Man arrested for Phuket bank robbery
published : 26 Jul 2022 at 12:21
writer: Gary Boyle
ORIGINAL SOURCE/WRITER: Achadthaya Chuenniran
Police have arrested a man for the armed robbery of the Bangkok Bank branch in the Lotus department store mall in Phuket.
The robber threatened staff with a gun and made off with 160,000 baht in cash shortly after midday on Monday.
Police said security camera recordings showed the man fleeing on a red Honda Wave motorcycle with the licence plate covered with a plastic bag.
From the department store, he turned left into Soi Suksan 1, heading in the direction of Kata and Karon.
Police found the motorcycle parked at a house. They learned that it had recently been used by Wiwat Chailiam, 43, who lived in Karon area.
Mr Wiwat was arrested late on Monday afternoon with 160,000 baht he allegedly robbed from the bank in his possession.
Police advised all shops and businesses to install security cameras. They were useful in finding criminals, they said.
Vocabulary
- allegedly: claimed to have done something wrong, but not yet proven - ที่กล่าวหา
- criminal: someone who has committed a crime, i.e., someone who has carried out an illegal activity or action - ผู้ที่ทำผิดกฎหมาย
- flee: to leave a place or person quickly because you are afraid of possible danger - หนี อพยพ
- licence plate: a flat piece of metal or plastic on the front and back of a vehicle that shows its license number - แผ่นป้ายทะเบียนรถยนต์
- made off with (verb): stole something and hurried away with it - ฉกหนีไป, ขโมยและรีบหนีไป
- possession: having or owning something - การครอบครอง
- recently (adverb): not long ago - เมื่อไม่นานมานี้, เมื่อเร็วๆ นี้
- threaten (verb): to say or indicate that you might do something bad or harmful, especially in order to make someone do something - ขู่เข็ญ คุกคาม ทำให้กลัว
