Duck Laab Vendor Arrested for Stealing Australian Beef from Department Store, Claims Intoxication Led to Impulse Theft
A duck laab vendor in Udon Thani was arrested for stealing Australian beef from a department store, claiming intoxication drove her to the impulsive theft to grill at home.
On May 7, Deputy Superintendent Sathit Termtowattakul of Muang Udon Thani Police Station received a report of a theft at a department store in Makhaeng Subdistrict, Muang District, Udon Thani Province. Store security had apprehended the suspect, so officers proceeded to investigate. At the scene, they found Ms. Sing, 38, a duck laab vendor, in custody alongside four vacuum-sealed packages of Australian beef cuts including striploin and ribeye. Ms. Sing admitted to stealing the Australian beef, claiming that she had been drinking with her husband at home but ran out of alcohol. She decided to enter the store and steal the meat to grill and eat with the remaining liquor, thinking no one would catch her. She acknowledged that she may have been too intoxicated and acted impulsively. Notably, her husband had previously been arrested on similar beef theft charges from the same store and had only recently been released. She promised not to repeat the offense.
