webfact Posted March 9, 2017 Share Posted March 9, 2017 Pattaya trader makes citizen's arrest after Russian steals a watch Picture: Pattaya News PATTAYA: -- A Pattaya watch trader made a citizen's arrest of a Russian man who stole a timepiece from his shop. Trader Phairat Kanchananithi, 44, said Grigoli Korolkov, 44, came into his shop ostensibly to buy a watch on Wednesday. But while his attention was distracted for just a second or two he pocketed a Naviforce watch worth 1,200 baht, reported Pattaya News. He soon realized the Russian had stolen it and went in search of him. He found the Russian at the Wat Chaimonkhon intersection in South Pattaya and held onto him before police arrived. At Pattaya police station Korolkov denied theft saying he did not intend to hold onto the watch and just wanted to have a look at it. Police dismissed this and charged him with theft. Source: Pattaya News -- © Copyright Thai Visa News 2017-03-10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onemorechang Posted March 9, 2017 Share Posted March 9, 2017 We got some Quality Russian tourist's now days in town . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
berybert Posted March 9, 2017 Share Posted March 9, 2017 'At Pattaya police station Korolkov denied theft saying he did not intend to hold onto the watch and just wanted to have a look at it'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thaiwrath Posted March 9, 2017 Share Posted March 9, 2017 1 minute ago, onemorechang said: We got some Quality Russian tourist's now days in town . Some with time on their hands ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whatawonderfulday Posted March 9, 2017 Share Posted March 9, 2017 But was it a fake watch ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colinneil Posted March 9, 2017 Share Posted March 9, 2017 Is this fake news? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kkup Posted March 10, 2017 Share Posted March 10, 2017 You know you've hit rockbottom when you stoop to this level. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikebell Posted March 10, 2017 Share Posted March 10, 2017 Time will fly by in a Thai jail. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miamiman123 Posted March 10, 2017 Share Posted March 10, 2017 A navitimer for 1500 baht? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpeakeasyThai Posted March 10, 2017 Share Posted March 10, 2017 3 hours ago, onemorechang said: We got some Quality Russian tourist's now days in town . Just visiting Pattaya now and there are a few (many) Russians in town. Walking yesterday and one of them spat on the street barely missing my foot and then belched out loud. No wonder their FIFA world cup is under threat, as people are seriously thinking of staying away. Not exactly the warmest of folks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AhFarangJa Posted March 10, 2017 Share Posted March 10, 2017 I am in no way condoning the actions of the high quality Russian specimen, sorry, tourist but A Breitling Navitimer sells for in excess of 5,000 dollars..........Obviously a fake in this shop at 1500 baht..........is that not illegal here to sell counterfeit goods........or does 10% of that price go the local police orphans fund..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catman20 Posted March 10, 2017 Share Posted March 10, 2017 2 hours ago, whatawonderfulday said: But was it a fake watch ? of course! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MeHere Posted March 10, 2017 Share Posted March 10, 2017 37 minutes ago, miamiman123 said: A navitimer for 1500 baht? It says Naviforce... But the name made me do a doubletake... It just baffles me that someone would risk the fallout over thb1200 <deleted> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bartender100 Posted March 10, 2017 Share Posted March 10, 2017 Will he get a bigger fine for stealing time, as his wife for feeding fish? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uchibenkei Posted March 10, 2017 Share Posted March 10, 2017 So he got caught stealing a fake watch valued at 1200 baht. What a loser. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giddyup Posted March 10, 2017 Share Posted March 10, 2017 A Naviforce watch is a cheap Ebay watch, selling for less than $50. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wvavin Posted March 10, 2017 Share Posted March 10, 2017 Have the police prepared the charges yet for selling fake Navitimer? