Taxi driver Peera Saeneesot
points to Thongchai Khucharoen, the man who stole his taxi.
Theerarak Suthathiwong
A Chumphon man who hired a taxi to visit a friend in Pattaya Remand Prison
may soon be joining him after police arrested the passenger for allegedly
stealing the cab.
Thongchai Khucharoen, 26, was arrested by police in Minburi Sept. 11. He was
remanded to Pattaya Police Station, as the incident happened in their
jurisdiction.
Taxi driver Peera Saeneesot, 52, said Thongchai hired him for a 2,200 baht
round-trip between Bangyai Market in Nonthaburi and the Pattaya prison Sept.
10. After visiting his friend, Thongchai asked the driver to stop at Potisan
Market in Naklua and then deliver a document to a vendor.
Peera left the key in the ignition and, when he stepped out to deliver the
papers, Thongchai allegedly stole the green-and-white Toyota Corona cab. He
sped away, but was apprehended by Minburi police.
Police said Thongchai confessed to the theft and admitted he’d been
arrested, but acquitted, before for a similar crime. He said he wanted the
cab to use in Bangkok and earn a better income.
