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Police recover 28 cars stolen from rental agencies, private drivers
Police recovered 28 stolen
cars from a field in East Pattaya.
Teerarak Suthathiwong
Provincial police recovered 28 cars reported or suspected to have
been stolen from rental-car agencies and area residents from a field in
East Pattaya.
Center for Auto and Motorcycle Crime Suppression officers raided the
locked property on Soi Dinlukrang in the Nongyai neighborhood Jan. 11.
Eleven of the Toyota, Honda, Mercedes-Benz, BMW and other vehicles owned
by car-rental agencies or private owners have been retrieved. Another 17
were waiting for owners to identify them.
Chaluay Sripannoi, the owner of a white Honda Civic, said she licensed
her car to a Pattaya rental agent in December to generate some extra
income. It was rented for 8,000 baht for 10 days, but was never
returned. The car was equipped with a Global Position System tracker,
which showed that for three days it was parked in Nongyai.
Col. Theerapol Jindaluang said a Chonburi-wide gang of auto thieves is
believed to be behind the thefts. The cars are either shipped off to
Cambodia or altered to sell locally.
Police urged rental agents to closely scrutinize those utilizing their
services and for those offering cars to agents to ensure that the broker
is legitimate.
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