Police Arrest Two Men After Hotel Theft

[ChiangMaiMail]

Police arrest two men after hotel theft

The two suspects in custody at the Chang Puak Police station.

Supoj Thiamyoj

Police arrested two men for impersonating police officers and theft in an attempt to rob guests at the Venus Hotel in Chiang Mai on March 10. Chang Puak police led by Pol Col Pisut Noipaksa charged the two suspects, identified as Berm Chaemsri, 53, resident of Nong Kwai in Hang Dong, and Kasem Sriwilai, 50, of the Wat Ket neighborhood, with theft and impersonating a police officer.

The police arrested them and found a walkie –talkie, 11,000 baht in cash stolen from the hotel’s guests, motorcycle and clothing.

Police also charged them with additional theft, saying they had been snatching bags while driving by on a motorcycle.

The police then took one of the suspects, Mr. Berm, to his house in Hang Dong for a further search and found ammunition for a handgun.

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-- Chiang Mai Mail 2010/03/16

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