Pattaya police arrest two men over hotel safe theft
Police recovered gold, cash and designer bags after tracing two suspects to a rented South Pattaya room, following a theft reported by a woman from Phichit province. The story Pattaya police arrest two men over hotel safe theft as seen on Thaiger News .
Pattaya police have apprehended two Thai men in connection with a theft from a hotel safe in South Pattaya on September 3. The suspects, Patcharapol Charoenpirayan, 42, and Khatawut Wannasri, 33, were detained at 11:26 PM. The theft was reported to police by a victim from Phichit province on September 1. The woman discovered that someone had broken open the rear door of her hotel room, No.208, and stolen valuables.
Three designer bags, gold weighing 11 baht, and 100,000 baht in cash were taken, amounting to a loss of over one million baht. CCTV footage helped police identify the two suspects, who had rented the room using a friend's national ID card. The pair recovered several items, including a gold bracelet, necklace, ring, cash, designer handbags, and the stolen safe.
One of the men was wearing the recovered necklace when apprehended. The other allegedly claimed to have pried open the rear door and taken the property, leaving on a rented motorcycle while waiting for his accomplice. Police handed both men over to investigators at Pattaya City Police Station, charged with nighttime theft. No further legal proceedings have been reported as of publication. The two men have not issued a public statement.
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