Police, victims and a
handful of the rock throwing teens point to some of the damage they did.
Patcharapol Panrak
Police have arrested seven teenagers accused of hurling rocks at
passing cars from a Highway 7 pedestrian overpass.
Alleged gang leader Sittichai Rakson, 18, and six boys between the ages
14 and 16 were captured by police after midnight March 20. Police are
looking for more youths who managed to escape.
The arrests came after four motorists within two days complained to
Banglamung police their vehicles were damaged by rocks tossed from a
pedestrian overpass at the Pattaya end of Highway 7. Pisit
Piriyawattana, 58, said one rock pierced his windshield and hit him in
the chest. Tour bus driver Disorn Bunruang said another rock smashed his
mirror and nearly caused him to crash.
Nongprue Police Col. Somnuk Changate said
investigators believe the youth gang is also involved in recent jewelry
snatches.
Police said Sittichai confessed to rounding up his young friends from a
temple fair to “test their accuracy” by pushing rocks onto cars from the
pedestrian bridge’s railing.
