Footwear frenzy: More than 300 shoes stolen from tourist resorts in Chiang Mai, Thailand

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Accommodation and hotel resort owners in the northern province of Chiang Mai appealed to the police to take action after more than 300 pairs of guests’ shoes were stolen in the past two months.

A Thai man who owns a hostel on Soi Saha Si Phum Place on Manee Nopparat Road in Chiang Mai shared CCTV footage on social media of thieves stealing his guests’ shoes and called for police action.

The hostel owner told Channel 3 that the thieves sometimes worked alone and sometimes in pairs. They targeted new or expensive shoes without concern for the presence of security cameras.

Clarifying that the issue extended beyond his hostel, the owner disclosed that similar thefts had occurred in 20 other tourist accommodations in…