A 22-year-old man was shot in the leg by an off-duty police officer after a failed necklace snatching. The thief tried to escape by climbing up to a resident’s roof and running away. He was a passenger on a motorbike, but his friend had fled the scene. The female victim said her necklace was fake gold.

PATTAYA – December 3, 2012 [PDN]: at 8:50 p.m., a report of two thieves trying to snatch a necklace with one getting shot was received by Pol. Capt. Lattipol Rodngern, vice suppression inspector, Banlamoong police station, Nongprue branch.

After receiving the report, he informed his commander, and went to check the scene with a police team and the rescue officers from Sawang Boriboon Thammasathan foundation Pattaya.

The incident occured in soi PornPraphanimit 6. One of the thieves trying to escape had climbed up to the roof of a house of a resident to cross to soi Pornpraphanimit 8. However, a plainclothes police officer who witnessed the incident shot the man so he could not escape. The man was arrested in the middle of soi Pornpraphanimit 8 (Siam Country club golf court).

When police arrived at the scene in the middle of the soi, many residents and more than 20 police volunteers encircled the man who had been shot. He was lying on the ground and crying out with pain. He had many tattoos on his body, and the circle of people surrounding him were cursing him.

The thief was identified as Mr. Aran Phumisang, 22 years old. He was shot in his right thigh by a gun of unknown caliber. He had been carrying a brown leather bag that contained a cell phone, cash, and some powder.

When questioned by police, Mr. Aran confessed to snatching the girl’s necklace. He had been a passenger on a motorcycle, but got off the motorbike to steal the necklace. When he tried to get back on the motorcycle, his friend was driving too fast so he could not catch up to the motorbike. So Mr. Aran was stranded, and climbed up to a roof to escape. But Mr. Aran got shot and injured by a plainclothes police officer while his friend fled on the motorbike.

After their initial investigation, the police let rescuers perform first aid on the suspect. They then took him away from the scene to Banglamoong hospital, because they were afraid he could be beaten by angry residents. The police will follow to monitor the thief in the hospital to prevent him from escaping.

The female victim told police that her necklace was fake gold, and the thief had dropped it at the scene while trying to escape. The plainclothes police who shot the thief lives nearby, but declined to give his name. When he heard the girl crying out for help, he rushed to arrest the thief, who had climbed up to the roof and tried to run away.

So the officer ordered the thief to stop, but the thief continued to run on the roofs tiles and damaging them, so he had to shoot the thief to make him stop. Nearby residents also helped catch the thief after he was shot. The police officers questioned the plainclothes police officer and the victim to record their testimony for evidence.

Police forces were dispersed to find and intercept the criminal who escaped, but they have not found him yet. The police will question Mr. Aran further after he recovers to find his criminal friend. Police assumed his friend was local petty criminal that they will arrest and prosecute.

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Now thats what i call justice.

Great News.... That made my day today..

Love it!

 

Absolutely no nonsense.

 

Its a pity the Police in the UK cant do similar.

 

JPL

Good job

 

Craig

I wish this happened in the UK

Muggings would soon stop

If the police just shot a few of the robdogs

great!!

Love It!!!! Lets see more of it and stop these scum from Robbing people.

To fulfill their drug habits......