webfact Posted June 24, 2016 Share Posted June 24, 2016 Robbery in Full View of Police Checkpoint. Taxi Driver the Only WitnessStory by Albert JackPATTAYA: -- At 4am on the morning of June 24 a Pattaya Police checkpoint at Kao Pattaya, Nongprue, were informed of a robbery that happened right in front of them.Whilst walking past the police patrol a fifty-six year old German man, known only as Jochen, had his bag snatched by a passing motorcycle thief. A forty-year-old motorcycle taxi driver did witness the theft and gave chase but the thief managed to get away. Full story: http://pattayaone.net/pattaya-news/225985/robbed-front-police/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wxpwzrd Posted June 24, 2016 Share Posted June 24, 2016 Yeah, that is about right... Police: "Huh? Something happened?" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIJoe Posted June 24, 2016 Share Posted June 24, 2016 So where can you transfer them? It's obvious this police post is "inactive." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FourAces Posted June 24, 2016 Share Posted June 24, 2016 (edited) OK Meeter, we look for the bad man, sign here, this is standaard contract. 100 baht per hour and 30% of the bag contents And No work when soccaar is on TWee Edited June 24, 2016 by FourAces Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NongKhaiKid Posted June 24, 2016 Share Posted June 24, 2016 Well it was 0400 so they must have been run off their feet with other matters. Posts on social media etc don't write themselves you know ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ALLSEEINGEYE Posted June 24, 2016 Share Posted June 24, 2016 it was probably a cop that snatched his bag!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandgroper2 Posted June 24, 2016 Share Posted June 24, 2016 Yeah, that is about right... Police: "Huh? Something happened?" Didnt know the police patrol was on motor bikes. Highly unlikely they would have tried a pursuit on foot!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elgordo38 Posted June 24, 2016 Share Posted June 24, 2016 Yeah, that is about right... Police: "Huh? Something happened?" Somebody must have been paying off the bribe with a bag full of satangs and they were to busy counting it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emster23 Posted June 24, 2016 Share Posted June 24, 2016 So nice to see the cops taking seriously the announcement (was it last week) that "protecting tourist number one priority". Maybe too busy playing Candy Crush. Or the realization that might be some danger outside police station, so best to stay inside. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sahibji Posted June 24, 2016 Share Posted June 24, 2016 either the robber was dumb and desperate so that it did not matter whether he got caught or not. or he knew exactly what he was doing and how he could get out of the situation if caught. what is puzzling is that how he knew that the victim had something worth snatching. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sahibji Posted June 24, 2016 Share Posted June 24, 2016 if you are not safe near a police checkpoint then where will you be safe? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onemorechang Posted June 24, 2016 Share Posted June 24, 2016 either the robber was dumb and desperate so that it did not matter whether he got caught or not. or he knew exactly what he was doing and how he could get out of the situation if caught. what is puzzling is that how he knew that the victim had something worth snatching. What like a bag ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
klauskunkel Posted June 24, 2016 Share Posted June 24, 2016 They saw it, alright. They all gave the thumbs up, V-signs and salutes while selfiieing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoctorG Posted June 24, 2016 Share Posted June 24, 2016 4am. I imagine they were asleep. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ulic Posted June 24, 2016 Share Posted June 24, 2016 it was probably a cop that snatched his bag!!! Na Jomtien ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gchurch259 Posted June 24, 2016 Share Posted June 24, 2016 Like I do not walk at 04:00 with a Bag, and of course on the street side of me. What is that ?? Joking aside, I have been reading for a long time about all the crime and even police corruption in Pattaya and Jomtien, even fleecing prisoners and holding passport and fleecing the expat's. But, the only thing I hear about is "Loosing Face" in the Tourist Industry. Somebody over there needs to start "Walking Tall" and clean that rat nest out. I come over there, but do not get drunk, walk around at 3 or 4, wear expensive jewelry (Mainly because I do not wear it anyway). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ggt Posted June 24, 2016 Share Posted June 24, 2016 No news here! Police do their best work when called upon to declare a farang death a suicide...cream-puff job...see no evil...hear no evil...but the badge allows the police to do evil...IMHO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SOTIRIOS Posted June 24, 2016 Share Posted June 24, 2016 ...so the victim is guilty for: 1) Walking.......2) Having a bag....... ........what else....reward the thief....??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
balo Posted June 24, 2016 Share Posted June 24, 2016 I never experienced anything like this in my life, and I never walk outside at 4 AM . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tandor Posted June 25, 2016 Share Posted June 25, 2016 Well it was 0400 so they must have been run off their feet with other matters. Posts on social media etc don't write themselves you know ! ...Come on!..give them a break..it's really dark and scary outside those little cosy boxes....bad boys..snakes..prostitutes..all manner of terrible things. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikebell Posted June 25, 2016 Share Posted June 25, 2016 I didn't know Pattaya Police went out after dark. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
impulse Posted June 25, 2016 Share Posted June 25, 2016 One more data point. The wee hours are for sleeping. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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