One million baht armed bank raid in Sri Racha this morning

 

Image: Sanook

 

CHONBURI: -- Police are investigating an armed robbery at a branch of Bangkok Bank in Sri Racha, Chonburi this morning.

 

Initial reports suggested that there was one robber but later this was revised to two, reported Sanook.

 

Staff at the branch were threated with a gun and ordered to hand over cash that was later discovered to be in the region of one million baht.

 

To effect a getaway mace was sprayed in the face of a security guard. A white Mitsubishi Attrage car was then stolen from a member of the public and found abandoned some distance away.

 

The robber or robbers had fled.

 

Chonburi police top brass were on the scene investigating and studying CCTV footage.

 

Source: Sanook

 

 

-- © Copyright Thai Visa News 2016-09-30

No getaway vehicle waiting, one had to be stolen ?

That's leaving a lot to chance.

don't worry. RTP are going to get to catch them soon. Thais can't keep secrets.

1 hour ago, NongKhaiKid said:

No getaway vehicle waiting, one had to be stolen ?

That's leaving a lot to chance.

 

Planning is not a national strong-point.

Not a bad pay day for a few minutes work

If he gets away with it

2 hours ago, NongKhaiKid said:

No getaway vehicle waiting, one had to be stolen ?

That's leaving a lot to chance.

 

Or maybe they left it to chance for you to figure out they'd planned to do exactly that, 'cause it worked so well.

It's like the Wild Wild West... except it's in the East 

2 hours ago, Raymonddiaz said:

don't worry. RTP are going to get to catch them soon. Thais can't keep secrets.

Yes there are more people that will rat on you in Thailand than there are rats in Thailand, Thainess.

I thought a Honda Wave was the getaway vehicle of choice for the local villains...

...they seemed very sure of themselves....

 

4 hours ago, KittenKong said:

 

Planning is not a national strong-point.

 

Only for crafty coups with big money at stake. 

5 hours ago, Raymonddiaz said:

don't worry. RTP are going to get to catch them soon. Thais can't keep secrets.

 

....three can keep a secret, when two are dead.

3 hours ago, prestburypark said:

I thought a Honda Wave was the getaway vehicle of choice for the local villains...

 

That could be their secret strategy just to confuse everyone. 

6 hours ago, KittenKong said:

 

Planning is not a national strong-point.

 

This would be true especially in the case of the Thai bank. you get more money robbing a liquor store in the right neighborhood in the USA than a bank. There is no reason a clerk should ever have access to that amount of money at one time without a line of security in place. I think the average bank robbery in the states yields less than $5,000. 

Was 1,000,000 baht over the counter then,or were they made to open a safe.If the case was the former,i would suggest that the staff were expecting company.