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Kanchanaburi Robbers steal money, and a kiss
One of the Kanchanaburi Robbers , wore a full-face crash helmet, was taken for a crime re-enactment at a 7-Eleven store in Tha Maka district, Kanchanaburi, on Friday following his arrest on Thursday night. The suspect and a 17-year-old accomplice are charged with holding up the store and taking a young woman employee hostage in the early hours of Thursday.Two young men robbed a 7-Eleven store in Tha Maka district, with one of them forcing himself on a young employee, kissing and forcing her to accompany them as they fled, early on Thursday morning.
The woman hostage was later released, terrified but apparently unharmed.
The two robbers arrived on a motorcycle about 3am. After they entered the store one of them produced a knife. They demanded the counter staff hand over the money in the till.
One of the robbers then pulled down a female employee’s face mask and forcibly kissed her on the mouth, before making her leave with them as they fled with more than 10,000 baht.
The robbers abandoned the woman in a grove of trees about 500 metres away.
Police said she did not appear to have been injured, but she was very upset. The young woman was taken to hospital for an examination, Thai media reported.
Police arrested Anont Mangnoi, 21, at his house in tambon Tha Mai of Tha Maka district around 4pm on Thursday.
During a search of the house, they found two plastic bags, one containing 5 baht coins and the other 10 baht coins, and two bottles of alcohol also stolen from the convenience store A motorcycle and a knife used in the robbery were also found in the grounds of the house.
About 9pm on Thursday, the parents of a 17-year-old youth took him to surrender to police. The teenager allegedly admitted to having colluded with Mr Anont in carrying out the robbery.
Police on Friday took Mr Anont and his young accomplice for a crime re-enactment, visiting five locations in Tha Maka district.
The woman employee taken hostage was aged about 28 years and had been working at the store for only a month.
Pol Col Itthiphol Pornthewabancha, chief of Lukkae police station, said police have pressed charges of colluding in robbery and illegally detaining another person.
Source: Robbers steal money, and a kiss
(Photo by Piyarach Chongcharoen)
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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.
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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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