Phuket police hunting for serial snatch thief

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Police hunting for serial snatch thief
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Lt Suporn said that police believe the thief is local teenager either from Cherng Talay or Srisoonthorn. Photo: Eakkapop Thongtub

PHUKET: -- Police are looking for a what they believe is a serial snatch-and-grab thief who got away with over 20,500 baht in personal belongings and cash robbed from a woman in central Phuket yesterday (Feb 4).

Cherng Talay Police were called to investigate the snatch-and-grab at 3:30pm. They arrived at the scene, in front of Moo Baan Tawan Place in Srisoonthorn, to find Ms Rattimaphon Piachim, 23, from Pattalung standing with her motorbike waiting for them.

“Ms Rattimaphon said that the thief snatched her purse in front of Tawan Place residence,” said case investigator Lt Suporn Muangkhai of the Thalang Police.

“All she could recall was that the thief was wearing a black T-shirt and a cap, and riding a Honda Wave motorbike. She could not remember the license plate numbers,” he said.

Full story: http://www.thephuketnews.com/police-hunting-for-serial-snatch-thief-56073.php


-- Phuket News 2016-02-05

[LivinginKata]

Yet another snatch thief

[pinkpanther99]

After reading the headline I expected something entirely different.

My mistake.

[smedly]

something fishy in that headline

[realenglish1]

And I thought I was going to read something I have never heard of before. I did not know you can loose your snatch

[NCC1701A]

"...serial snatch thief."

i am not even going to go there.

yes i am, well, you know what i mean.

Edited February 5, 2016 by NCC1701A

[phil2407]

3.30pm and no daylight (in the picture)

[stoneyboy]

It's normally the snatch that does the thieving.

This is a new one on me.

[callaway]

Guess that will curtail a lot of expat activities. Many girls walking around with out snatches. That damn thief is killing all the fun. Hope the girls are good at conversing because without their snatch there is not much else they can do.

[Brer Fox]

Check this link. This is what snatch and grab thieves get as punishment in Vietnam for stealing from foreigners. And this was just for a phone. Thailand should try the same form of punishment.

http://www.thanhniennews.com/society/man-gets-4-years-for-robbing-foreign-tourist-of-phone-in-hanoi-59033.html