa

It was a gang of three Europeans, two are already being detained by the men in brown and another is missing in action.

Police have recovered about 2 million THB and i believe there is about another 2.2 million still missing.

Presumably they will be prosecuted under the Immigration laws, unless they had a work-permit, to 'do a job' here in LOS ?

Nice to see that foreign expertise is still useful here !

Thieves burgle Bt6m from ATM

CHON BURI:-- At least three thieves forced open an ATM machine on a Chon Buri superhighway in heavy rain and got away with a money box containing Bt6 million, police said yesterday.

Following the report of the theft at 1.30am, police found that one of two ATMs at Kasikornbank's Om Muang Chon Buri branch had been yanked open.

Police suspect the culprits destroyed a security camera and, after a failed attempt to jemmy the machine open, chained the ATM's cover to a pickup truck and drove off, forcing out the money box.

Police seized the jemmy at the scene and recovered parts of the money box from the road, near a Muslim cemetery.

The culprits' knowledge of the bank's schedule in putting money in the machine and of the getaway route suggested to police that they were local residents.

-- The Nation 2006-09-24

Where they Europeans? How does anyone knoe? There was nothing in the article about that.

Could they be Americans or Australians?

(The Dan Sai Kid)

Where they Europeans? How does anyone knoe? There was nothing in the article about that.

Could they be Americans or Australians?

(The BiB) managed to detain two men, Milan Nikoric, aged 35, and Larsic Branislav aged 46, both carrying Yugoslavian passports. A third man was fortunate to be out at the time police arrived and is now thought to be on the run.

Also I though it was 6 million that was 'nicked' - but now only 2 million of the 4.2 million has been recovered? Tea money anyone.....

Thieves burgle Bt6m from ATM

CHON BURI:-- At least three thieves forced open an ATM machine on a Chon Buri superhighway in heavy rain and got away with a money box containing Bt6 million, police said yesterday.

Following the report of the theft at 1.30am, police found that one of two ATMs at Kasikornbank's Om Muang Chon Buri branch had been yanked open.

Police suspect the culprits destroyed a security camera and, after a failed attempt to jemmy the machine open, chained the ATM's cover to a pickup truck and drove off, forcing out the money box.

Police seized the jemmy at the scene and recovered parts of the money box from the road, near a Muslim cemetery.

The culprits' knowledge of the bank's schedule in putting money in the machine and of the getaway route suggested to police that they were local residents.

-- The Nation 2006-09-24

Where they Europeans? How does anyone knoe? There was nothing in the article about that.

Could they be Americans or Australians?

detain two men, Milan Nikoric, aged 35, and Larsic Branislav aged 46, both carrying Yugoslavian passports.

could be the yugoslavian passports ......

Where they Europeans? How does anyone knoe? There was nothing in the article about that.

Could they be Americans or Australians?

The news article says they were carrying Yugoslavian passports.

now you know why they tightent the visa rule

A security camera set-up to monitor the ATM caught three men of European appearance performing a sterling effort of lifting the 200 kilogram machine into the back of a pick-up.

When the news of the daring theft was broadcast on Thai television a local man who rents pick-ups from Soi X-Zyte recognized the three men and informed police. He gave the passport details of the men to the police who then went to the intriguingly-named BS Apartments on Third Road and managed to detain two men, Milan Nikoric, aged 35, and Larsic Branislav aged 46, both carrying Yugoslavian passports. A third man was fortunate to be out at the time police arrived and is now thought to be on the run.

Obviously they had it well planned out

May be they had the same level of belief in the BiB that many on TV have.

A security camera set-up to monitor the ATM caught three men of European appearance performing a sterling effort of lifting the 200 kilogram machine into the back of a pick-up.

When the news of the daring theft was broadcast on Thai television a local man who rents pick-ups from Soi X-Zyte recognized the three men and informed police. He gave the passport details of the men to the police who then went to the intriguingly-named BS Apartments on Third Road and managed to detain two men, Milan Nikoric, aged 35, and Larsic Branislav aged 46, both carrying Yugoslavian passports. A third man was fortunate to be out at the time police arrived and is now thought to be on the run.

Obviously they had it well planned out

Criminal geniuses!

Reminds me of the story a few years back where the feds sent out letters to the last known address of wanted criminals, telling them that they won a prize in a lottery and they should come to a special event to pick it up. The feds were amazed that something over 50% showed up to pick up their "prize".. police waiting of course

A security camera set-up to monitor the ATM caught three men of European appearance performing a sterling effort of lifting the 200 kilogram machine into the back of a pick-up.

When the news of the daring theft was broadcast on Thai television a local man who rents pick-ups from Soi X-Zyte recognized the three men and informed police. He gave the passport details of the men to the police who then went to the intriguingly-named BS Apartments on Third Road and managed to detain two men, Milan Nikoric, aged 35, and Larsic Branislav aged 46, both carrying Yugoslavian passports. A third man was fortunate to be out at the time police arrived and is now thought to be on the run.

Obviously they had it well planned out

Criminal geniuses!

Reminds me of the story a few years back where the feds sent out letters to the last known address of wanted criminals, telling them that they won a prize in a lottery and they should come to a special event to pick it up. The feds were amazed that something over 50% showed up to pick up their "prize".. police waiting of course

They did that in Denver with Superbowl tickets .... very effective

Seen it done in the U.S as well with tv sets sound systems etc. Pretty funny to see these guys faces when they slap handcuffs on them.

What a bunch of idiots....hiring the pickup and giving their real I D`s.......and what happened to the face masks......probably too warm to wear them