Bangkok Shopping Mall Robbery Suspect Arrested

Strategic Insights -

Police investigators from the Metropolitan Police Bureau (MPB) tracked Nonthawat, alias 'Song', to a house in Nonthaburi after a 3.4-million-baht robbery at Central Ladprao shopping mall on Monday. The suspect tried to evade arrest by climbing onto a rooftop but fell and sustained injuries. He remains under guard in Phra Nang Klao Hospital and will face legal action. The arrest comes after two other suspects, Sherpat and Nana, were caught the previous day in connection with the nighttime armed robbery.

Key Takeaways:

  • Three suspects have been arrested in connection with a 3.4-million-baht robbery at Central Ladprao shopping mall in Bangkok: Nonthawat (alias 'Song'), Sherpat, and Nana.
  • The suspects were tracked by police investigators from the Metropolitan Police Bureau (MPB) and arrested in separate incidents.
  • Nonthawat was injured after attempting to evade arrest by climbing onto a rooftop in Nonthaburi, while Sherpat and Nana were arrested at a resort in Pathum Thani.
  • Two other suspects remain at large and are still being hunted by police.
  • The incident involved seven armed assailants holding up three victims at knifepoint in the parking lot of Central Ladprao shopping mall on Monday.
  • The victims were in the process of exchanging 3.4 million baht in cash for $100,000 worth of Tether (USDT) cryptocurrency.

Statistics:

  • 3.4 million baht - the amount of cash stolen in the robbery.
  • 7 - the number of armed assailants involved in the robbery.
  • 3 - the number of victims held up at knifepoint during the robbery.
  • 100,000 USDT - the amount of cryptocurrency that the victims were attempting to convert to cash.
  • 2 - the number of suspects arrested in previous day.
  • 1.30am - the time when Nonthawat was tracked by police and arrested in Nonthaburi.

Sources:

  • Metropolitan Police Bureau (MPB) press release.