Two Men Arrested for Gold Necklace Snatching in Bangkok

On October 24, 2026, Pol. Col. Siam Boonsom, Deputy Chief of Division 6, Pol. Lt. Col. Chaiya Petchpanya, Superintendent of Division 6, Pol. Lt. Col. Witwas Khengkhum, Superintendent of Phlapphla Chai 2 Station, Pol. Lt. Col. Choetsak Rotkhem, Superintendent of Division 6 Investigation, Pol. Maj. Gen. Sutin Yunsaman, Deputy Chief of Division 6 Investigation, and Pol. Maj. Gen. [Name], Deputy Chief of Phlapphla Phlapphla Chai 2 Investigation, ordered the Phlapphla Chai 2 investigation team to arrest Mr. Somchai, 53, and Mr. Kanin, 55, along with evidence including a motorcycle, a brown shoulder bag, a safety helmet, and a long-sleeved shirt.

The case originated on October 22 when a victim reported to Phlapphla Chai 2 investigators that a heavyset, dark-skinned man around 50 years old, wearing a red shirt, shorts, and white canvas shoes, approached asking to borrow 1,000 baht. While the victim was startled, the suspect forcibly snatched a 2-baht weight gold necklace the victim was wearing, causing it to break, then fled to the Mo Mi intersection where an accomplice waited on a black motorcycle. The suspect jumped on the back and escaped toward the 22nd Roundabout.

Police investigated using CCTV footage along the escape route before and after the incident, tracking the suspects continuously until discovering both men were hiding in the Wat Chaiyot community, Bang Khun Si subdistrict, Bangkok Noi district, Bangkok.

Police then gathered intelligence and received tips, staking out a bus stop on Charan Sanitwong Road. Upon questioning, the suspects confessed to riding together on a motorcycle and committing the robbery. They sold the gold necklace at a gold shop for 11,000 baht, returned to their hideout, and split the money, giving Mr. Somchai 4,000 baht.

Police charged both suspects with joint robbery and nighttime theft.