House Burgled Swept Over 700,000 Baht During Pattaya Curfew

Published : May 20, 2010 :: 22:05:00 [ 3,675 views ]

A cheeky thief helped him self to a bottle of whiskey whilst burgling a house during last nights’ curfew in Pattaya.

Pattaya 20th May 2010 [PDN] While visiting the entertainment areas of Pattaya at approximately 7pm, Mrs. Thipphawan Prakobthit [45] and her boyfriend Mr. James Quiny [60] heard of that a curfew had been put in place covering the whole of the Chonburi area. Instead of going straight home, they decided to visit the house of a friend, leaving around midnight to return to their home.

On arrival, they found the door had been damaged and on entering discovered the house in disarray. Mrs. Prakobthit stated that property had been damaged in the process of a burglary that had taken place with a black bag containing £11,500 (700,000 baht) missing. The money belonging to Mr. Quiny was for his visa and passport as well as his daily expenses. In addition to the theft and destruction, the cheeky thief had opened and helped himself to a drink from a bottle of whiskey.

Mrs. Prakobthit informed Banglamung Police, asking for their help in apprehending the thief as this was the third time they had been burgled with no success of finding the culprit.

Comments

Johnny Farang

said :

John's rule, follow Hugh's rule, keep only what you need at home. I love my android phone, it goes with me and I store all my document copies there and online securely(ie. passport, etc.). Carry debit cards from a few different institutions and a few thousand baht max, that way even if you lose it all, can still access cash and copies almost anywhere. Oh, here's a couple more neat tricks I use also, send money via Western Union, etc. to myself, only pick it up if/when necessary and/or keep a PayPal balance that you can access with card, online, mobile phone, etc.
You can use your stored card numbers online to purchase airline tickets and almost anything else you need online.

Email : johnefallis0@gmail.com Date : 2011-02-19 08:49:42

adam

said :

"Mrs. Prakobthit informed Banglamung Police, asking for their help in apprehending the thief as this was the third time they had been burgled with no success of finding the culprit."

haha lol! isn't it time to dump your bitch, you sad farang?

Email : asdasasdasd@frasdmasd.com Date : 2010-10-27 03:08:37

excalibur

said :

of course they wont have any success finding the would be robber,,, he/she is living the high life on the french riveria.. after 3 times having the room worked over who would be stupid enough to continue to stash your money in the same place,

Email : happy_chatter@ymail.com Date : 2010-05-29 15:09:46

excalibur

said :

apparantly he wont be able to get his visa now that hes lost all the "expence money" oh well we can only feel sorry for the girl friend who will not be having any more fun nights out with the boyfriend, or then again who knows maybe the girl friend will be able to survive on her own minus the walking ATM, thats run outa cash.

Email : happy_chatter@ymail.com Date : 2010-05-29 13:01:00

mike

said :

farang ting-tong......one more
555

Email : mike_5774@yahoo.com Date : 2010-05-27 02:55:04

Hugh Jorgan

said :

That are the contents of my home:

500 Baht in cash
1 watch for 240 baht
1 pair of flip-flops
A couple of t-shirts
A couple of shorts
2 Coke from 7/11
2 Kilo of rice
No gold

Nobody ever tried to break into my house, do you know why?

Email : hjorgan@gmx.co.uk Date : 2010-05-22 13:47:52

AndyA

said :

Insurance cover rarely includes cash in excess of a few thousand baht. So if he's lying he won't gain much, if he not, then he's a moron lose-lose.

Email : andy_ankers@hotmail.com Date : 2010-05-22 06:03:36

Altec

said :

Why do all the people who get robbed in Pattaya have 500 000 - 1000 0000 Baht in cash home, and their Gold Rolex and Gold for 500 000 Baht was also stolen?? Hmmm
The amount of money and values do not match the type people or the way it looks like inside their home.

Email : altec@live.no Date : 2010-05-22 02:51:45

Altec

said :

Email : altec@live.no Date : 2010-05-22 02:51:02

Hugh Jorgan

said :

A deeply saddening story. However leaving that amount of money in the house is insanity.

I shall be writing to the Mayor of Pattaya about this case and shall be demanding action.

Email : hjorgan@gmx.co.uk Date : 2010-05-22 02:43:21

thairakthai

said :

OldJake, are you really serious when you expect the thai police to take fingerprints?? i had my neighbour stealing things from my property while i was outside, (however somebody has seen him and he also confirmed when confronted), 5 different BiB comes to meet me, they have seen the stolen items in neighbour property and he confirmed they were my things, BiBs couldn't care less about his name, my stuff, etc, all they wanted to know was MY name and check MY documents, i then asked what should i do if i meet a thief in my property holding a weapon in the middle of the night, they didn't answer but just smiled and then left.....welcome to Thailand people!!! oh i forgot to mention that the guy also came to see me holding a home-made sword behind his back with a hand while with the other was making vulgar gestures to me and telling me he will kill me with other sweet words i will let you imagine....

Email : mairak@falang.co.th Date : 2010-05-22 01:34:17

Mike

said :

Was he going to buy a Thailand Elite visa or something?

I'm sure they would welcome this distinguished gentleman, who even seems to be sponsored by a leading beer brand.

Email : farango@hotmale.com Date : 2010-05-21 20:46:25

oldjake

said :

Riped off 2 times before and still no burglar alarm, no video recording security,no safe, and feckin hell the police don't Evan take fingerprints from the whiskey bottle.

Email : oldjake@hotmail.com Date : 2010-05-21 18:34:58

said :

Hm,... very easy going farang.
Show THB 700000,00 cash to the immigration for the visa ?? I did not see this before.How long he stay in Thailand esp. in Pattaya. That will shows all.There are many questions and easy for HUGH JORDAN. Hahahaha

Email : edfinke@Yahoo.de Date : 2010-05-21 15:14:22

yo ho ho

said :

3rd time burgled and they can't find the culprit????

So why not leave more cash in the house?

Why is it I can see the culprit?? I can see her plain as day.

I love these Pattaya mysteries.

Email : mr.obvious@pdn.com Date : 2010-05-21 12:36:38

Harry

said :

The master-criminal had time to drink a bottle of whisky. Obviously knowing what time Mr Quiny was arriving home from his Pattaya Casuals meeting. (Chang Beer singlet uniform).
Insider job. CSi Pattaya.

Email : Harry@hatred.com Date : 2010-05-21 11:13:13

Ric

said :

Really - this guy ever heard of a Bank - a bit more secure that a wood cabinet...

Email : yuccaric@yahoo.com Date : 2010-05-21 09:36:31

hotman paris

said :

Does the curfew apply to agogo bars as well? If so I am completely shattered.

Email : hotmanparis@hotmail.com Date : 2010-05-21 09:04:52

astonished

said :

The third time? I think I'd start checking the girlfiend's relatives/husband for any recent lifestyle changes. An "inside job", someone with knowledge of what was available to be stolen is a high probablity.

Email : foolednomore@icclearly.com Date : 2010-05-21 08:41:18

Steve

said :

Nah. I think he just got an insurance settlement.

Email : steve@hotmail.com Date : 2010-05-21 05:04:23

elitist@dumbfarang.com

said :

so the curfew did not apply to burglars and farangs?

Email : urkidding@thirdtime.th Date : 2010-05-21 02:24:10

stropmag

said :

My sympathies are with this couple, of course, but why oh why would anyone keep that sort of money in a dwelling unless secured in a substantial safe? It makes no sense to me.

Email : paul.johnson@mail.com Date : 2010-05-21 00:55:40

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