webfact Posted November 22, 2015 Share Posted November 22, 2015 Couple arrested for extortionSUPACHAI PETCHTHEWEETHE NATIONBANGKOK: -- A man who was pretending to be a police inspector named "Jo" has been arrested along with a female accomplice for allegedly extorting money from motorbike taxies around Esplanade Cineplex Ratchadapisek in Bangkok.Putiset Soisuwan, 40, and Nataya Klinpatum, 25, were arrested at a house in Bang Khen district on Saturday by police from Crime Suppression Division while allegedly in the process of committing extortion.Pol Colonel Puntana Nuchanart, deputy of the Crime Suppression Division, said the pair was arrested after motorbike taxi-drivers near the Esplanade Cineplex Ratchadapisek complained about the behaviour of a notorious police inspector named "Jo".They demanded the return of Bt3,950 that was extorted from each motorbike taxi driver for rental fee, cost of utilities, and a supposed bribe for authorities in the area.Puntana said the couple was arrested after the police studied their actions and confirmed that they were doing what the motorcycle taxi-drivers had claimed.He said the duo denied extorting money but did admit to asking the motorbike taxi-drivers to pay a rental fee. They said they were working on behalf of the landlord and denied the taxi-drivers' claim that they were collecting bribe money for the authorities. The pair said the motorbike drivers may have mistaken them for police due to their close relations with many police officers.Puntana said the couple had no documents to prove that they were authorised by the landlord to collect money, so the police arrested them and summoned the landlord to provide an explanation.Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/national/Couple-arrested-for-extortion-30273526.html-- The Nation 2015-11-23 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Somtamnication Posted November 22, 2015 Share Posted November 22, 2015 What landlord? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ks45672 Posted November 22, 2015 Share Posted November 22, 2015 What landlord? They have a stand there, with a sofa, TV, kettle and usually a bucket of ice tea Its on the corner in the left side and looks a bit like a living room without walls , I guess they have to "rent" that space from someone, they must be doing OK if they can all afford a 4k fine even if they did complain about having to pay it later Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zaphod reborn Posted November 23, 2015 Share Posted November 23, 2015 So, crooks impersonating crooks. What a racket. TIT. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimbo2014 Posted November 23, 2015 Share Posted November 23, 2015 If he was practicing extortion, how did they tell he was a fake police officer? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mancub Posted November 23, 2015 Share Posted November 23, 2015 "The pair said the motorbike drivers may have mistaken them for police due to their close relations with many police officers." To whom a share of the spoils, perchance ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trogers Posted November 23, 2015 Share Posted November 23, 2015 Placed in an inactive post? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dageurreotype Posted November 23, 2015 Share Posted November 23, 2015 Amazing how all these police offices having been dobbed for some reason or other turn out to be 'fake' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeremyBowskill Posted November 23, 2015 Share Posted November 23, 2015 Ahhhhh well, if he aint going to look too upset by it all then guess I shouldn't give a monkeys either. Moving on Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DLang Posted November 23, 2015 Share Posted November 23, 2015 Placed in an inactive post? Given a uniform. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ParadiseLost Posted November 23, 2015 Share Posted November 23, 2015 The pair said the motorbike drivers may have mistaken them for police due to their close relations with many police officers. Birds of a feather... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted November 23, 2015 Author Share Posted November 23, 2015 'Fake cop' nabbed for extortionBy Coconuts BangkokBANGKOK: -- The long arm of the law has finally caught up with a man who has allegedly been posing as a cop and extorting Bangkok moto taxi drivers.Puthiseth Soysuwan, 40, was arrested on Saturday night along with his suspected accomplice Nattaya Klinkprathum, 25, and the pair were charged with extortion, reported Bangkok Post.A group of moto taxi drivers who work by the Esplanade shopping mall on Ratchadaphisek Road complained to cops that Puthiseth posed as a Crime Suppression Division inspector and ordered them to pay him almost 4,000 baht each month for "parking fees" and "water and electricity bills".Full story: http://bangkok.coconuts.co/2015/11/23/fake-cop-nabbed-extortion -- Coconuts Bangkok 2015-11-23 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fekman Posted November 23, 2015 Share Posted November 23, 2015 My favorite part is how he charged '3,950' instead of 4k. He treated it like a Tesco sale or something. Maybe thats how he got pinched. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaywalker Posted November 23, 2015 Share Posted November 23, 2015 What landlord? Reminds me of "Hump? What hump?" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaywalker Posted November 23, 2015 Share Posted November 23, 2015 My favorite part is how he charged '3,950' instead of 4k. He treated it like a Tesco sale or something. Maybe thats how he got pinched. It must have been 3,673.5 baht before VAT. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaywalker Posted November 23, 2015 Share Posted November 23, 2015 Amazing how all these police offices having been dobbed for some reason or other turn out to be 'fake' Good point there. We always wonder what all the cops transferred to inactive posts do nowadays. This would seem to clarify that mystery. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spidermike007 Posted November 23, 2015 Share Posted November 23, 2015 Perhaps they were real cops who were caught. Hence the term fake. Regardless they were doing essentially the same work through cops do. But without a license to steal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ParadiseLost Posted November 23, 2015 Share Posted November 23, 2015 Perhaps off-duty Google translates to not real in Thai? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Siamwhiteelephant Posted November 23, 2015 Share Posted November 23, 2015 Why aren't two finger pointing to the fake cop, so we can know which one? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaywalker Posted November 23, 2015 Share Posted November 23, 2015 (edited) What landlord? Reminds me of "Hump? What hump?" Just thought of something I'd like to add to the "Landlord" question. One cannot even plonk down a towel on so-called public property (the beach) in Thailand without a landlord magically appearing out of the woodwork. Edited November 23, 2015 by jaywalker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ezzra Posted November 23, 2015 Share Posted November 23, 2015 If I will no read such stuff everyday, I'd think someone moved me to another country while I was a sleep.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim walker Posted November 23, 2015 Share Posted November 23, 2015 Something like this could give the real police a bad name as if they would charge people for rent and utility bills on public owned property that did not belong to them, sound like something that would have happened in Thailand pre first ever military coup but now with the military running the country and corruption a thing of the past we all know that the real police would never allow something like this to happen not on their beat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tuanku Posted November 23, 2015 Share Posted November 23, 2015 The extortion was real, the only thing fake was the uniform! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skildpadden Posted November 23, 2015 Share Posted November 23, 2015 "Puntana said the couple was arrested after the police studied their actions and confirmed that they were doing what the motorcycle taxi-drivers had claimed." So the police learned some new techniques? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anto Posted November 23, 2015 Share Posted November 23, 2015 Too fat and well fed to be a real policeman . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
callaway Posted November 24, 2015 Share Posted November 24, 2015 These fake cops get away with this behaviour because its exactly what real cops do. IF they tidied up their acts then fake ones would not be accepted as the real deal hence no extortion Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheFishman1 Posted November 25, 2015 Share Posted November 25, 2015 Fake Cop can any one list more fake things here TIT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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