Odd Pattaya News Storys...post here if you like, up to you.

[beer monkey]

What a way to go too...head first down a Pattaya Drain

[beer monkey]

More baht bus Pick-pocket Crime from patters..

Finnish Tourist detains Baht Bus Thief.

Well organized gangs targeting foreigners on Baht Buses operate here in Pattaya. Local Police Divisions will often run undercover operations to catch the gang members, however on occasion members of the public are able to catch these thieves red-handed.

This is one such case which occurred on a Baht Bus in the early hours of Friday Morning. Mr. Johan Hanpa aged 37 from Finland was travelling on the Baht Bus when a smartly dressed woman sat beside him. She started to hold him tight and even kissed him on the cheek. Mr. Hanpa realized that something was not right and saw the woman pass items to the driver of a BMW car driving next to the Baht Bus. Mr. Hanpa alerted the taxi driver who stopped and Mr. Hanpa detained the woman, who was in fact a transsexual, Khun Chaiyot aged 28.

He later confessed to committing many similar thefts. Police are now hunting for the Silver BMW which escaped before Police arrived. The driver of the car was handed the victims wallet which contained 4,000 Baht in cash which has yet to be recovered.

[westerby]

More baht bus Pick-pocket Crime from patters.

Finnish Tourist detains Baht Bus Thief.
Mr. Hanpa alerted the taxi driver who stopped and Mr. Hanpa detained the woman, who was in fact a transsexual, Khun Chaiyot aged 28.

What is it with these chaps in dresses? Does the prerequisite have to be that you've to harbour criminal tendencies before going on gender reassignment?

[beer monkey]

She started to hold him tight and even kissed him on the cheek.

Not sure what i would be more annoyed at..losing 4000baht or being held tight and kissed against my will on a pattaya Baht bus by a Geezer in a frock.

[westerby]

Not sure what i would be more annoyed at..losing 4000baht or being held tight and kissed against my will on a pattaya Baht bus by a Geezer in a frock.

No different to cuddling up to your Scout Leader on Summer Camp. You get used to the stubble (eventually).

[beer monkey]

How bad did that effect you Websterly..?

[westerby]

How bad did that effect you Websterly..?

Oh, no worse than what your average Old Etonian had to suffer. And I don't walk bow legged anymore...

[beer monkey]

Ooo so glad i had went to Comprehensive skool.

[747man]

What a way to go too...head first down a Pattaya Drain

She wasnt killed by the fall !!! I reckon THE STINK Seen her off !!!

[izzix]

Updated: [December 26, 2008

GIRLFRIEND CLAIMS AMERICAN STABBED HER IN ANGER
http://www.pattayadailynews.com/shownew ... 0000008112

In Pattaya a Thai woman escaped serious injury when, she claims, her American boyfriend tried to stab her after he found out she’d stolen his helmet to trade for drugs.

On the 26th December at 6.00 am. Miss Bua Bundit [19], a go-go dancer from Kon Kaen working in Walking Street, made a report to Pol. Lt. Col. Sompol Nakkumpan, the Pattaya duty investigator at the Pattaya police station. She showed officials her left palm with a 20 cm. long wound covered in blood. Her T-shirt was also bloodstained.

Miss Bua said she had been living with her boyfriend, Mr. Bruce Alan Weaver [42], an American national, for quite some time at Moo Baan Yailao, Soi Korpai, South Pattaya, Moo.10.

Four days ago she needed some Yah Bah but didn’t want to ask him for the money. She then took his helmet to trade for one tablet of the drug (to the value of 300 baht) from the local drug dealer.

When Mr. Weaver found out he gave her the money to get his helmet back but the dealer refused to return it because she’d left it there too long.

Miss Bua told the police that she was scared of her boyfriend and so decided to hide at her sister's place not far from where they live.



After realizing what happened Mr. Weaver then followed her. According to Miss Bua, Mr. Weaver slapped and kicked her and pulled out two pocket knives and attempted to hurt her. She tried to grab the knives cutting her left palm in the process. Her sister managed to stop their fight before heading to report the incident to the police.



Police arrested Mr. Bruce Alan Weaver with the two knives and brought him to the police station. Mr. Weaver testified that he did not hurt her or attempted to hurt her at all but he confessed that he was very angry and that she was a drug addict and had traded his favourite helmet to feed her habit. Police charged him with assault with a weapon and the case is now being processed.





may
News Type : Crime
Story : Kampee
Photo : Kampee
Translater : Sirithanon

[beer monkey]

"Traded His Favourite Helmut"

.......a favourite restaurant, bar, club, drink,pair of trousers or shoes....but a favourite helmet....

[izzix]

Motorcyclist snatches Italian’s gold chain

Boonlua Chatree

A young motorcyclist snatched a gold necklace worth 200,000 baht from an Italian man riding pillion on another motorcycle and escaped in the busy midday traffic on Thepprasit Road.

Pianthong and Luca report the theft to police.

At 12.30 p.m. on December 12, Pol. Lt-Col. Ekadit Srimul, stationed at the Dongtan police station, received a report from Pianthong Buatik, 30, that she was riding a motorbike to Jomtien Beach with her husband Corago Luca, 43, from Chokchai Village, as her passenger.
When they arrived at the Thepprasit crossroad to Soi Khor Pai a man approximately 20 years old rode up on a black and blue Honda and pulled off her husband’s gold necklace before speeding away in the direction of the Grand Condo.
Luca stated that he had purchased this gold necklace in Italy and offered a reward to anyone who can provide information leading to the capture of the chain thief and the return of his property.
Police launched an immediate search in vain and are continuing their investigation.

