webfact Posted January 2, 2017 Share Posted January 2, 2017 More Bangkok homes under police care this year BANGKOK, 2 January 2017 (NNT) - Many Bangkokians have joined the Royal Thai Police's home-safety program, leaving their houses in the hands of the police while they are away on holidays. Assistant national police chief Pol Lt Gen Suwira Songmetta and a team of police officers from Bangsue Police Station visited homes registered under the home-safety program. One of the houses belonged to a former actor, Yuthapichai Charnlekha, who left his home to the police on December 29th last year and returned from his trip yesterday. Yuthapichai expressed his satisfaction with the program and said he would use the police service again. Pol Lt Gen Suwira and his retinue later traveled to Paholyothin soi 4 Road to check on Bangkok Equipment & Chemical Co., Ltd, whose owner also participated in the program. The assistant to the national police chief said the number of people joining the home safety program totaled 7,654 which is an increase by 1,500 people from the previous year. Under the program, the police provide home and building owners updates on their properties via Line Application. Around 200 of those in the program have already returned from their holiday vacations. -- nnt 2017-01-02 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thaiwrath Posted January 2, 2017 Share Posted January 2, 2017 No mention of how much they pay for the 'protection'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
williamgeorgeallen Posted January 2, 2017 Share Posted January 2, 2017 2 hours ago, Thaiwrath said: No mention of how much they pay for the 'protection'. i pay the cops 1000thb/month to keep an eye on my business. they asked for 2000thb/month i was able to get it down to 1000thb. i suspect the thai price would be 500thb and houses may be cheaper. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thaiwrath Posted January 2, 2017 Share Posted January 2, 2017 1 minute ago, williamgeorgeallen said: i pay the cops 1000thb/month to keep an eye on my business. they asked for 2000thb/month i was able to get it down to 1000thb. i suspect the thai price would be 500thb and houses may be cheaper. But all they do is sign the book in the red box once a day. There 2 minutes maximum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
williamgeorgeallen Posted January 2, 2017 Share Posted January 2, 2017 17 minutes ago, Thaiwrath said: But all they do is sign the book in the red box once a day. There 2 minutes maximum. think that red letterbox is a good deterant. only one theft since we started paying and they actually investigated it rather than ignoring it like they have in the past. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elgordo38 Posted January 2, 2017 Share Posted January 2, 2017 2 hours ago, Thaiwrath said: No mention of how much they pay for the 'protection'. Its called premiums in the insurance game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the guest Posted January 2, 2017 Share Posted January 2, 2017 In any other normal country, the Police would do this as part of their job description, to prevent crime. But this is Thailand, and the country is a very 'special' place! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
licka Posted January 2, 2017 Share Posted January 2, 2017 2 minutes ago, the guest said: In any other normal country, the Police would do this as part of their job description, to prevent crime. But this is Thailand, and the country is a very 'special' place! As long as you pay they promise not to rob YOUR place Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thaiwrath Posted January 2, 2017 Share Posted January 2, 2017 20 minutes ago, williamgeorgeallen said: think that red letterbox is a good deterant. only one theft since we started paying and they actually investigated it rather than ignoring it like they have in the past. I used to pay too, however, the highlighted part of your quote is the sad part, as the poster above states. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Honthy Posted January 2, 2017 Share Posted January 2, 2017 I would pay officially if it had an official price. But,.... but.... in that case I should not be convinced that the cops guards my house..... Maybe I spent too much time in Thailand ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sharecropper Posted January 2, 2017 Share Posted January 2, 2017 In Nong Khai town, the Thai rate is 500 baht per month per house for "Protection". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bantex Posted January 2, 2017 Share Posted January 2, 2017 2 hours ago, williamgeorgeallen said: only one theft since we started paying and they actually investigated it rather than ignoring it like they have in the past. But did they catch the thief ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moe666 Posted January 2, 2017 Share Posted January 2, 2017 1 hour ago, the guest said: In any other normal country, the Police would do this as part of their job description, to prevent crime. But this is Thailand, and the country is a very 'special' place! Tell me in what country the police will personally check your house while your away. Broken into years ago called up the coppers he took a report but I could tell he wanted to be away. I asked him whats up you want to get out of here, yes he says we got an incident down the road I want to get into. I signed the report and said go some service Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thhMan Posted January 2, 2017 Share Posted January 2, 2017 What happens when this becomes popular? Will people be "encouraged" to join? Are traffic laws being put aside for this service? What exactly is the role of the Police in Thailand ~sic~ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the guest Posted January 2, 2017 Share Posted January 2, 2017 1 hour ago, moe666 said: Tell me in what country the police will personally check your house while your away. Broken into years ago called up the coppers he took a report but I could tell he wanted to be away. I asked him whats up you want to get out of here, yes he says we got an incident down the road I want to get into. I signed the report and said go some service You never heard of officers on the beat ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fruitman Posted January 2, 2017 Share Posted January 2, 2017 4 hours ago, the guest said: In any other normal country, the Police would do this as part of their job description, to prevent crime. But this is Thailand, and the country is a very 'special' place! I agree, it's what the police gets salary for...do they also pay tax over that extra income? We pay for our own security guards, they are here 24 hrs and also have to sign a book in every street. Or they do it digitally i believe, they race to that pole (without looking at the houses) and race to the next street...mostly on a motocy so they can go watch tv in their booth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brer Fox Posted January 2, 2017 Share Posted January 2, 2017 While PM Prayut turns a baggy eye to the corrupt RPT who go about their weekly duty of collecting "insurance". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fruitman Posted January 2, 2017 Share Posted January 2, 2017 49 minutes ago, Brer Fox said: While PM Prayut turns a baggy eye to the corrupt RPT who go about their weekly duty of collecting "insurance". I guess that's part of the Thailand 4.0 update. If you want policeprotection you pay extra and directly to them. Trust us we're Thai. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
williamgeorgeallen Posted January 2, 2017 Share Posted January 2, 2017 8 hours ago, Bantex said: But did they catch the thief ? thief was a polish guy, we had some good CCTV footage of him. he left the country after the robbery. his thai wife turned up at my shop looking for him a few days later. he was the guy who used to own happy 3 wheeler in pattaya. apparently he had borrowed money from her. would be surprised if he will be back in pattaya any time soon. be good to run into him again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kannot Posted January 2, 2017 Share Posted January 2, 2017 13 hours ago, the guest said: In any other normal country, the Police would do this as part of their job description, to prevent crime. But this is Thailand, and the country is a very 'special' place! in the UK they dont even come out anymore Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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