Boonlua Chatree
A Pattaya civil servant was arrested for allegedly
looting several short-stay hotels and illegal weapons possession.
Pornsak Piyakamolrat, 44, an employee of the city
Civil Works department, was taken into custody at his Soi Banlue Kankha
house in Nong Plalai. At the scene, investigators recovered a water
heater, emergency light, lamp, water tap, CD player, clothes hangers,
ashtray, foot scraper, blanket, pillow, and bed sheets reported stolen
from a trio of area love hotels.
Police also discovered a loaded M-16 automatic
assault rifle and paraphernalia for using and selling marijuana and
methamphetamines. No drugs were found, however.
Police said Pornsak confessed to stealing from the
guesthouses. He said the goods were not for sale and that, in fact, he
was sick of storing them in his house.
Pornsak was caught based on a description of his car
and license plate number from the owner of the one of the victimized
hotels. Police tracked down the vehicle and discovered he worked for
Pattaya City Hall.
His boss, Wirat Jeerasripaithoon, described Pornsak
as a good and hard worker who’d been having problems with co-workers and
had recently missed several days of work.
Pornsak was charged with receiving stolen property and illegal
weapons possession, but police said they did not have enough evidence to
charge him with any drug-related crimes.
