Chinese tourist loses 30,000 of valuables in Pattaya snatch robbery

[webfact]

Chinese tourist loses 30,000 of valuables in Pattaya snatch robbery

 

Picture: Sophon Cable

 

PATTAYA: -- A Chinese tourist out for a stroll in North Pattaya fell victim to a lone motorcycle snatch thief yesterday.

 

The incident happened near the Petch Tragoon intersection as Miss Weng Xin Chun and her friends were heading to the Pla Loma roundabout.

 

A man on a motorcycle riding alone grabbed her bag containing 2,000 yuan, 400 baht, an iPhone 6 and various documents. It was all valued at 30,000 baht.

 

Police on the scene radioed ahead but the robber disappeared without trace said Sophon Cable on Facebook.

 

Police reiterated their often heard warning to tourists to keep valuables close when out walking or on motorcycles.

 

They said that tourists should not offer easy pickings to the thieves.

 

Source: Sophon Cable

 

-- © Copyright Thai Visa News 2017-05-25

[YetAnother]

1 hour ago, webfact said:

They said that tourists should not offer easy pickings to the thieves.

IC the tourists are to blame; reminds one of the famous 'bikinis' are the problem issue a while back

[Emster23]

" They said that tourists should not offer easy pickings to the thieves. "

 I thought this might be another fool with gold chain bling, but this was her bag/purse/?

Solution: use room service, never leave hotel property , and keep close eye on the staff....

Amazing Thailand

[LennyW]

4 hours ago, webfact said:

They said that tourists should not offer easy pickings to the thieves

Surprised they didnt say "if they werent here it would never have happened" !!! 

[Ebony19]

Lawless,clueless and corrupted to the soul country.....Amazing Thiefland!!

[mok199]

tourists are warned not to leave valuables in the room,not to carry on their person..<deleted> other options do they have..

[KittenKong]

If you must carry valuables in a bag, get one with a reinforced strap and wear it across your body and with the bag on the side away from the street. This will be quite hard for a motorbike thief to steal.

[yellowboat]

6 hours ago, webfact said:

They said that tourists should not offer easy pickings to the thieves

Lackadaisical tourists and police make stealing easy in Thailand. 

[wakeupplease]

A snatch a day keeps the tourists away.

[wakeupplease]

58 minutes ago, mok199 said:

tourists are warned not to leave valuables in the room,not to carry on their person..<deleted> other options do they have..

Visit another country

[Naam]

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Chinese tourist loses 30,000 of valuables in Pattaya snatch

some big snatch, eh?

[Naam]

20 minutes ago, wakeupplease said:

A snatch a day keeps the tourists away.

a snatch a day keeps hormone levels okay.

[IAMHERE]

I am starting to think that those Chinese Zero Pay Tours are the way to go. Don't bring money or valuables or ATM/Credit cards to Thailand.  If you do you have to always be on edge and on the lookout.

[HooHaa]

cant be bothered to see if anyone else commented on this but the words snatch, Pattaya and thief should not all appear in the same sentence.

[fish monger]

1 hour ago, wakeupplease said:

A snatch a day keeps the tourists away.

Actually; a snatch a day, keeps me very happy and satisfied

[FredNL]

If tourists not come to Pattaya, they don't get robbed in Pattaya...

If tourists not come to Thailand, they don't get robbed in Thailand...

If tourists.......

[whaleboneman]

5 hours ago, KittenKong said:

If you must carry valuables in a bag, get one with a reinforced strap and wear it across your body and with the bag on the side away from the street. This will be quite hard for a motorbike thief to steal.

Or if you value your body more than your stuff, get one with a quick tear away strap so you won't be dragged along when they steal it.

[KittenKong]

40 minutes ago, whaleboneman said:

Or if you value your body more than your stuff, get one with a quick tear away strap so you won't be dragged along when they steal it.

 

With my build I would take my chances that the thief falls off his motorbike before I fall over. Not that I ever carry a bag or anything valuable here anyway.

[Shroud]

Hint: activate the tracking device on their stolen iPhone 6, they might have a chance to locate and arrest the turd. Question is, will police hunt and dive?

Edited May 25, 2017 by Shroud

[Commogwinto]

10 hours ago, wakeupplease said:

A snatch a day keeps the tourists away.

I thought it was the other way round?????

[gk10002000]

10 hours ago, KittenKong said:

If you must carry valuables in a bag, get one with a reinforced strap and wear it across your body and with the bag on the side away from the street. This will be quite hard for a motorbike thief to steal.

Use a good old fashioned fanny pack.  There are all sizes available.  Keep the clasp part under your shirt so it can't be easily unclipped and also run an extra loop or simple twist tie.  Will keep the casual quick snatch and grab from happening.  Sorry if you want to show off your gucci or other fancy purse.  Leave that at home.

[Commogwinto]

8 hours ago, fish monger said:

Actually; a snatch a day, keeps me very happy and satisfied

 

 

 

 

sorry FM you beat me to it, didn't look down further!!!!!

[hawker9000]

Another one of those "happens everywhere" crimes...

[Jimmyjames120]

19 hours ago, Emster23 said:

" They said that tourists should not offer easy pickings to the thieves. "

 I thought this might be another fool with gold chain bling, but this was her bag/purse/?

Solution: use room service, never leave hotel property , and keep close eye on the staff....

Amazing Thailand

Nothing wrong with wearing a gold chain, just need to have your wits about you, same as carrying a handbag or wearing a watch etc

[bbi1]

On 2017-5-25 at 9:53 PM, wakeupplease said:

A snatch a day keeps the tourists away.

I thought a snatch a day or more is what attracted tourists to Pattaya  Just make sure it's a snatch and not a sausage 

[bbi1]

On 2017-5-26 at 1:56 PM, Jimmyjames120 said:

Nothing wrong with wearing a gold chain, just need to have your wits about you, same as carrying a handbag or wearing a watch etc

I see lots of Africans in BKK & Pattaya wear their bling-bling and I've never heard about them getting robbed. Maybe the robbers are too scared to try and grab the bling-bling worn by the African drug dealers.

[wakeupplease]

Just now, bbi1 said:

I thought a snatch a day or more is what attracted tourists to Pattaya  Just make sure it's a snatch and not a sausage 

You know what I meant, No sex please we are not that hard up yet

[Jimmyjames120]

On 25/05/2017 at 3:14 PM, Emster23 said:

" They said that tourists should not offer easy pickings to the thieves. "

 I thought this might be another fool with gold chain bling, but this was her bag/purse/?

Solution: use room service, never leave hotel property , and keep close eye on the staff....

Amazing Thailand

I hear Mr T is visiting soon, do you Pity the Fool? ?

[Reigntax]

Ah Pattaya, the hub of snatches! 

[bbi1]

5 hours ago, Jimmyjames120 said:

I hear Mr T is visiting soon, do you Pity the Fool? ?

There are lots of "Mr T's" in Pattaya, I pity the fool who ends up picking up a "Mr. T" by accident.....a "Mr. Transsexual"