Thread: Sneaky Thai maid steal 500k TBH from American tourist

Thai maid steals valuables worth 500k THB from American tourist, buys car with the proceeds

A Thai woman has confessed to stealing valuables worth almost 500,000 baht from an American tourist in Pattaya.
Pimsiri Boonchu, 26, was working as a maid at the Vogue Hotel in Pattaya Klang when she committed the theft earlier this month.
American Tracy Nguyen, 48, told police how she had put the ‘do not disturb’ sign before leaving her room at the hotel on 4 August.
But when she returned she found that her valuables were missing, including $3,500 in cash, diamond earrings worth $6,000, a gold bracelet worth $2,000, a platinum necklace and bracelet worth $2,100 and a designer handbag worth $700. Also missing was Ms Nguyen’s passport, credit card and driving license.
Police say that in total 464,000 baht worth of valuables were stolen from Ms Nguyen, who has now returned to the United States.
After the theft Pimsiri, who suddenly quit her job as a maid, sold the stolen items and bought a Honda Civic car with the proceeds.
Police finally tracked down Pimsiri to an address in the Nong Prue area of the city on Saturday where she was arrested.
Pattaya police chief Pol Col Apichai Krobpetch said the theft damaged the reputation of Pattaya and urged hotels to be more thorough when vetting staff.
However, the Pol Col added that Ms Nguyen said the incident hadn’t put her off Pattaya and that she said she intended to return to the resort again in the future.

The report from Manager didn’t mention if any of the items were returned to Ms Nguyen.