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giddyup Posted March 10, 2017 Share Posted March 10, 2017 Just now, wvavin said: Have the police prepared the charges yet for selling fake Navitimer? It's NOT a Navitimer, it's a Naviforce, read the news item again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daveAustin Posted March 10, 2017 Share Posted March 10, 2017 12 minutes ago, dotpoom said: Seriously, and I am really serious, why do the people that love to constantly knock the Thai people... live here (assuming they do)....why do they live here? Hete we have a Thai man trying to make a living and discovers he has been robbed. He goes in search of the person he suspects, finds him, makes a citezens arrest and holds unto him till the police arrive. In any country a man such as this would be gretly admired....but this one is being ridiculed by a lot of the "usual suspects".....why not go home and waste your valuable time passing comments on your own fellow man. Of course there may be nothing to critize if they are all as perfect as yourselves. You seem to be looking for something that ain't there (at least in this thread). I see a bit of banter, certainly no Thai bashing. Perhaps lighten up and wind head in a bit. The 'go home' line is probably the most puke-worthy on TV. Of the pilfering Ruskie; what an ass! While in other news, someone has trodden on someone's cat in Nakhon Pathom. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
klauskunkel Posted March 10, 2017 Share Posted March 10, 2017 2 minutes ago, giddyup said: It's NOT a Navitimer, it's a Naviforce, read the news item again. No. The ThaiVisa morning crowd has overwhelmingly established that the watch was a Navitimer. Therefore, by force of hangover, dyslexia and color-blindness it is indeed a Navitimer. The news story has nothing to do with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
little mary sunshine Posted March 10, 2017 Share Posted March 10, 2017 The Russians are back in town....The owner should have broken 5 fingers before the BIB arrived. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpeakeasyThai Posted March 10, 2017 Share Posted March 10, 2017 16 minutes ago, robblok said: Quite simple the people constantly commenting the Thais are probably foreigners who back home did not amount to much and here they have some money and think they made it. Now to make them feel even better they constantly knock the Thais so they can keep believing in their own reinvented self. Speak for yourself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robblok Posted March 10, 2017 Share Posted March 10, 2017 Just now, SpeakeasyThai said: Speak for yourself. Im not putting Thais down at every possibility there is like some here seem to do. Quite standard tactics to remain to feel superior you have to put others down otherwise you might realize your not special and your whole over inflated self image falls to pieces. So no I am just calling them how I see it not retracting anything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giddyup Posted March 10, 2017 Share Posted March 10, 2017 10 minutes ago, klauskunkel said: No. The ThaiVisa morning crowd has overwhelmingly established that the watch was a Navitimer. Therefore, by force of hangover, dyslexia and color-blindness it is indeed a Navitimer. The news story has nothing to do with it. Never let the facts get in the way.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jarda Posted March 10, 2017 Share Posted March 10, 2017 44 minutes ago, uchibenkei said: So he got caught stealing a fake watch valued at 1200 baht. What a loser. I see them stealing noodle soup and other food items from 7/11 quite regularly. But I'm not game to arrest them. They are just irritating pest here on Phuket. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrboatbkk Posted March 10, 2017 Share Posted March 10, 2017 I am so disappointed to have read comments given here relating to this case of a Russian man stealing watch from a Thai watch vendor. Instead of making comments relating to what had happened obviously people are making ironic comments. There are good and bad people everywhere in every country and in every race regardless of being white, black or yellow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swiss1960 Posted March 10, 2017 Share Posted March 10, 2017 Never let the facts get in the way....It is called "alternative facts", an American White House invention [emoji16]Sent from my HTC 10 using Thaivisa Connect mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giddyup Posted March 10, 2017 Share Posted March 10, 2017 58 minutes ago, uchibenkei said: So he got caught stealing a fake watch valued at 1200 baht. What a loser. It wasn't a fake watch, it was a Naviforce. Who's the loser? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chuang Posted March 10, 2017 Share Posted March 10, 2017 1 hour ago, uchibenkei said: So he got caught stealing a fake watch valued at 1200 baht. What a loser. He thought it is a genuine one.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giddyup Posted March 10, 2017 Share Posted March 10, 2017 Just now, chuang said: He thought it is a genuine one.... For crying out loud, how many time have I got to say it. It wasn't a fake watch! A Naviforce is totally different to a Navitimer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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