According to Thai media news, at 02:45 a.m. on April 19, the First Branch of the Thai Tourist Police and the Pattaya City Tourist Police Department of Chonburi Province arrested a 59-year-old Phetchabun woman Su Marie (transliteration) in a pedestrian street area in Bangramong County.
It is understood that the case originated from a report by a Chinese couple. According to the Chinese couple, they had a great time at the Songkran Songkran water splashing event in the pedestrian street area. During this period, they felt that someone was pulling the backpack from behind, and at first they didn't care, but then they felt that the backpack was being pulled again, and after inspection, they found that the backpack had been cut by a sharp weapon, and they reacted and immediately grabbed the perpetrator, and immediately took him to a nearby security station and reported it to the Pattaya Tourist Police.
During interrogation, Su Marie confessed to the theft and demonstrated her skills to the police on the spot. At the same time, she also revealed to the police that there are a total of 4 members of the theft gang, and they usually choose tourist attractions or festival venues to commit crimes, and they will cooperate in each crime. When she proceeds to cut through the victim's backpack, the gang members will help cover to avoid the victim noticing, and if the theft is successful, it will be passed on to another gang member to be responsible for transporting the belongings, and finally everyone will share the spoils together. But this time, after she was caught red-handed by the victim, the rest of the accomplices immediately scattered and fled, leaving her alone to be arrested.
In addition, a police investigation into Su Marie's past records revealed that she had been involved in seven thefts, and that she continued to commit crimes without repentance after each sentence. At the same time, after the police investigated the surveillance footage of the pedestrian street area, they clearly saw the crime process of Su Marie and her gang, so they detained her. The rest of the gang will be pursued in the future, so as to arrest all the gangs.