News Forum - Armed robber escapes with gold worth 800,000 baht in Thailand

[Thaiger]

Ban Pong Police is on the lookout for an armed robber who held up a gold shop inside Big C in Baan Pong district and got away with about 800,000 baht worth of gold. Police made known the robber barged his way into the Aurora gold shop at 6.40pm, located on the Ban Pong-Sam Krachab Intersection Road in the municipality of Krachab sub-district, threatened two members of staff, and snatched up 13 two-baht weight of gold necklaces before escaping on a white Honda Wave motorcycle model 110, registration unknown. The robbery was over in less than a minute, unlike yesterday’s […]

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[joseph]

The robber barged his way into the Aurora gold shop at 6.40pm. Officers gathered at 11pm. Quick response time. 

[Guest1]

10 minutes ago, joseph said:

The robber barged his way into the Aurora gold shop at 6.40pm. Officers gathered at 11pm. Quick response time.

"to review CCTV footage to try and locate the thief’s escape route" 

So perhaps before, they just tried to do other stuff?

Joking, that was the night shift watching for the culprit, the dayshift isn't starting something that close to the end of their shift. 

[DoUKnowWhoIAm]

2 hours ago, Thaiger said:

coordinating with nearby gold shop

... where the plonker will try to sell the stolen gold chains.

[Giltee]

Wearing the masks for covid is a perfect disguise and no shop will suspect a robber if they walk in with one. Needs to be a guard on the door with a gun like in the Philippines. 

[HiuMak]

12 hours ago, joseph said:

The robber barged his way into the Aurora gold shop at 6.40pm. Officers gathered at 11pm. Quick response time. 

He has a gun that's why.

[palooka]

1 hour ago, Giltee said:

Wearing the masks for covid is a perfect disguise and no shop will suspect a robber if they walk in with one. Needs to be a guard on the door with a gun like in the Philippines. 

Years ago this was the case in Thailand.

Guards with shotguns outside every shop, don't know the reason for stopping this practice.  ??? tourism, safety???