Gunman holds up Kasikorn bank in Bangkok, flees with 1.8 million baht

[Jonathan Fairfield]

Gunman holds up Kasikorn bank in Bangkok, flees with 1.8 million baht

Image: Manager

BANGKOK:-- A robber put a gun to a bank girl's head as she changed ATM money outside a Kasikorn bank branch in Bangkok on Friday.

The gunman, wearing a full face black helmet, escaped on a motorcycle with several cartridges containing the money, reports Manager.co.th.

Bang Na police found the bank staff at the Chalermprakiat R9 Soi four branch in Prawet district in a terrified state Friday afternoon.

Miss Sukhanatharat Sriwang said that herself and other staff were changing cash cartridges at the ATM in front of the branch when a 160 cms man in a black helmet, black jacket and jeans approached and put a gun to her head.

The money was handed over and he disappeared on a silver and black Honda Wave. They did not get the licence plate number.

A poster on the Thai news website announcing the story said it was high time that banks all had security staff to protect the public and employees. There have been several armed holdups in Bangkok, Chonburi and Pattaya in recent weeks.

A man who police said was a former navy seal was arrested earlier in the week for an 8.8 million baht heist in South Pattaya in which shots were fired.

Guards loading an ATM in Chonburi were also robbed at gunpoint.

Source: Manager.co.th

[ezzra]

They never learn do they?.... what did Einstein said? the definition of stupidity is repeating

the same mistakes over and over again, and each time hoping for better results.....

[Jim walker]

But that forensic team in the picture look like they are on the ball and no dna clue will be missed in this case nor a footprint or fingerprints a good confession is what is needed here

[tom21]

looks like there system of changing money needs to be reviewed

[menzies233]

All the ATM's I have seen are changed from inside the bank! Seems a bit stupid changing them outside.

[SOTIRIOS]

....nonsense.....

,,,and he just happened to be there at the exact right time....

[captainhornblower]

I reckon the BiB should question the guy in the blue shirt, sunglasses perched on top of his head and a huge smile... <deleted> has he got to smile about unless he is in for a big pay day...

[monkey4u]

Is the cop pointing at the ATM asking " Did you do it "

[Assurancetourix]

All the ATM's I have seen are changed from inside the bank! Seems a bit stupid changing them outside.

555 and when the ATM is in the middle of nowhere as it is in the countryside of Thailand ...

How they do for changing empty pockets for full ones ?

[KhunBENQ]

All the ATM's I have seen are changed from inside the bank! Seems a bit stupid changing them outside.

You have seen different ATMs then me.

All that I saw changing the money cartridge were opened from the front below the terminal/keyboard.

Watched this a couple of times in Central Plaza Khon Kaen.

But as far as I remember there was always at least two or more men engaged and a caliber .38.

The good old times are over.

This lax handling of cash money can not go on.

A female clerk carrying around 100'000s if not a million Baht, crazy.

On one my first visits to Thailand I was stunned to see a bank clerk opening the drawer of her desk filled with wades of cash

Edited April 23, 2016 by KhunBENQ

[haybilly]

I must say, in view of all the recent ATM robberies, you would think that security would be reviewed.

Makes it look, well, almost tempting.

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[Lamkyong]

All the ATM's I have seen are changed from inside the bank! Seems a bit stupid changing them outside.

You have seen different ATMs then me.

All that I saw changing the money cartridge were opened from the front below the terminal/keyboard.

Watched this a couple of times in Central Plaza Khon Kaen.

But as far as I remember there was always at least two or more men engaged and a caliber .38.

The good old times are over.

This lax handling of cash money can not go on.

A female clerk carrying around 100'000s if not a million Baht, crazy.

On one my first visits to Thailand I was stunned to see a bank clerk opening the drawer of her desk filled with wades of cash

what did you expect to see in the desk draw ??

[Stargeezr]

Thailand either has to get with the idea that there are many thieves out

there and always have a couple of guards with their guns at the ready, when

they do these money loadings with the ATMs or there will just be more

robberies like this again. I feel sorry for the women who were likely

pretty scared by the incident, but their bank manager should be fired for

having such a lax rule, of re loading the ATM machines.

Just my opinion Geezer

[OOLEEBER]

They never learn do they?.... what did Einstein said? the definition of stupidity is repeating

the same mistakes over and over again, and each time hoping for better results.....

And there was me thinking it was that blokes sister in Fear The Walking Dead who said that.

[KhunBENQ]

All the ATM's I have seen are changed from inside the bank! Seems a bit stupid changing them outside.

You have seen different ATMs then me.

All that I saw changing the money cartridge were opened from the front below the terminal/keyboard.

