webfact Posted March 28, 2016 Share Posted March 28, 2016 Reward offered for arrest of man wanted for robbing ATM in ChonburiThaivisa ReportersHave you seen this man? [image: Daily News]CHONBURI:-- A 200,000 baht reward has been posted for an armed robber that stole more than 5 million baht from employees loading an ATM in downtown Chonburi at the weekend.Police have confirmed that the man they are after is Charoen Thepwong, 50, wanted in connection with a string of armed robberies, one in the very same area some two years before. The man is believed to hail from the Chonburi area and is also wanted in connection with a killing in the area.The man calmly walked up to employees loading an SCB teller machine outside a Lotus Express store and, brandishing a gun, ordered them to hand over money bags containing 1000 and 500 baht notes.He then cooly returned to his motorbike, loaded a pannier and drove off in the direction of Bang Saen.Some eyewitnesses at the time even thought it was a training exercise.The reward is being offered by Siam Commercial Bank for information leading to the arrest of the robber.Police said CCTV in the area confirmed the wanted man is indeed Charoen Thepwong who is considered armed and dangerous.-- 2016-03-29 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NongKhaiKid Posted March 29, 2016 Share Posted March 29, 2016 Another misleading headline, it was bank employees that were robbed not a machine. How do you ' rob ' an ATM ? Robber : Stand and Deliver ATM : Enter your PIN number and take care no one is watching Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacko45k Posted March 29, 2016 Share Posted March 29, 2016 I always thought the machines were loaded using some secure cartridge device and the employees never handled cash. So they are actually filled up by hand like a candy machine? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaywalker Posted March 29, 2016 Share Posted March 29, 2016 (edited) The headline should read - Reward Cash Bonus offered to cops for arrest of man wanted for robbing ATM in Chonburi Edited March 29, 2016 by jaywalker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caveat Emptor Posted March 29, 2016 Share Posted March 29, 2016 When or if he's arrested I look forward to the photo of the ATM pointing at him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steven100 Posted March 29, 2016 Share Posted March 29, 2016 well they have his name and picture .... surely they can find him .... he can't hide in a room forever !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Khon Kaen Dave Posted March 29, 2016 Share Posted March 29, 2016 The BIB will soon find a face for the frame and reward themselves for work well done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nemesis7 Posted March 29, 2016 Share Posted March 29, 2016 Even if he is caught by then in the cops book 3 million is already spent and reward will be another two million. Nice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chuang Posted March 29, 2016 Share Posted March 29, 2016 Just curious, can an ATM holds 5 millions baht .... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slapout Posted March 29, 2016 Share Posted March 29, 2016 Is this the same robbery that was reported yesterday and the amount taken was reported as 10 million in 5 bags? The man must be living in hi style if he has been getting similar amounts in earlier armed thefts. Also wanted for murder and it appears he has been operating in the same area for several years. Sounds like he has a very well paying profession as his source of income. Being armed, the BIB are probably not in a hurry to encounter him, and probably have no idea how to even start in a search for him. I have often wondered how these people know the route of the money truck and which ones are transporting the cash in bags and not in replacement containers that are just traded out for a container in the atm. I am sure no Thai would be involved in passing on this info, for free. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gandalf12 Posted March 29, 2016 Share Posted March 29, 2016 The original post said it was 10 million now it is over 5 million? Dont they know how much was taken? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timendres Posted March 29, 2016 Share Posted March 29, 2016 I always thought the machines were loaded using some secure cartridge device and the employees never handled cash. So they are actually filled up by hand like a candy machine? From what I have seen, the cash is already loaded into drawers according to denomination. The drawers are loaded into a safe under the ATM machine. The drawers offer no security whatsoever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thhMan Posted March 29, 2016 Share Posted March 29, 2016 Shouldn't the headline be... Cops know who the Robber is, and also have mugshots... Reward offered for anyone that can help the Police make that connection Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FarangLife Posted March 30, 2016 Share Posted March 30, 2016 Aww, everyone is so hard on the police. It's a tough job, especially in a country with relatively little violent crime,and that guy is violent. Maybe they should be like the ones everyone complains about back home, where they are accused of shooting kids of a different race and asking questions later. Maybe you all could recommend a TV thread to them where they can consult you before making a move to be sure it's TV approved. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
balo Posted March 31, 2016 Share Posted March 31, 2016 This is an inside job most likely . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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