A Pattaya woman who was upset due to her Italian boyfriends’ imminent return to his country ran into the sea in an attempt to end her life. Pattaya, 2nd September 2010 [PDN] At 6.30 pm the Pattaya Police radio center was informed that a Thai woman had quarreled with her Italian boyfriend and ran into the sea to kill herself [...]

Two vehicles thought to have been used in the recent 4.3 Million Baht ATM Robbery in Rayong Province have been found at a local car rental shop on the Sukumvit Road in South Pattaya. Police Major General Tanitsak, Commander of Rayong Provincial Police who was joined by officers from Rayong and Pattaya is leading the investigation into the case which [...]

In the early hours of last Friday morning the theft of a Bank of Ayudhya ATM Machine took place in Rayong Province. The ATM was taken by around 5 men who placed it in the back of a Blue Truck. Since then, Police have been searching for the ATM which is known to have contained 4.3 Million Baht. On Sunday [...]

Just 4 days after experiencing the accidental death of his 4-year-old son, a grief-stricken father decided to end his own life. At 3.30 pm, on the 28th August 2010, Pol.Lt.Col. Anuchet Kadsomboon, Pattaya police investigator, was notified that a foreign man had committed suicide in room no. 501/49, 5th floor of Jomtien Plaza, Jomtien Beach Road. The police team rushed [...]

Pattaya Police Officers pounced on a pair of suspected drug dealers in the early hours of Saturday, in front of a Hotel in South Pattaya. Information was received by Police that the two men were in front of the Marine Plaza Hotel behind Walking Street and were selling drugs to passing tourists. When officers arrived the two suspects were with [...]

An American toddler has died after tragically falling from a 10th floor balcony at the View Talay 2 Condominiums in Jomtien on Tuesday. The 4-year-old boy fell from the balcony after reportedly playing on chair placed in close proximity to the railing. Pattaya, the 24th of August 2010: At approximately 6:30pm on Tuesday, Lieutenant Colonel Tarathep Toopanich (Pattaya Deputy Superintendent) [...]

46-year-old Swede Kenneth Eriksson is back in Sweden after serving five years of imprisonment on a murder charge in Thailand. Kenneth Eriksson was in 2005 convicted of manslaughter in the killing of a female prostitute in his Pattaya hotel room and was sentenced to five years in prison. Following the deadly assault, Eriksson then hid the woman’s body in a [...]

Rescue Workers were called to the Niran Grand Condo in Soi Arunotai, Central Pattaya on Monday to assist a Swedish Resident who was threatening to kill himself. The Police were also called and made their way to a room occupied by the man, known only as Mr. Dan aged around 55. Police forced entry to the room and were met [...]

An Australian national has been brutally bashed and robbed by approximately five Thai men while walking in central Pattaya on Thursday. Pattaya, the 22nd of August 2010 [PDN]: At approximately 9:00pm on Thursday, Lieutenant Colonel Wallop Kangtharathip (Pattaya Police Investigator) was notified of an assault in Soi 6, Second Road, Central Pattaya. A team of officers were immediately dispatched to [...]

A covert Police operation led to the arrest of a suspected corrupt Pattaya City Hall Security Officer on Friday Evening at the Bali Hai Port in South Pattaya. Police received a complaint that the officer was taking money from vendors at the Port who were threatened with arrest if they did not pay. The vendors told Police they were expected [...]