Thief robs 206,000 baht gold from shop in Lotus department store

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A Thai man in his 30s feigned interest in three necklaces, then grabbed the 206,000-baht in chains and ran out the door.

Chonburi police are hunting a man who stole more than 200,000 baht in jewelry from a Phanat Nikhom gold shop.

Sunitta Imsuwanruthai, a clerk at Yaowarat Gold in the Lotus’s department store, said the Thai man in his 30s feigned interest in three necklaces, weighing 1-, 2- and 3-baht-weight. He suddenly grabbed the 206,000-baht in chains from the counter and ran out the door.

Phuwanat Natungmon, a 49-year-old watch salesman at the shop, ran after the bandit and shouted for help, but the thief escaped on a Honda Wave parked outside the mall.


Security cameras caught this image of the thief escaping the crime scene.



Yaowarat Gold shop clerk Sunitta Imsuwanruthai informs police about what happened.