Watched this a couple of times in Central Plaza Khon Kaen.

But as far as I remember there was always at least two or more men engaged and a caliber .38.

The good old times are over.

This lax handling of cash money can not go on.

A female clerk carrying around 100'000s if not a million Baht, crazy.

On one my first visits to Thailand I was stunned to see a bank clerk opening the drawer of her desk filled with wades of cash

what did you expect to see in the desk draw ??

Maybe I was not clear enough:

that was in open office space at writing desk of a bank employee.

I sat at the side of her desk.

What I expect in such a drawer?:

Wastepaper like customer files, paper clips, staplers, pens?

You won't find wades of cash in a simple writing desk drawer in any US or German bank I can tell you.

All cash is handled in a cashiers box behind bulletproof glass.

Edited April 23, 2016 by KhunBENQ

[bluebluewater]

Just like about everything else here this system will not change either. They don't know of any other way to do it and are to lazy to do so even if they did. Not their money, not their problem.

[mesterm]

Nice smile. Did he get a cut?

[trainman34014]

Bank security here is a joke. One gang of 1960 East London Blaggers with a Mk2 Jaguar would have a field day here....and no Sweeney to chase them either !

[northernphil]

So he had a silver and black Honda Wave , this was noted but not the important bit The number on the 'kin number plate ! Give me strength .

[gandalf12]

They probably fill up the ATM at the same time every day or whenever they do it. Wouldn't take a genius to figure out when the next fill up would take place

[Andrew65]

Yes, but stand-alone ATM's are everywhere.

All the ATM's I have seen are changed from inside the bank! Seems a bit stupid changing them outside.

[Sooo Upto Me]

The poor Thai bank girl has just been thru a terrifying experience an u see 2 idiots in the photo laughing an pointing at a cash machine as if nothing serious has happened.

Pathetic

[Sooo Upto Me]

All the ATM's I have seen are changed from inside the bank! Seems a bit stupid changing them outside.

No, I see a lot change them outside in Soi Kanoi Pattaya (dark side) but always Hav security guard behind her.

[Sooo Upto Me]

Bank security here is a joke. One gang of 1960 East London Blaggers with a Mk2 Jaguar would have a field day here....and no Sweeney to chase them either !

Yes down the famous blind beggar pub Mile End rd east London.

The Crays bros an the Richardsons, Small fry for them

Even Delboy an Trigger would Hav a field day over here with the bib. :-)

[Lupatria]

You can forget old men posing as security guards if you are protected by Mr. Pit and Mr. Bull. I wonder if K-Bank has funds to feed them.

[Scouse Twoccer]

On one my first visits to Thailand I was stunned to see a bank clerk opening the drawer of her desk filled with wades of cash

Where else would you suggest a bank clerk, whose job it is to keep a constant stream of customers supplied with cash, keep that cash? Bank clerks in your country do exactly the same thing.

[daiwill60]

So he had a silver and black Honda Wave , this was noted but not the important bit The number on the 'kin number plate ! Give me strength .

Perhaps there wasn't one, for obvious reasons, However, it is also common for many motorbikes not to have a plate, even when they are not robbing ATMs

[daiwill60]

O Yea! The land of smiles. There is no crime, rape and murder. Is this a paradise for criminals? Don't forget that the suspect must be a foreigner because Thais don’t commit crimes. Hope they learned a lesson with all the robberies that take place around the ATM’s

in Thailand and have at least a group of security men with shotguns around the loading of the ATM in the future. All the ATM's I have seen are changed from inside the bank! Seems a bit stupid changing them outside.

You have seen different ATMs then me.

All that I saw changing the money cartridge were opened from the front below the terminal/keyboard.

Watched this a couple of times in Central Plaza Khon Kaen.

But as far as I remember there was always at least two or more men engaged and a caliber .38.

The good old times are over.

This lax handling of cash money can not go on.

A female clerk carrying around 100'000s if not a million Baht, crazy.

On one my first visits to Thailand I was stunned to see a bank clerk opening the drawer of her desk filled with wades of cash

Feel free to correct me , but in places where there are machines not included as part of a building, i would imagine the external refill is the only way to fill them.

Where ATMs are located outside 7/11s, i would also imagine they are filled form outside the shop rather than inside the shop.

Near my home is a bank of 3 ATMs built into a wall, I imagine these are also filled externally too.

[bark]

All the ATM's I have seen are changed from inside the bank! Seems a bit stupid changing them outside.

TIT

[soc]

They never learn do they?.... what did Einstein said? the definition of stupidity is repeating

the same mistakes over and over again, and each time hoping for better results.....

Do they feed the ATM with money from inside or outside of the bank?

Anyway, why no armed guards when they do this?