Police hunt for ‘cardboard box-head’ failed Patong gold shop robber

rooster59 · September 10, 2016

Police hunt for ‘cardboard box-head’ failed Patong gold shop robber

Eakkapop Thongtub

PHUKET: Police believe that a man who broke through a wall to rob a gold shop in Patong before dawn yesterday (Sept 9), may be a foreigner.

Officers led by Patong Police Deputy Chief Lt Col Somsak Thongkleng inspected the scene,

at the Yaowarat Namchok gold shop on Phra Meita Rd, yesterday morning.

“The security CCTV footage at the shop showed a tall man, who stood about 1.8 metres tall, spending about 30 minutes breaking through a brick wall at the back of the shop at about 5:30am,” Col Somsak said.

When the man entered the premises he was wearing a cardboard box on his head to prevent his face being caught on camera, Col Somsak added.

However, the would-be thief failed to open the safe, which stands two metres tall and two metres wide.

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Somtamnication · September 10, 2016

It can only be a foreigner. I Thai would never put a cardboard box on his head.

BigBadGeordie · September 10, 2016

The robber

eggers · September 10, 2016

24 minutes ago, BigBadGeordie said:

The robber

Yep, that's him!! Wait a minute, not right shirt , sorry, Sir, step back!!

sahibji · September 10, 2016

4 hours ago, Somtamnication said:

It can only be a foreigner. I Thai would never put a cardboard box on his head.

i am sorry i do not get it. why would a Thai not use a cardboard to disguise?

sahibji · September 10, 2016

1 hour ago, eggers said:

Yep, that's him!! Wait a minute, not right shirt , sorry, Sir, step back!!

that is a hilarious graphic.

sahibji · September 10, 2016

apparently a novice who did not do his homework to find out where the jewellery is kept for safekeeping overnight. he did all the donkey work to no avail.

wirat69 · September 10, 2016

48 minutes ago, sahibji said:

i am sorry i do not get it. why would a Thai not use a cardboard to disguise?

.... because they are all used for University examinations, no Thai size boxes left for felons.

.... in the alternate, because all Thai student felons are busy organising raiding parties on fellow scholars nearby, no need for examination shields just baseball bats, knives and [regrettably] guns...