News Forum - Thai lifeguards nab American phone thief at Kata Beach (video)

[Thaiger]

Thai lifeguards helped a foreign woman catch an American man who stole her mobile phone while she was swimming at Kata Beach in Phuket. The theft took place at Kata Beach on Saturday, June 1. The foreign woman reportedly left her mobile phone on the beach while she was swimming, giving the American man a … …

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[Vigo]

I wonder what his occupation back in the USA is and if he has a history of priors.

[ChrisS]

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Officers reported that they did not press any charges related to the theft because the victim had already got her phone back."

How does he victim getting their phone book negate the fact that a theft happened and a THIEF was caught? Royal Thai police too idle to deal with it I suspect.

 

[ChicagoExpat]

Good for her for not backing down.  Bad on the police for letting him go.