Robber shot dead after fight
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| The owner of the motorcycle hits the thief across the back with an aluminium bar. |
Pol Lance Corporal Pornpipat Thepmala, responding alone on a patrol motorcycle, intercepted the suspect after a high-speed chase in Muang district.
The suspect, identified as Boonthin Homchan, charged at the policeman with a knife, stabbing him in the abdomen beneath his bulletproof vest. Pol L/Cpl Pornpipat, despite his injuries, fired multiple shots, killing the suspect at the scene.
The drama began when the thief snatched a motorbike from a home in Bang Rin sub-district, prompting police to set up roadblocks around town.
The suspect fled nearly 30km toward La-oon district while being pursued by police, but Pol L/Cpl Pornpipat tackled him alone after the suspect crashed off the road.
Evidence recovered included the stolen motorcycle, a steel knife, methamphetamine, cash, and spent cartridges.
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| Pol L/Cpl Pornpipat |
Pol L/Cpl Pornpipat was taken to hospital for emergency surgery.
At Ranong Hospital, Governor Supot Phutikiatkajorn and Provincial Police Commander Pol Maj Gen Thanawat Wattanakun visited Pol L/Cpl Pornpipat with gifts and words of encouragement. He is making a good recovery.
National Police Chief Pol Gen Kittirat Phunphen said Pol L/Cpl Pornpipat would be transferred to a station in Muang district as a reward for his heroism, so he can work closer to his parents.
Speaking from his hospital bed, Pol L/Cpl Pornpipat recalled the harrowing moment:
“When I saw my intestines spilling out, I asked a passing songthaew driver to take me to hospital. He was panicking, so I told him, ‘Just drive my car instead.’
“I stopped at the local health centre first to call my commander and report that I’d been stabbed.”
Reporters also spoke to the couple whose home was targeted in the burglary.
Manat Paengaon, 57, and his wife Kannikar, 53, said they were at home with relatives when the suspect pulled a knife and climbed onto their parked motorbike.
Mr Manat grabbed a two-metre aluminum pole and struck the man once on the back as he rode away.
Police, alerted via the 191 hotline, checked CCTV cameras nearby, which captured the robbery. Within half an hour, the suspect was confronted by Pol L/Cpl Pornpipat.
Have bag, will marry
An Udon Thani man is warning an obsessive fan who stalked him on social media not to come back to his home, or he will again have to call the police.
The man, identified as Ta in news reports, said the woman has turned up with a suitcase outside his place three times, hoping he would let her into his life.
The two do not know each other, and it is not known how the woman, identified in reports as Meihua, also known as “Barry,” aged 60, first noticed him.
However, she has told neighbours that he is so handsome that she just has to turn up to his house for a look. She also entertained ideas of marriage.
The first incident outside the house in Muang district passed without incident, with Meihua leaving after two hours when no one answered the door.
National Police Chief Pol Gen Kittirat Phunphen said Pol L/Cpl Pornpipat would be transferred to a station in Muang district as a reward for his heroism, so he can work closer to his parents.
Speaking from his hospital bed, Pol L/Cpl Pornpipat recalled the harrowing moment:
“When I saw my intestines spilling out, I asked a passing songthaew driver to take me to hospital. He was panicking, so I told him, ‘Just drive my car instead.’
“I stopped at the local health centre first to call my commander and report that I’d been stabbed.”
Reporters also spoke to the couple whose home was targeted in the burglary.
Manat Paengaon, 57, and his wife Kannikar, 53, said they were at home with relatives when the suspect pulled a knife and climbed onto their parked motorbike.
Mr Manat grabbed a two-metre aluminum pole and struck the man once on the back as he rode away.
Police, alerted via the 191 hotline, checked CCTV cameras nearby, which captured the robbery. Within half an hour, the suspect was confronted by Pol L/Cpl Pornpipat.
Have bag, will marry
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| Meihua, or 'Barry', standing outside Ta's house. |
An Udon Thani man is warning an obsessive fan who stalked him on social media not to come back to his home, or he will again have to call the police.
The man, identified as Ta in news reports, said the woman has turned up with a suitcase outside his place three times, hoping he would let her into his life.
The two do not know each other, and it is not known how the woman, identified in reports as Meihua, also known as “Barry,” aged 60, first noticed him.
However, she has told neighbours that he is so handsome that she just has to turn up to his house for a look. She also entertained ideas of marriage.
The first incident outside the house in Muang district passed without incident, with Meihua leaving after two hours when no one answered the door.
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| Ta |
On the second occasion, however, she turned up with her bags again, but this time proposed marriage and claimed she wanted children with Ta. She also boasted of her family background and wealth.
