Police have given up on trying to catch two farangs that “borrowed” a motorbike from in front of a barber shop in Patong, Phuket on Wednesday evening. They were clearly seen on CCTV but have not been located on the island.
They are most likely vacationers that have since left the area.
After casually stealing the bike from where it was parked on Nanai Road, the two young, white men simply drove to their destination on Phra Metta Road, neatly parked beside a police booth, abandoned the stolen bike and walked off.
Bike owner Anan Detruang reported on Wednesday that his motorbike had been stolen from in front of his barber shop on Nanai Road.
“Anan said that he had left the key in the motorbike. When he came out, his motorbike was gone. So he checked the CCTV for the building and saw that two foreigners had turned up outside his shop at about 10pm,” explained Col. Somsak Thongklieng of the Patong Police.
Police quickly found the motorbike parked by the police booth on Phra Metta Road, with the keys still in it, and Anan collected it.
Police tried to track down the two foreign joyriders, but the trail soon went cold, said Col. Somsak.
Story: The Phuket News
