Lone robber makes off with over a million in 1 minute gold shop heist

[dirtydog]

Patcharapol Panrak
A single armed bandit escaped with 120 Baht weight in gold, worth about 1.5 million baht after using an 11 mm handgun to shoot his way out of a Sattahip Gold Shop. The man, dressed in jeans, black jacket and wearing a full-face helmet carried out the daring robbery on Saturday afternoon in the busy market area, taking only a minute to escape with the gold.
Police arrived at the Roongruang Gold shop shortly after 2.30 p.m. on June 24 after the theft. The shop’s owner, Usanee Phoowarat, 65, explained to officers the chain of events. She was unharmed in the robbery as were her husband, daughter-in-law and granddaughter who were in the shop at the time.
Usanee told officers that the man parked a motorcycle 5 doors down and fired a warning shot before smashing the glass cabinets containing 5 and 10 Baht weight gold chains. She added that the gunman fired another shot at the plate glass to aid his escape on a Yamaha RXD motorcycle. Close circuit camera recordings were replayed and taken as evidence by officers.
Police surmised initially that it might have been a local youth wanting to indulge in gambling during the current World Cup.
Further questioning of Usanee and her family led to a possible related altercation with a customer over a disagreement concerning their services in September last year. Police investigations have not ruled out the man as his build is quite close to that shown on the CCTV footage. On June 25, Pol. Lt. Col. Somtai Khumwat, Sattahip police superintendent and senior investigation officer reviewed the tape from the robbery to gain further leads into the case.
Pol. Lt. Gen Jongrak Chutanont, region 2 commander is overseeing the case due to its high profile.
Local police have ascertained that someone who knew the roads well carried out the theft and further investigations have shed light on another potential suspect.
Undercover officers have reported murmurs among the area’s youth, particularly those in the drug scene and muggers that one man had reportedly carried out another robbery on a gold shop three days earlier and had told acquaintances that he would flee to another part of the country.
Police are continuing their investigations and leads on the two suspects.

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[Spin]

A single armed bandit

Do they mean he only had one arm?

It's not everyday that you read about one armed bandits stealing money to gamble with.

[Thetyim]

He might rob a second hand shop next