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Hungry thief disappears into the sea to escape 7-11 cashier
18th June Police in Pattaya Chonburi rushed to a 7-11 after receiving word there was a robbery (food run) in progress. Mr. Thea Tai a 34 years old the 7-11 manager identified the suspect as a hungry 40-year-old Thai male who came into the convenience store to steal items like sausage, bread, meatballs, fish, and pork.
When the suspect approached the front of the store, the cashier asked to see his bag and instead, the suspect decided to run away only leaving his sandals behind. One of the staff quickly responded sliding over the counter and chased him all the way to the beach but the suspect dove into the sea and disappeared.
Police were then brought to the ocean where they last spotted the suspect, where they eventually saw him hiding behind a buoy.
Police then called marine rescuers to the scene who drove a boat after suiting up for more than 2 hours. To their shock, the sly suspect disappeared into the night again and was never found.
However, officials still searched for the suspect and they did find his bag of groceries which still had the sausage, bread, meatballs, fish, pork, and also a Pracha card (ID card) inside.
They later ran the ID to see who the person was in fact, the person in the ID had a history of arrest but still not confident it was the same suspect from the 7-11 incident.
SOURCE: สยามชล นิวส์ / facebook
photos: สยามชล นิวส์
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Police chain suspects doors and windows until next morning
On August 9, A man attacked an officer, took his gun, and fled to his house in Plang Yao District, Chachoengsao Province. The officer then tried to persuade him to surrender for more than 6 hours but still failed.
Later at 6:00 pm, Plangyao Police Station decided to send 50 officers from a special operations unit in Chachoengsao Province.
The standoff lasted until 11:00 p.m. and the villain still showed no signs of surrendering.
So, they decided to chain his doors and windows preventing him from escaping until the next day rather than risk any of the officers or even the suspect’s life.
Meanwhile, the Royal Thai Police in Chachoengsao Province started to process a search warrant for the next morning after leaving a couple of police officers to watch the house.
Later, Col. Sonthaya revealed that the perpetrator was named Mr. Anon, 45, at the house in Tha Bunmi Subdistrict, Koh Chan District, Chonburi Province, who went into a drunken methamphetamine rampage and destroyed his neighbor’s ricefields.
Police tried to intervene but Mr. Anont took a gun from Officer Or Sor and ran away. Mr. Anon’s daughter also reported his unusual behavior saying he was showing signs of aggressive behavior telling officers to exercise caution especially since he had a gun.
Police hope he will surrender after bringing a search warrant after the drugs wear off. To be continued……..
Later, it was reported that the suspect had escaped through the back of his house prior to officers boarding up his doors and windows. Police then conducted a search of the house and did not find the stolen gun. Police are still searching for the armed and dangerous suspect now.
Source and photos: https://www.khaosod.co.th/breaking-news/news_4678351
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2 Thai embassies hit by Covid-19 outbreaks
Thai embassies hit by Covid-19: Staff members of Thai embassies in Bahrain and Saudi Arabia have contracted the novel coronavirus, according to the Foreign Ministry. The embassy in Manama reported that a foreign employee suffering mild symptoms tested positive for Covid-19, ministry spokesman Cherdkiat Atthakor said on Sunday.
Source: 2 Thai embassies hit by Covid-19 outbreaks
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‘Sick’ policeman jumps to his death from hospital
A policeman in Si Sa Ket province who suffered from mental illness reportedly killed himself on Saturday (August 8) by jumping out of the hospital building. The deceased, Suwaroj Khumthong, 53, was a police officer at Muang Chan Police Station who was admitted to Sisaket Hospital due to his mental condition.
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