Police arrested a superstitious Thai thief who targeted eight different supermarkets and convenience stores in the Isaan province of Udon Ratchatani. The man believes he was arrested because did not worship before carrying out his latest crime.
Mueang Ubon Ratchathabni Police Station officers eventually arrested the thief, 36 year old Phantara Nithipaphakum, yesterday, June 29. This arrest came after Lotus’s supermarket employee witnessed Phantara attempting to steal items at the store on June 28.
On the day, the police officers engaged in a high-speed motorcycle chase with Phantara, resulting in both motorcycles toppling over onto an uneven road. The first attempt to catch Phantara failed but they did manage to apprehend the suspect soon after.
Officers managed to seize Phantara’s backpack before the…
