Vichai Kutamaasun keeps a
close eye on snatch and run thief “Oil”.
Boonlua Chatree
A hotel security guard captured a teenage boy who
allegedly snatched a gold chain from around the neck of a Russian
tourist in Jomtien Beach.
Vichai Kutamaasun, 32, tackled the teen thief as he
fled on his motorbike from the Furama Beach Jomtien Hotel Dec. 26.
Police arriving at the scene found him still holding the 60,000 baht
gold necklace belonging to Larisa Metelkina, 46.
Metelkina said she had been walking outside the hotel
around midnight with her husband when the boy suspect, identified only
as “Oil,” sped by and grabbed her chain, breaking it.
Vichai witnessed the theft and quickly raced to catch
the teen before he could escape.
Police said Oil confessed to stealing the necklace as
he didn’t have any money to party with on New Year’s Eve.
