Man, 20, wanted for Phuket robbery hunted down via CCTV

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Man, 20, wanted for Phuket robbery hunted down via CCTV
Darawan Naknakhon


Krittanai Maneechoti threatened the shop staffer with a knife. Image: Phuket City Police

PHUKET: -- A 20-year-old man wanted for robbery of a Family Mart convenience store in Phuket has been arrested with drugs after police spent four days hunting him down through CCTV footage.

Phuket City Police led by Lt Col Somsak Thongkleang arrested Phattalung native Krittanai Maneechoti at 5:30pm on Tuesday (Apr 26).

Krittanai, taken into custody in front of Khunthawat apartments in Soi Rassadaramlieg, off Thepkrasattri Rd, in Rassada, was found in possession of 760 grammes of kratom and 64 pills of alprazolam when police searched him and his motorbike.

Among the items seized in making the arrest were Krittanai’s Honda Wave motorbike, clothing, a bag and a knife which police say he used in carrying out the robbery.

Krittanai was wanted for robbery of the Family Mart store on the corner of Soi Patchanee-Bang Cheelao and Thepkrasattri Rd at 3:55am last Friday (Apr 22), Col Somsak said.

Source: http://www.thephuketnews.com/man-20-wanted-for-phuket-robbery-hunted-down-via-cctv-57202.php

-- Phuket News 2016-04-28

[wabothai]

Tie his hands behind his back for a couple of months. He will learn real good to keep his hands to himself.