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Pattaya: That's the way to do it! Pattaya cops solve gold shop "robbery" in minutes

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Pattaya: That's the way to do it! Pattaya cops solve gold shop "robbery" in minutes

 

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Thai caption: Just like the real thing

 

Pattaya police showed how to wrap up serious crime in a matter of minutes. 

 

The local force were conducting a drill to reassure shopkeepers, the public and tourists in the wake of the Lopburi gold shop heist after three people were shot and 500,000 baht of gold was stolen by a callous lone gunman.

 

The staged robbery took place at the Aurora gold shop in Big C, South Pattaya yesterday afternoon. 

 

An Aurora branch was also the one hit for real on January 9th.

 

The robber - in shorts and a fetching hat and mask - handed staff a note in Thai. It said: "This is a "robbery". Put the gold in the bag quietly, don't make a noise. I have a gun".

 

He then fled with ten baht weight of gold (200,000 baht's worth) on a motorcycle parked outside. 

 

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Picture: 77kaoded

 

The staff at the shop quickly phoned in a description of the thief and Pattaya's finest swung into impressive action. 

 

An all points bulletin was immediately out to patrols in the area.

 

The miscreant was soon in custody after being arrested in Soi Phaniat Chang in Central Pattaya three kilometers away. 

 

He was taken back to the gold shop where a quick reenactment was made and a speedy admission of guilt wrapped up the case in next to no time. 

 

In fact it was all over in 15 minutes from robbery to pictures for the press. 

 

Deputy chief of the Pattaya force Pol Lt-Col Nitthat Waenpradap said it had all gone according to plan. He urged shopkeepers to contact police quickly with a description of the appearance of a robber and use the "Police I Love You" app. 

 

He advised gold shops to install inexpensive security shutters to guard against robbery.

 

But he also advised shops to close down by 9 pm.

 

This was because after that was a "risky time", he claimed. 

 

Source: 77kaoded

 

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8 minutes ago, webfact said:

n fact it was all over in 15 minutes from robbery to pictures for the press. 

So this is how they measure solving crimes here, how long it will take the case to get from to the storyboard and the photo opp session huh? also no mention as to what happened to the loot, was that recovered as well?...

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54 minutes ago, ezzra said:

what happened to the loot, was that recovered as well?.

You missed this important bit.

1 hour ago, webfact said:

The staged robbery took place at the Aurora gold shop in Big C, South Pattaya yesterday afternoon. 

 

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1 hour ago, ezzra said:

So this is how they measure solving crimes here, how long it will take the case to get from to the storyboard and the photo opp session huh? also no mention as to what happened to the loot, was that recovered as well?...

There was no loot. The whole thing was staged, is how I understand it.

 

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The staged robbery took place at the Aurora gold shop in Big C, South Pattaya yesterday afternoon. 

 

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4 hours ago, ezzra said:

So this is how they measure solving crimes here, how long it will take the case to get from to the storyboard and the photo opp session huh? also no mention as to what happened to the loot, was that recovered as well?...

Using our commonsense, the gold was still with the guy????after all he hasn't gone far!!

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5 hours ago, webfact said:

The local force were conducting a drill to reassure shopkeepers, the public and tourists in the wake of the Lopburi gold shop heist after three people were shot and 500,000 baht of gold was stolen by a callous lone gunman.

Interesting to see if they are so fast in a real robbery!
You have to calculate the reaction time, wake up, finish watching the soap opera ... and, and, and ...????

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But he also advised shops to close down by 9 pm.

This was because after that was a "risky time", he claimed. 

 

Well thats it, home before 9pm for me.

Is that why almost all Happy Hours are before this time?

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On 1/22/2020 at 9:16 AM, ezzra said:
On 1/22/2020 at 9:05 AM, webfact said:

n fact it was all over in 15 minutes from robbery to pictures for the press. 

So this is how they measure solving crimes here, how long it will take the case to get from to the storyboard and the photo opp session huh? also no mention as to what happened to the loot, was that recovered as well?...

There was no "loot", it was a staged drill.

Edit: ...as everyone else has pointed out already!

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