POLICE are hunting for a young couple who daringly stole two animals, a Chinese crocodile lizard and a tiger salamander, from Pata Zoo in broad daylight on May Day, TV Channel 7 said today (May 7). The zoo released a sketch of the thieves on Facebook and described them as being approximately 25-30 years
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Condo technician held for stealing 250kg safe
A NAKHON Ratchasima City (Korat) police team today (March 19) found a 250-kilogramme safe stolen from a luxury condo belonging to a popular food influence hidden in a house and arrested two suspects with one of them being the building’s technician, Naewna newspaper said. Ms. Pannarai Khemmee, 33, or Mod Oil, was distressed at
Read more250-kg safe holding 3m baht valuables stolen from influencer’s condo
A FOOD influencer is worried about her safety after thieves stole a 250-kilogramme safe containing over 3 million baht worth of valuables from her luxury condominium downtown Nakhon Ratchasima (Korat) with no progress made in the case so far, Amarin TV said today (Mar. 16). Ms. Phanrai Khemmee, or Mod Oil, 33, said on
Read moreProposal ruined after engagement ring gets pickpocketed at Phuket EDC music festival
A THAI COUPLE are deeply unhappy after a diamond engagement ring got pickpocketed at Electric Daisy Carnival Thailand 2026 (EDC) music festival in Phuket last evening (Jan. 17) with the thief also using credit cards to steal a large sum of cash, Amarin TV said this evening. A reporter from this TV station interviewed
Read moreThief steals cash from Finnish woman’s house in Pattaya
A FINNISH woman filed a complaint with Pattaya police today (Oct. 29) that a thief broke into their rented house in Pattaya and stole $2,000 while she was out with her family for a meal, Naewna newspaper said. Ms. Sini (surname withheld) and her older sister told Pol. Lt. Anan Mahakit-asawakul, deputy investigation officer
Read moreCambodian thieves steal CCTV cameras, taking the pole with them
CAMBODIAN civilians who have been dismantling a barbed wire fence along the border this evening (Sep. 19)) stole solar-powered CCTV cameras affixed on a pole at the border and even took the pole back to their territory, Amarin TV said. Just this morning it was announced that Thailand has installed the first electronic surveillance
Read moreGrave robbers steal 12 skulls from Chonburi cemetery
A GRUESOME theft occurred at a Chonburi cemetery with grave robbers stealing 12 skulls of homeless dead buried there with this being the second time some skulls have been stolen, Thai Rath newspaper said late last evening (Oct. 22). At 6 p.m. yesterday Pol. Capt. Thawatchai Laphan, deputy investigation officer at Phanat Nikhom police
Read more30 vehicles stolen in UK and sold in Thailand returned
THIRTY out of 35 vehicles that were stolen in the UK and sold in Thailand were handed back to their rightful owners at a ceremony attended by Justice Minister Thawee Sodsong and British Ambassador Mark Gooding this morning (July 19), MNG Online said. Po.l Col. Yutthana Praedam, acting head of the Department of Special
Read moreMan held for stealing drainage system parts triggering heavy floods
TRANG police arrested a man on charges of stealing vital and expensive parts of the province’s drainage system triggering heavy floods in a subdistrict of this southern province, Matichon newspaper said this evening (Oct. 30). Pol. Lt. Col. Sawanya Eadtrong arrested Mr. Permpol (surname withheld), 30, on the charges of stealing public equipment or
Read more26 luxury cars stolen in UK and sold as new vehicles in Thailand seized
THE DEPARTMENT of Special Investigation (DSI) today (Sept. 19) announced the seizure of 26 out of 35 luxury vehicles stolen in the UK and sold as new vehicles in Thailand after being contacted by the British authorities to track them down, Naewna newspaper said. Justice Minister Somsak Thepsutin together with Mr. Traiyarit Temhiwong, DSI’s
Read moreGreek family in trouble after thief steals their money
BEING rapidly shared on Thai social media and attracting a lot of comments is the plight of a Greek family holidaying in Phuket who are in financial difficulty after a thief stole 4,900 euros (almost 200,000 baht) from their rented car and in their desperation are now urging this thief to return it and for
Read moreThief steals school football team’s boots
DISHEARTENED today (Jan. 25) was a school football team after a thief stole all their boots just as they were about to start a match, Sanook.com said. Mr. Torslur Ngorknavung, the football coach of Khon Sawan School, Chaiyaphum province, posted pictures of the students dressed in their team outfit but dejected after their boots were
Read moreWoman appeals for help after losing paint worth 300,000 baht
A WOMAN who is a paint distributor for a company in Bangna area went to Damrongtham Centre today (March 3) to appeal for help after several cans of paint worth 300,000 baht disappeared when the truck delivering them had an accident and they all tumbled on to the road with several passers-by then grabbing and
Read morePhuket ambulance thief nabbed after being chased by rescuers
PHUKET RESCUERS, helped by the police, took two hours to apprehend a thief who had stolen their ambulance at 4 a.m. this morning (July 23), Sanook.com reported. Acting Lt.Pasakorn Sirichoochot, a volunteer at Kusol Tham Phuket Foundation, said it was lucky that he came out of the building around 10 minutes after the thief had
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