PHUKET
CRIME
Saturday, November 10, 2007
New Chalong Police chief announces robbery arrestsThe
new Superintendent of Chalong Police Station, Col
Samarn Chainarong.
CHALONG: The new Superintendent of Chalong Police
Station, Col Samarn Chainarong, yesterday announced
that Chalong Police officers on Thursday arrested
two of four people involved in a series of robberies
and had recovered 67 stolen items.
Col Samarn said in a press release that Chalong Police
had been monitoring the gang and pulled over Kaewjai
Sooksabai, 35, as she was driving along Narisorn Rd
in Phuket City. In her car, police found a stolen
notebook computer and wireless Internet aircard, he
said.
Kaewjai, who works as a parking attendant, was arrested
and taken to Chalong Police Station.
Police then swooped on known-accomplice Cherdchai
Thunchart, 27, at his home at an undisclosed address.
Cherdchai, originally from Trang province, was arrested
and at his home police recovered 66 stolen items,
including cellphones, cameras, amulets and notebook
computers, said Col Samarn.
Kawejai and Cherdchai have been charged with robbery
and are being held at Chalong Police Station.
Col Samarn named two accomplices to the robberies:
Prasert Nasorn and Piya Thunchart.
“Kawejai sold the stolen items around the island.
The other three drove around at night, looking for
empty houses to rob,” he said.
“This gang robbed many people. Anybody who has had
property stolen recently should come to Chalong Police
Station to see if we have any of their items,” he
added.
Col Samarn took up his new post at Chalong on Thursday
after previous Chalong Police Superintendent, Col
Chalit Kaewyarat, was transferred to Takuapa District
Police Station in Phang Nga.
Col Samarn, who in 2004 served as Deputy Superintendent
of Phuket Town Police Station, said that in order
to boost security he has ordered an increased number
of police patrols throughout his jurisdiction, which
includes Kata, Karon, Nai Harn and Rawai.
A number of checkpoints have also been set up, he
added.
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