webfact Posted January 25, 2021 Share Posted January 25, 2021 Over half a million baht robbed at gunpoint from bank in The Mall Bang Kapi By THE NATION A gun-wielding man robbed a branch of Krungthai Bank in Bangkok's Bang Kapi district and made of with over half a million baht on Sunday evening. Lat Phrao Police Station were alerted at 8.30pm to the armed robbery at the bank's branch located on the third floor of The Mall Bang Kapi shopping centre. Staff reportedly told police that after the bank closed at 6pm and they were about to lock the premises, a small-built man aged 27-28 years, wearing black clothes, a black cap and a face mask forced him to go back into the bank and open a safe. When he did so, the robber grabbed about Bt600,000 cash from the safe, dropped the currency notes in a fabric bag that he had brought with him, before running out of the bank. Witnesses told police that they saw him running towards the mall’s back exit. There were no assaults or injuries. Pol Maj-General Pornchai Khajornklin, chief of region 4 Metropolitan Police, said that it was not clear from CCTV footage whether the suspect was wielding a real gun. “He was seen hanging around the bank for several hours before the robbery, probably to check out the surroundings for the opportunity,” he said. Police are tracking down the suspect and have deployed roadblocks on possible escape routes. Source: https://www.nationthailand.com/news/30401743 -- © Copyright The Nation Thailand 2021-01-25 - Whatever you're going through, the Samaritans are here for you - Follow Thaivisa on LINE for breaking COVID-19 updates Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PatOngo Posted January 25, 2021 Share Posted January 25, 2021 5 minutes ago, webfact said: Police are tracking down the suspect and have deployed roadblocks on possible escape routes. Did they try looking at Ma's??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonray Posted January 25, 2021 Share Posted January 25, 2021 Hmm..also stabbings at Mall Bang Kapi yesterday in front of SCB bank 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gumballl Posted January 25, 2021 Share Posted January 25, 2021 The robber was no doubt influenced by Western movies, perhaps those depicting cowboys. I believe in today's world, I could steal gold fillings from a Thai policeman, and still get away with it. The keystone cop operation in Thailand has to come to an end. Theft in Thailand is a bunny, as we say in western culture. Fortunately, by nature, most (err, the majority) of people are good hearted. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CraigInBangkok Posted January 25, 2021 Share Posted January 25, 2021 (edited) Jesus, its been an all action weekend at my old local mall Edited January 25, 2021 by CraigInBangkok 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lopburi3 Posted January 25, 2021 Share Posted January 25, 2021 1 hour ago, tonray said: Hmm..also stabbings at Mall Bang Kapi yesterday in front of SCB bank Not a good day for the mall it seems: 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonray Posted January 25, 2021 Share Posted January 25, 2021 1 hour ago, lopburi3 said: Not a good day for the mall it seems: I used to live and in Ramkamhaeng right near the San Saeb canal and used to walk to the mall on nice Sunday mornings..there's an airplane graveyard hidden along the canal near the mall which was a shock the first time I encountered it. I like that area a lot..especially the Happy Land food mecca across from the mall Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardColeman Posted January 25, 2021 Share Posted January 25, 2021 Will only get worse as people get more and more desperate 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
overt2016 Posted January 25, 2021 Share Posted January 25, 2021 Over half a million baht robbed,,,, I had to think about that------- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiamRead Posted January 25, 2021 Share Posted January 25, 2021 Maybe a crime of Three Meals.???? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hotchilli Posted January 25, 2021 Share Posted January 25, 2021 3 hours ago, RichardColeman said: Will only get worse as people get more and more desperate Yep, poverty is starting to hit hard... while the elites stay above the fall-out of the normal people. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
khunjeff Posted January 25, 2021 Share Posted January 25, 2021 10 hours ago, webfact said: the robber grabbed about Bt600,000 cash from the safe, dropped the currency notes in a fabric bag that he had brought with him Fortunately he used an eco-friendly bag instead of demanding plastic ???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ta158 Posted January 25, 2021 Share Posted January 25, 2021 Just hours earlier at 5pm there was a knife fight at the same mall, 2 injured Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gandtee Posted January 26, 2021 Share Posted January 26, 2021 21 hours ago, CraigInBangkok said: Jesus, its been an all action weekend at my old local mall It sounds like a mallfunction. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AgMech Cowboy Posted January 28, 2021 Share Posted January 28, 2021 On 1/25/2021 at 10:06 AM, Gumballl said: Theft in Thailand is a bunny, as we say in western culture. I guess I'm not from the West. I've never heard this phrase. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gandtee Posted January 28, 2021 Share Posted January 28, 2021 32 minutes ago, AgMech Cowboy said: I guess I'm not from the West. I've never heard this phrase. Cockney rhyming slang maybe? Bunny rabbit= Habit? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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