Fuelled for trouble: Police pickup Thai thief’s cross-province chase ends in arrest

A young man sparked a cross-province chase after stealing a police pickup truck from a station in Phichit and fleeing to a petrol station where he fuelled up and left without paying. The incident, which took place today, ended in Sing Buri, where the police finally apprehended the suspect.

The director of Bueng Na Rang Police Station in Phichit revealed the details of the unusual case. At around 6.30am, the station received a report stating that a man had stolen a police truck with licence plate 45865 while the officer on duty was asleep. The officer had just returned from a local incident at around 4am when the theft occurred.

Upon reviewing CCTV footage, the police found that the man had approached the station seeking help. However, when he found the officer asleep and the keys left unattended, he seized the opportunity to steal the truck and drove…