Four suspects nabbed and 4.9 million baht recovered from ATM robbery in Suphan Buri

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Four suspects nabbed and 4.9 million baht recovered from ATM robbery in Suphan Buri

 

 

SUPHAN BURI: -- Police have arrested four suspects in the robbery of a money bag meant for an ATM in Suphan Buri and have recovered almost all the 5.1 million baht stolen, according to Pol Maj-Gen Somprasong Yenthuam, commander of Chon Buri provincial police.

 

The four suspects were identified as Pol L/Cpl Vitoon Petkarnkan, an outstanding police officer attached to Ban Boeng district police, his elder brother, Chaidet Petkarnkan, popcorn seller Somnoek Somsuay and Suchao Jaengdee.

 

A manhunt is still underway for two more suspects identified only as Toon and Fah who were alleged to be the ones who provided a handgun used in the robbery which took place on November 21 at a PTT petrol station on Bang Lee-Wat Pai Rongwua road in Song Phi Nong district of Suphan Buri.

 

The gang robbed the money bag containing about 5.1 million baht cash to be put into an ATM at the petrol station by delivery men of Krung Thai Bank.

 

Police first arrested Pol L/Cpl Vitoon who allegedly admitted that he plotted the robbery in order to help his brother, Chaidet, who was in need of money to clear his debt.

 

Full story: http://englishnews.thaipbs.or.th/four-suspects-nabbed-and-4-9-million-baht-recovered-from-atm-robbery-in-suphan-buri/

 

-- © Copyright Thai PBS 2016-11-28

[chickenslegs]

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Vitoon has been dismissed from police service pending a disciplinary investigation.

 

That's a bit harsh, are there no "inactive posts" available?

[little mary sunshine]

 

 

 

                            "Crime Doesn't Pay"

[wombat]

 '5.1 million baht cash to be put into an ATM'

 

lucrative little atm that one is.

 

[Beats56]

I watched them loading these metal containers into a ATM at Tesco. at least six of them maybe more I don’t remember exactly. Never actually saw any money. But there must be A lot of money in them as the containers were fairly big.

[hdkane]

would he have gotten away with it iif he had not dropped the phone?  how difficult would it be to actually rob an atm and make a real getaway? in the usa, police are never far away, and more than willing to kill, as are the armed security...

[ross163103]

Saw the video and wondered if the three guard's were in on it....they acted strange, and surely one of them was armed and could have shot the robber as he was running away, but didn't even try. I know a bank manager for Kasikorn and she says ALL team's replacing money in ATM machines are armed, at least one of them.