News Forum - Foreigner steals 3,600 baht from Phuket cab driver

[Thaiger]

A Phuket cab driver caught a foreigner stealing 3,600 baht from his cab on camera last Sunday, January 30. The driver works for the inDriver app. He had stopped to get out of the car for a bathroom break when the foreign man snatched the cash into his pocket from the centre console between the two front seats. The driver got back in the car, not knowing what the foreigner had just done. But the next morning, he found 3,600 baht missing. Luckily, the driver had a camera in his car, which recorded the foreigner stealing the money. He then […]

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[Nivram]

Let's see the video of this foreigner caught in the act.

He should be publically humiliated.

Where did he get the extra 400 baht?

He steal that too?

Edited February 4, 2022 by Nivram
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[DoUKnowWhoIAm]

29 minutes ago, Thaiger said:

plus an additional 400 baht for the trouble caused

Nice try

[LandOfSmiles]

So it goes both ways! ... Unless it's a setup by the taxi mafia to regain their 'face' that's been smeared on Phuket pavements.

[Sarisin]

Man bites dog story, hero

[Noble_Design]

31 minutes ago, LandOfSmiles said:

So it goes both ways! ... Unless it's a setup by the taxi mafia to regain their 'face' that's been smeared on Phuket pavements.

Wait let me get this straight... so you're saying if the taxi drivers did something wrong they are bad, mafia, criminals etc. but if a foreigner did it maybe a setup?

Okay...

[LATEENMAX]

1 hour ago, Nivram said:

Let's see the video of this foreigner caught in the act.

He should be publically humiliated.

Where did he get the extra 400 baht?

He steal that too?

Cannot show African stealing   https://www.khaophuket.com/ข่าว-ภูเก็ต.php

 

[MikeV]

Why are petty crimes front page national news to this organization? You love to rile people up and promote  division 

Edited February 4, 2022 by MikeV

[Guest1]

He then gave the driver his 3,600 baht back, plus an additional 400 baht for the trouble caused, totaling 4,000 baht.

 

And that's it? Wow, do they really need stealing foreigners? And no name? Or has it to do with "dark skin" (Phuket News) , like it often has in the west?

[NCC1701A]

was it this foreign man?

 

[ExpatPattaya]

Yes Andy and Elvis are still alive living in Phuket 555

[totes]

Hmmm.  If only the media coverage was reciprocal.   But statistically, it cannot be.  That's why the effort of counterbalance is published in articles like this.... 

[JJJ]

Is there a word for police collecting money from tourists or foreigners or Thais for minor supposed infractions? Oh might that also be stealing. 
this story has more holes than Swiss cheese. 

[Stonker]

56 minutes ago, JJJ said:

this story has more holes than Swiss cheese. 

Agreed - a 400 baht 'fine' for theft?

[totes]

8 hours ago, JJJ said:

Is there a word for police collecting money from tourists or foreigners or Thais for minor supposed infractions? Oh might that also be stealing. 
this story has more holes than Swiss cheese. 

Mmmmm - love me some Swiss Cheese!