Highway Police Arrest Car Thief After Cross-Province Spree
Highway police arrested a 34-year-old man in Phitsanulok after he stole a car from Lopburi, hit a motorcycle while fleeing, and drove across three provinces in the stolen vehicle.
On July 22, 2026, Colonel Satit Samanphap and officers from Highway Patrol Division 5 arrested Wisit, 34, based on a Lopburi Provincial Court warrant for nighttime burglary using a vehicle to facilitate the crime. The arrest followed a radio report of a car hitting a motorcycle and fleeing on Highway 12 in Phitsanulok's Wang Thong District.
At the scene, officers found a gray Toyota sedan bearing Lopburi license plates with Wisit at the wheel. Investigation revealed the car belonged to a Lopburi resident. Wisit confessed to stealing the vehicle along with a mobile phone and tablet from the victim's home in the early morning hours. He then sold the phone, bought fuel without paying in Nakhon Sawan, and fled toward Phitsanulok, where he struck a motorcycle while attempting to escape. Highway police caught up and arrested him.
Further investigation showed the vehicle's owner had filed a missing car report at Tha Hin Police Station in Lopburi. Wisit was already subject to a court warrant in a separate nighttime burglary case. The suspect confessed to all charges. Police seized the vehicle and related assets as evidence and transferred him to Tha Hin Police Station for legal proceedings.