Ta said the woman follows his social media accounts, liking his posts and sending incomprehensible messages.
Last year she even obtained his phone number from his brother’s restaurant page and called, pretending to be interested in his Siberian husky. He blocked the dozens of accounts she used, but every few months she would reappear with new profiles.
The latest incident took place last week, her third visit to his house.
Ta said she again arrived with her luggage, shouted, tried to hug him, and caused a commotion.
Neighbours helped push her away after two hours. She claimed she would never return, as her family had arranged for her to marry someone else. However, CCTV later showed her loitering nearby.
Ta said a youngster living nearby alerted him to her return.
He found her at an elderly neighbour’s house where she was having a meal. When challenged, she insisted she was there to visit the neighbour, not him.
“When I asked her to leave, the visitor became aggressive, lunging at me and grabbing my shirt, until I pushed her away. My shirt was torn in the scuffle,” Ta said.
He called the police, who persuaded the woman to leave and gave her a lift to the local bus stop. Ta urged the woman not to return, or he would have to call the law again to have her carted away.
“It’s not about being handsome. She just fixates on whatever I post — whether I’m taking care of my mother or writing something about family. She twists it into thinking I’m talking to her. I’ve never met her privately, never given her hope.”
Neighbours confirmed the woman had appeared several times, each time with luggage, insisting she was his girlfriend and that they would be married.
A 17-year-old neighbour, Pim, said: “The first time, she just stood there until she left. The second time, she said she wanted to be his girlfriend.
“This time, she grabbed ‘P Ta. He’s blocked her everywhere, but she keeps making new accounts. She says she’s from Bangkok, but we don’t know much else.”
I need that bike, after all
Police in Chon Buri are looking for an armed man who reneged on an agreement to hand over his motorcycle as collateral for a debt he owed.
A meeting to settle a debt in Bang Lamung district erupted into gunfire and a police chase that left officers injured, after the debtor attempted to snatch back the motorcycle he had just surrendered as collateral.
The incident took place near Soi Wat Boonsampan 9, when creditors met the suspect, identified only as “Bang Nueng,” to resolve a loan of 15,000 baht in cash and two mobile phones, worth about 20,000 baht.
Bang Nueng had agreed to hand over his motorcycle, with photos and a video clip taken to record the deal.
But shortly afterward, Bang Nueng parked his white Chevrolet sedan, pulled out a gun, and fired twice, hitting the creditors’ vehicle.
He ordered two younger associates to ride off on the motorcycle, then sped away in his car.
The creditors gave chase and alerted a nearby police patrol.
When officers on a motorcycle tried to intercept, Bang Nueng rammed their bike, sending it crashing and injuring two patrolmen. Rescue workers treated the officers before sending them to hospital.
About 1km away, the two teens linked to Bang Nueng were also found injured after their motorcycle crashed.
They told police they had been sent to deliver the bike, but fled when tensions escalated and were later assaulted during the chase.
Bang Lamung police have launched a manhunt for Bang Nueng, warning units that the suspect is armed and considered dangerous.
Pills kept in dark places
A Bangkok couple who deal in drugs to top up their income as riders chose some unusual places to secret their wares.
The Metropolitan Police Division’s Crime Suppression Bureau and local police raided a dormitory in the Lad Prao area with officers targeting a group of three suspects.
The operation targeted Pitak (aka “Tak”), 29, from Bangkok; Patcharida (aka “Tan”), 32, from Saraburi; and Akkarawin (aka “Game”), 28, from Bangkok.
Police had been monitoring the group after noticing a rider who behaved oddly.
Instead of delivering food to customers, he would loiter near rubbish bins, discreetly retrieve items from his pants, and act furtively.
On Sept 22, officers observed Akkarawin in a rider’s uniform loitering near a rubbish bin, once again without delivering food.
They asked to search him but found nothing initially, until an officer noticed he had wedged a blue plastic bag into the heel of one shoe.
It contained ecstasy tablets. After that find, Akkarawin confessed and took officers back to his dorm.
Police found Pitak and his girlfriend Patcharida there, where a search revealed 20 grammes of crystal meth hidden in Pitak’s pants, along with additional drugs and packaging materials.
The couple were identified as high-level distributors in the area.
During the raid, several customers transferred money for drugs, unaware the dealers had been busted.
Pitak admitted: “I usually hide ice in my underwear. I don’t know if the customers notice.”
Police charged Pitak and Patcharida with possession of methamphetamine and ketamine with intent to sell, while Akkarawin was charged with possession and distribution of ecstasy for commercial purposes.
Officers are tracking down other members of the drug network.
