Phuket police hunt for fake passport ‘Swede’ in rental motorbike theft

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Phuket police hunt for fake passport ‘Swede’ in rental motorbike theft

The Phuket News

 

Phuket police are looking for Mr 'Andreasson' and the missing motorbike. Photos: Supplied

 

PHUKET: -- Police are searching for a foreign man in Phuket who is suspected of presenting a fake Swedish passport in order to rent – and not return – rental motorbikes.

 

Worachet Onkon, 31, owner CK Phuket Bigbike Rental shop in Rawai, raised the alarm last week when he reported to the Chalong Police that one of his rental motorbikes had not been returned.

 

“This foreigner came to my shop at 3:05pm on May 31 and rented a black PCX motorbike, license plate 4043,” Mr Worachaet told The Phuket News.

 

Full story: http://www.thephuketnews.com/phuket-police-hunt-for-fake-passport-swede-in-stolen-rental-motorbike-theft-62746.php

 

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[Thaiwrath]

4 minutes ago, webfact said:

Phuket police hunt for fake passport ‘Swede’ in rental motorbike theft

I bet the shop owner feels like a right 'Turnip' ! 

[Briggsy]

Surprisingly, there is no CCTV footage. I would have thought this a must for a motorcycle rental outfit.

 

However, the 4-day rental period may have led to the relevant footage, if any ever existed, to have been erased.

[Shroud]

It's actually illegal to keep a passport belonging to someone else.

Edited June 27, 2017 by Shroud

[likewise]

5 minutes ago, Shroud said:

It's actually illegal to keep a passport belonging to someone else.

Oh but they are Thais, don't take make up laws on their own as they go ?

[Phuketshrew]

In the report it quite clearly states that 'He gave his passport to us to make a copy in order to rent a motorbike, like we usually do'. Nothing about keeping the passport.

 

[oldgent]

my heart bleeds for them. 

[wirat69]

5 hours ago, Thaiwrath said:

I bet the shop owner feels like a right 'Turnip' ! 

Maybe he used the Thai word for pumpkin a few times as well!!!

[hansnl]

4 hours ago, oldgent said:

my heart bleeds for them. 

Really?

[oldgent]

13 minutes ago, hansnl said:

Really?

No

[Shroud]

5 hours ago, likewise said:

Oh but they are Thais, don't take make up laws on their own as they go ?

 

I don't care if they are thais because the law actually applies to them as well. It's time for tourists to actually start rewarding rental shops who takes copies of your passport instead of keeping it. It's plain simple illegal to hand over a passport and for someone to keep it. 

[likewise]

was meant in sarcastic way.......read between the lines

[Bangkokazy]

Thais steals from us, we take back.

[snowgard]

They search who now? Search for a unknow farang who looks completly different as the man in the passport?

Or they search for the man in the passport?

 

Did they check that the man who rented the bike is the same in the passport?

 

I not believe!!!

Edited June 27, 2017 by snowgard

[scubascuba3]

His real name is Cheap Charlie, some guys are desperate for cash.

[Stargeezr]

Yes these cheap Charlie thieving Farangs will make it harder for the rest of us

tourists.  I hope the guy is caught and charged for his theft.

Geezer

[gk10002000]

7 hours ago, snowgard said:

They search who now? Search for a unknow farang who looks completly different as the man in the passport?

Or they search for the man in the passport?

 

Did they check that the man who rented the bike is the same in the passport?

 

I not believe!!!

very good point.  It easily could be a stolen or even fake passport.  Small time vendors don't electronically scan passports.  And visually checking IDs is well, loaded with human error.  And the vendor was probably happy to get some business and wasn't looking for reasons not to rent. 

[The Dark Lord]

3 hours ago, gk10002000 said:

very good point.  It easily could be a stolen or even fake passport.  Small time vendors don't electronically scan passports.  And visually checking IDs is well, loaded with human error.  And the vendor was probably happy to get some business and wasn't looking for reasons not to rent. 

I wish Plod would put the same effort into "returning" my car which was stolen by my step son even though we / they know where it is and where he is.