webfact Posted March 31, 2016 Share Posted March 31, 2016 Iranian tourist robbed in street just close to Pattaya police stationThaivisa ReportersPATTAYA:-- In the latest motorcycle snatch a rider grabbed a 50,000 baht gold necklace from an Iranian tourist just 500 metres from the Pattaya police station.Witnesses said the modus operandi of the thief was to pretend to ask the way to distract the victim before grabbing the jewellery and disappearing down Pattaya 2 road.The theft happened yesterday evening, Thursday, outside The Bayview hotel as the victim Ehsan Shahri, 28, and three Iranian friends were out for a stroll.Witnesses said the man on the bike was about 18-20 wearing a full face helmet. He was riding a Honda bike with no licence plates. They said he pretended to ask the way but disappeared without waiting for an answer, along with the 'Thong K' necklace.Police said that CCTV in the area was of little help but are using other cameras to track the thief down Pattaya 2 road and hope to make an arrest soon.-- 2016-04-01 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacko45k Posted April 1, 2016 Share Posted April 1, 2016 Too busy waving over tourists without helmets rather than question bikes without plates. Why was CCTV in the area little help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pattaya28 Posted April 1, 2016 Share Posted April 1, 2016 Witnesses said he was 18-20 wearing a full-face crash helmet Was the crash helmet transparent ? Or is this another APRIL FOOLS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happynthailand Posted April 1, 2016 Share Posted April 1, 2016 who wears a 50,000 baht gold neckless ? thats like wearing a logging chain around your neck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SOTIRIOS Posted April 1, 2016 Share Posted April 1, 2016 ...sounds about right... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrsomchai Posted April 1, 2016 Share Posted April 1, 2016 who wears a 50,000 baht gold neckless ? thats like wearing a logging chain around your neck May be when Iranian says 50 000 he really means 5000. Just like Indians walking around on the beach with 35000 cash in their pockets Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naam Posted April 1, 2016 Share Posted April 1, 2016 who wears a 50,000 baht gold neckless ? thats like wearing a logging chain around your neck May be when Iranian says 50 000 he really means 5000. Just like Indians walking around on the beach with 35000 cash in their pockets not everybody walking around in Pattaya is a poor Farang who considers 50k Baht a princely sum Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lupatria Posted April 1, 2016 Share Posted April 1, 2016 ...just 500 metres from the Pattaya police station. Could have been worse being robbed in a police station. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hawk Posted April 1, 2016 Share Posted April 1, 2016 who wears a 50,000 baht gold neckless ? thats like wearing a logging chain around your neck If you go to any gold shop in Thailand you will see that a 5 baht chain(76 grams) is in fact quite thin, not huge at all. Cost today, approx. 105,000 baht. Therefore, a 50,000 baht chain is like a piece of thin string and easy to break.Who wears a 50,000 baht chain, neither I or the wife, we wear 100,000 baht chains. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhizBang Posted April 1, 2016 Share Posted April 1, 2016 The GF and I often have a polite argument over buying gold. She wants to, I don't. I just tell her waste of money and someone will just steal it. At that point she stomps off in a huff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scouse Twoccer Posted April 1, 2016 Share Posted April 1, 2016 Why was CCTV in the area little help. Because nothing was recorded perhaps? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scouse Twoccer Posted April 1, 2016 Share Posted April 1, 2016 Witnesses said he was 18-20 wearing a full-face crash helmet Was the crash helmet transparent ? Or is this another APRIL FOOLS You may have noticed that all full face helmets have a transparent area at the front, where the wearer can see what's going on around him. It also allows others to see the wearer through the same part! Amazing!. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scouse Twoccer Posted April 1, 2016 Share Posted April 1, 2016 who wears a 50,000 baht gold neckless ? thats like wearing a logging chain around your neck Either you don't know much about gold or you don't know much about logging chains. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KhunBENQ Posted April 1, 2016 Share Posted April 1, 2016 Another Iranian carrying big value stuff around in Pattaya. Remember that story of the one at Pattaya Nuea bus station? If Soi 2 is "close to police station" (the one that I know) then half of Pattaya is close to police station Instead of carrying big gold necklace they should better invest in some decent sportswear and not walk around like clowns. They compete with the Koreans. Asking Iranian in clowns costumes for the way in Pattaya Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gandalf12 Posted April 1, 2016 Share Posted April 1, 2016 who wears a 50,000 baht gold neckless ? thats like wearing a logging chain around your neck It is only a 2 Baht chain no big but I see where you are coming from. Just reading it literally Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JHolmesJr Posted April 1, 2016 Share Posted April 1, 2016 Eye-ranians…dumb as…. A thai rides up to you (dressed in that outlandish way you are)... asking for directions…. in Thailand and you think everything s gonna be ok. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naam Posted April 1, 2016 Share Posted April 1, 2016 who wears a 50,000 baht gold neckless ? thats like wearing a logging chain around your neck If you go to any gold shop in Thailand you will see that a 5 baht chain(76 grams) is in fact quite thin, not huge at all. Cost today, approx. 