Ta said the woman follows his social media accounts, liking his posts and sending incomprehensible messages.
Last year she even obtained his phone number from his brother’s restaurant page and called, pretending to be interested in his Siberian husky. He blocked the dozens of accounts she used, but every few months she would reappear with new profiles.
The latest incident took place last week, her third visit to his house.
Ta said she again arrived with her luggage, shouted, tried to hug him, and caused a commotion.
Neighbours helped push her away after two hours. She claimed she would never return, as her family had arranged for her to marry someone else. However, CCTV later showed her loitering nearby.
Ta said a youngster living nearby alerted him to her return.
He found her at an elderly neighbour’s house where she was having a meal. When challenged, she insisted she was there to visit the neighbour, not him.
“When I asked her to leave, the visitor became aggressive, lunging at me and grabbing my shirt, until I pushed her away. My shirt was torn in the scuffle,” Ta said.
He called the police, who persuaded the woman to leave and gave her a lift to the local bus stop. Ta urged the woman not to return, or he would have to call the law again to have her carted away.
“It’s not about being handsome. She just fixates on whatever I post — whether I’m taking care of my mother or writing something about family. She twists it into thinking I’m talking to her. I’ve never met her privately, never given her hope.”
Neighbours confirmed the woman had appeared several times, each time with luggage, insisting she was his girlfriend and that they would be married.
A 17-year-old neighbour, Pim, said: “The first time, she just stood there until she left. The second time, she said she wanted to be his girlfriend.
“This time, she grabbed ‘P Ta. He’s blocked her everywhere, but she keeps making new accounts. She says she’s from Bangkok, but we don’t know much else.”
I need that bike, after all
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| Two teens who came off their motorcycles following the clash. |
Police in Chon Buri are looking for an armed man who reneged on an agreement to hand over his motorcycle as collateral for a debt he owed.
A meeting to settle a debt in Bang Lamung district erupted into gunfire and a police chase that left officers injured, after the debtor attempted to snatch back the motorcycle he had just surrendered as collateral.
The incident took place near Soi Wat Boonsampan 9, when creditors met the suspect, identified only as “Bang Nueng,” to resolve a loan of 15,000 baht in cash and two mobile phones, worth about 20,000 baht.
Bang Nueng had agreed to hand over his motorcycle, with photos and a video clip taken to record the deal.
But shortly afterward, Bang Nueng parked his white Chevrolet sedan, pulled out a gun, and fired twice, hitting the creditors’ vehicle.
He ordered two younger associates to ride off on the motorcycle, then sped away in his car.
The creditors gave chase and alerted a nearby police patrol.
When officers on a motorcycle tried to intercept, Bang Nueng rammed their bike, sending it crashing and injuring two patrolmen. Rescue workers treated the officers before sending them to hospital.
About 1km away, the two teens linked to Bang Nueng were also found injured after their motorcycle crashed.
They told police they had been sent to deliver the bike, but fled when tensions escalated and were later assaulted during the chase.
Bang Lamung police have launched a manhunt for Bang Nueng, warning units that the suspect is armed and considered dangerous.
Pills kept in dark places
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| Pitak points to where he hid the pills. |
The Metropolitan Police Division’s Crime Suppression Bureau and local police raided a dormitory in the Lad Prao area with officers targeting a group of three suspects.
The operation targeted Pitak (aka “Tak”), 29, from Bangkok; Patcharida (aka “Tan”), 32, from Saraburi; and Akkarawin (aka “Game”), 28, from Bangkok.
Police had been monitoring the group after noticing a rider who behaved oddly.
Instead of delivering food to customers, he would loiter near rubbish bins, discreetly retrieve items from his pants, and act furtively.
On Sept 22, officers observed Akkarawin in a rider’s uniform loitering near a rubbish bin, once again without delivering food.
They asked to search him but found nothing initially, until an officer noticed he had wedged a blue plastic bag into the heel of one shoe.
It contained ecstasy tablets. After that find, Akkarawin confessed and took officers back to his dorm.
Police found Pitak and his girlfriend Patcharida there, where a search revealed 20 grammes of crystal meth hidden in Pitak’s pants, along with additional drugs and packaging materials.
The couple were identified as high-level distributors in the area.
During the raid, several customers transferred money for drugs, unaware the dealers had been busted.
Pitak admitted: “I usually hide ice in my underwear. I don’t know if the customers notice.”
Police charged Pitak and Patcharida with possession of methamphetamine and ketamine with intent to sell, while Akkarawin was charged with possession and distribution of ecstasy for commercial purposes.
Officers are tracking down other members of the drug network.
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