Pattaya —
Three foreign tourists fell victim to theft in Pattaya, with incidents ranging from pickpocketing on a songthaew to a stolen motorcycle and a robbery by a transgender woman at a hotel.
At 1:49 AM on February 27th, a 68-year-old Swiss tourist, Mr. Ulich, accompanied by his Thai girlfriend, filed a complaint with Pattaya police, after being pickpocketed on a songthaew (a popular form of public transport vehicle).
According to his girlfriend, the couple had just arrived in Pattaya from Hua Hin. On their first day in the city, they took a songthaew from Walking Street in South Pattaya. As the vehicle reached Soi 6 on Pattaya Second Road, two unidentified Thai men, estimated to be between 40 and 50 years old, boarded the bus.
One was described as thin, while the other was overweight. They sat next to Mr. Ulich and struck up a conversation, claiming they were boxers. One of them then hugged Mr. Ulich before both suspects got off at Dolphin Roundabout in North Pattaya.
The couple later returned to their hotel, where they discovered that Mr. Ulich’s brown wallet, which had been inside his shoulder bag, was missing. The wallet contained 5,000 baht in cash and other important documents. They suspected the two men had stolen it and decided to report the incident to the police.
Shortly after, at 2:10 AM, another foreign tourist, Mr. Jerome, a French national, also filed a report with Pattaya police. He stated that while walking along South Pattaya Beach, he was approached by a transgender woman offering companionship services. He agreed to take her to his hotel in South Pattaya to hang out, according to him. However, upon arriving at his room, he briefly went to the bathroom. When he came out, the individual had disappeared.
Upon checking his belongings, he discovered that 57,000 baht in cash, which consisted of 53,000 baht in euros and 4,000 baht in Thai baht, had been stolen. The money had been hidden inside a sock within his suitcase. Realizing he had been robbed, he immediately reported the crime.
Later that night, another tourist, Mr. Mark, an Australian national, arrived at the police station to report the theft of his motorcycle. He stated that he had parked his red Yamaha motorcycle near a beer bar in Soi 7, Pattaya Beach Road, which is less than 200 meters from the police station.
Mr. Mark admitted that he had accidentally left his keys in the ignition before heading into a nearby bar for drinks. When he returned to retrieve his motorcycle, it was gone. CCTV footage revealed that an unknown suspect had ridden off with the vehicle at 9:25 PM. He immediately reported the incident to authorities.
Police are now investigating all three cases.
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