News Forum - Charged with recharging: Thai couple sparks shock as they steal car batteries, attempt to peddle loot to garage owner

[Thaiger]

Police arrested a Thai couple who stole two large car batteries from a local garage in the central province of Chachoengsao and then returned to the scene of the crime and tried to sell the stolen goods back to the unsuspecting owner. Officers from Bang Kla Police Station arrested the thieves, a 40 year old … …

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[Marble-eye]

After reading this story it did prompt me to lift the bonnet of the car and check if my battery was still there, good job I did as I noticed two lumps on the battery, I sent it away to get it checked and on its return one of the lumps came back positive.

[TWS60]

Clearly not hardened criminal masterminds. 

Not an excuse for their actions, but can't help thinking they are skint and desperate, possibly abusing alcohol/drugs for a temporary escape, and this plan sounded good in the moment.   Jeez, at least take the original shop stickers off the batteries. 

Hitting rock bottom does weird things to your mind.