105,000 baht. Therefore, a 50,000 baht chain is like a piece of thin string and easy to break.Who wears a 50,000 baht chain, neither I or the wife, we wear 100,000 baht chains. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ulic Posted April 1, 2016 Share Posted April 1, 2016 Dressed as American gangsta street thugs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The manic Posted April 1, 2016 Share Posted April 1, 2016 Ah! vests and back to front base ball caps. Wonder if the necklace was real? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScotBkk Posted April 1, 2016 Share Posted April 1, 2016 who wears a 50,000 baht gold neckless ? thats like wearing a logging chain around your neck If you go to any gold shop in Thailand you will see that a 5 baht chain(76 grams) is in fact quite thin, not huge at all. Cost today, approx. 105,000 baht. Therefore, a 50,000 baht chain is like a piece of thin string and easy to break.Who wears a 50,000 baht chain, neither I or the wife, we wear 100,000 baht chains. Bet you both look great with your 100k chains and no doubt a big amulet in tow. Many people showing off like that in the UK they're called GYPSIES !!!! Just saying .... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Khon Kaen Dave Posted April 1, 2016 Share Posted April 1, 2016 It seems that a lot of 50,000 baht necklaces are being snatched recently. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrsomchai Posted April 1, 2016 Share Posted April 1, 2016 Witnesses said he was 18-20 wearing a full-face crash helmet Was the crash helmet transparent ? Or is this another APRIL FOOLS You may have noticed that all full face helmets have a transparent area at the front, where the wearer can see what's going on around him. It also allows others to see the wearer through the same part! Amazing!. Have you ever seen a helmet? Or experience gained through action movies ? There is no transparent area in the front , unless visor is lifted. And in instance when visor is lifted, only eyes and nose are visible . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grumpyoldman Posted April 1, 2016 Share Posted April 1, 2016 A Pattaya Thai rides up to an Iranian tourist to ask for directions.................... It really does sound like the start of a joke, no? Big gold chains and dumbasses, soon to be parted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xdefax Posted April 1, 2016 Share Posted April 1, 2016 Why nobody produce a gold amulet with a gps-signal, which can be connected to any gold chain? And maybe the police can let walk some farang volunteers in Pattaya in civil clothes with fake gold chains and check if something happend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lupatria Posted April 1, 2016 Share Posted April 1, 2016 Why nobody produce a gold amulet with a gps-signal, which can be connected to any gold chain? And maybe the police can let walk some farang volunteers in Pattaya in civil clothes with fake gold chains and check if something happend. Are you looking for a real disaster? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sawadee1947 Posted April 1, 2016 Share Posted April 1, 2016 he was mistaken for a muslim terrorist. Unfortunately Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baerboxer Posted April 1, 2016 Share Posted April 1, 2016 who wears a 50,000 baht gold neckless ? thats like wearing a logging chain around your neck May be when Iranian says 50 000 he really means 5000. Just like Indians walking around on the beach with 35000 cash in their pockets not everybody walking around in Pattaya is a poor Farang who considers 50k Baht a princely sum Muslim men don't usually wear gold. Even their wedding rings aren't gold. I know wealthy Saudis who won't wear gold rings, chains or bracelets as its against Islam although they do allow gold cufflinks on their dish-dash. Think they allow gold watches and pens too. So here is a tourist, from a strict Muslim country, wearing an unusual gold chain, a fairly thick/heavy chain, which he wouldn't wear at home, whilst wandering around in a holiday resort known to be somewhat risque. Nothing unusual. Police report, insurance claim, everyone happy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dunroaming Posted April 1, 2016 Share Posted April 1, 2016 Well looking at the three Iranian men you would have to wonder how an "18" year old boy was able to just snatch it and make off without being tackled? More surprising is that the hai was brave enough to try the robbery with three to one odds against him? Not sure this stacks up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red13 Posted April 1, 2016 Share Posted April 1, 2016 Never seen the point in showy, in your face jewellery. I wear a discrete 200k THB watch but seeing as TIT, most would probably considerate it fake if it were recognised. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naam Posted April 1, 2016 Share Posted April 1, 2016 Muslim men don't usually wear gold. Even their wedding rings aren't gold. I know wealthy Saudis who won't wear gold rings, chains or bracelets as its against Islam although they do allow gold cufflinks on their dish-dash. Think they allow gold watches and pens too. So here is a tourist, from a strict Muslim country, wearing an unusual gold chain, a fairly thick/heavy chain, which he wouldn't wear at home, whilst wandering around in a holiday resort known to be somewhat risque. Nothing unusual. Police report, insurance claim, everyone happy. finally a "ruling" from an expert on Islam who knows "wealthy Saudis" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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