Superintendent Supachai Puikaewkam dispatches
officers for patrols May 1.
Teerarak Suthathiwong
Pattaya police stepped up patrols of ATM booths, convenience stores, gas
stations, banks and gold shops following a teller machine heist that netted
thieves 2 million baht.
Superintendent Supachai Puikaewkam dispatched officers for their
high-profile patrols May 1 following orders from Chonburi Provincial Police
officials.
The orders came after thieves used a blowtorch to steal 2 million baht from
an ATM in Nongprue on April 29.
Chonburi Maj. Gen. Khatcha Thatsart ordered 24-hour patrols at high-risk
locations. For Pattaya, he specifically suggested business owners should
install closed-circuit television cameras and maintain them in working
order. Ironically, more than 80 percent of Pattaya’s city-owned cameras are
now out of service.