[beer monkey]

Lucky they never took his favourite helmet too.

[westerby]

Lucky they never took his favourite helmet too.

Could've been eye-watering. Lootenant Somchai must be on Christmas leave.

[beer monkey]

Hic..It was me Driving...what accident..?, Hic,...Honestly Oceffer you got the wrong man..hic

American resident of Pattaya arrested following hit-and-run accident in Jomtien.

Just after 3am on Saturday, Police Lieutenant Colonel Chalermgiet from Pattaya Police Station was called to the scene of a serious road accident which occurred and resulted in two women sustaining serious injury.

The accident occurred in front of the Pattaya Courthouse on the Thappraya Road which leads to Jomtien Beach and according to eye witnesses, a Black Mitsubishi pick-up collided head-on with a motorbike. The 2 women were thrown from the bike, however the bike was caught underneath the pick-up which failed to stop at the scene of the crash. The bike was dragged by the pick-up until it eventually came to a stop in Soi 6 off the Pratamnuk Road located 500 meters from the crash site.

The driver of the pick-up, Mr. Chris Holmes aged 51 from USA was clearly in a drunken state but denied any involvement in the crash despite overwhelming evidence that his vehicle had collided with the motorbike. Back at the crash site, rescue workers attended to the two injured women, Khun Sakorn aged 26 and Khun Ploypan aged 33 who sustained a variety of injuries. Both were rushed to Hospital in a serious condition and Mr. Holmes was taken to Pattaya Police Station for further investigation.

[westerby]

The accident occurred in front of the Pattaya Courthouse on the Thappraya Road which leads to Jomtien Beach and according to eye witnesses, a Black Mitsubishi pick-up collided head-on with a motorbike.

What a place to have a DD accident. Well, I wouldn't like to be in that chap's shoes.
Is drink driving illegal in the US?

[izzix]

http://www.pattayaone.net/news/2008/dec ... 51_2.shtml

Finnish National Found Dead In hotel In Pattaya
On Saturday Afternoon Police were called to the P.N. Inn located inside Soi P72 off Walking Street in Pattaya to investigate a foreign fatality. Police and rescue workers were directed to room number B11.
On the bed was the unclothed body of Mr. Timo Kaivola aged 38 from Finland. The body was discovered by a member of staff at the hotel who explained that Mr. Kaivola had rented the room for one night on Friday and had taken a woman to the room with him.
She left on Saturday Morning without Mr. Kaivola who was discovered after he failed to check-out of the room. A check of the body was made and evidence of sexual intercourse was found.
No evidence of trauma was found on the body and there was no evidence of a struggle in the room. Police suspect the man died of natural causes; however they are waiting for the results of a post mortem examination before they close the case.

[izzix]

Monday 29th December 2008
Scottish Man found dead in Central Pattaya Guest House.

On Sunday Afternoon, Police Lieutenant Colonel Sompon from Pattaya Police Station was called to the Thong Guest House located in Soi Skeow Beach in Central Pattaya following reports of a foreign fatality at the location. Officers made their way to the Thong Guest House and to room number 101 to inspect the body of Mr. Steven Stewart aged 40, originally from Perth in Scotland. He was lying fully clothed on the bed and marks were evident on his face and upper body. Staff at the Guest House explained that Mr. Stewart returned early on Sunday Morning in a drunken state. He was helped to his room by staff and later on in the day a cleaner entered the room and realized Mr. Stewart had passed away. A post mortem examination is now underway but Police suspect there was no foul play involved in the death.

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[izzix]

American accused of underage sex
pattayapeople.com

American expat Mr. Kent Meek from Oklahoma found himself in hot water on his return to Pattaya.

The 64 year old was arrested at his home in Jomtien Niwate Village on Pratamnak Road on the 29th December, accused of sexually abusing a young boy. He was taken to the Immigration office on Soi 5, Jomtien where the 15 year old boy’s parents notified officers that the American had returned to his house after disappearing earlier in the year when they first made the report to the police. Mr. Kent strenuously denies any wrong doing and is now awaiting a court case to clear his name.

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[izzix]

Page last updated at 16:05 GMT, Tuesday, 30 December 2008
bbc.co.uk

Bar owner found dead in Thailand
Pattaya in Thailand
Mr Stewart owned a bar in the Thai resort of Pattaya

A Scottish businessman has been found dead at a holiday resort in Thailand.

The body of bar owner Steven Stewart, 40, from Auchterarder, was found by a maid at the Thong Guest House in Pattaya on Sunday.

He had flown to Thailand just weeks after being convicted of assaulting a pensioner at a pub in Dunning, Perthshire, in October.

A spokesman for Thai police said Mr Stewart's death was not being treated as suspicious.

A hearing at Perth Sheriff Court in November was told Mr Stewart returned to Scotland to make money for his ailing business in Pattaya.

'Heavy drinking'

He was arrested on 5 October after launching an unprovoked attack on a stranger in a pub toilet, claiming he was so drunk he believed his 67-year-old victim was an aggressive skinhead.

After telling the court he had earned £3,000, he was fined £2,000 and ordered to give the rest in compensation to his victim.

Thai Police confirmed on Tuesday Mr Stewart's body was found in Pattaya on Sunday afternoon.

Despite injuries to his face and head, officers said they did not suspect foul play and instead described him as a victim of "excess".

Thai police Lt-Colonel Sompon added: "He had clearly been drinking heavily and had to be helped to his room by guest house staff."

Staff had helped Mr Stewart to his room in the early hours of the morning and was not seen again until the maid found him, still fully-clothed, during the afternoon.

A post mortem to establish the cause of death has still to be concluded.