News Forum - Night shift employee at Pattaya guest house robbed while asleep at reception desk

[Thaiger]

An employee working the night shift at a guest house in Pattaya fell asleep at the reception counter and woke up to find valuables missing from the lobby, which are said to be valued at a total of 160,000 baht. The 49 year old staff member filed a report to police and provided surveillance camera footage showing a man entering the lobby and grabbing cash and valuables, like gold necklaces. The suspect is still at large. The staff member says the theft ran off with 54,870 baht as well as gold necklaces and rings from the front desk and lobby. […]

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[DoUKnowWhoIAm]

12 minutes ago, Thaiger said:

While the employee was asleep with her head on the reception desk,

Any tall man with black sandals among the employees friends or family...

[TheDirtyDurian]

That will teach him to fall asleep on duty...

[ExpatPattaya]

Reception should always lock the door at night and have a ringer alarm when anyone enters.

1950's technology still works. 

Why would any receptionist bring valuables and gold to work with them and leave them lying around?  Certainly no guest would leave their valuables laying around a guest house lobby.

[Fanta]

5 minutes ago, ExpatPattaya said:

 

Why would any receptionist bring valuables and gold to work with them and leave them lying around?  Certainly no guest would leave their valuables laying around a guest house lobby.

One baht of gold is 26,000 so 100,000 baht in losses is a necklace and a couple of rings. Stored in the same drawer as the cash? 

[palooka]

Alarm bells ringing loudly on this one. receptionist talked too much or complicit.

[Guest1]

1 hour ago, TheDirtyDurian said:

That will teach him to fall asleep on duty...

Her! Read to the end, please! 

[Rookiescot]

I still think it was the butler in the pantry using a candlestick.

[Prosaap]

They really think we are stupid and belief that lovely country horrible people

[Leeshard]

Can I apply for the job? 300 baht for a good night’s sleep is something I think I’d be really good at!

[Leo]

Because as we all know, there are always gold  necklaces lying around at the reception desk of guesthouses --> inside job.

[Benroon]

12 hours ago, Prosaap said:

They really think we are stupid and belief that lovely country horrible people

If you have a minute can you find a translator for that please ?