Man Steals 27 Gold Chains With Hammer, Caught Instantly
A man armed with a hammer robbed a gold shop inside a major mall on Luang Paeng Road in Bangkok, stealing 27 gold necklaces worth about 3.6 million baht. He was apprehended minutes later by police from Chujornoy Station, assisted by mall staff, at the nearby On Nut-Lat Krabang interchange underpass. The 42-year-old suspect confessed he committed the theft to settle a debt of roughly 100,000 baht.
A hammer-wielding robber stormed a famous jewelry store inside a mall on Luang Paeng Road, grabbing 27 gold necklaces worth about 3.6 million baht before fleeing—only to be arrested moments later. At 19:05 on 13 October 2026, senior police officials including Lt. Gen. Siam Boonsum, Pol. Maj. Gen. Phanlop Aermla, Pol. Maj. Gen. Sutee Phrommalee, Pol. Col. Wutthichai Chutarongserikul, and Pol. Lt. Col. Chalempol Wongchaisuwan, together with investigators from Chujornoy Police Station, arrested 42-year-old Siwakan at the underpass of the On Nut-Lat Krabang interchange, in front of the mall on Luang Paeng Road, Thap Yao subdistrict, Lat Krabang district, Bangkok. Earlier, Chujornoy Police had received a report of a robbery at the gold shop; the suspect, a lone man wearing a black shirt, black trousers and a blue cap, used a hammer to threaten staff, seized the gold necklaces and fled. Police and mall staff pursued and apprehended him, recovering the 27 gold pieces. During initial questioning, Siwakan confessed he committed the robbery due to a debt of roughly 100,000 baht, and he was subsequently charged.
