Petty crime has hit Phuket as police cost a couple for stealing a tip box from a Karon resort. According to a report by the Phuket Info Centre, the tip box was stolen from the Kata Tranquil Villa Hotel reception desk on Soi Patak 12, Karon, at around 11pm last Friday.
The Phuket News reported that Karon police checked CCTV footage and confirmed that a lady walked straight in, picked up the tip box and left.
After leaving, the lady got into a Phuket-registered white and red Honda Click. Her getaway driver took them in course of Chalong. Karon Police ran the license plate and tracked them down, taking them into custody on Monday.
Off-limits and wife are residents of the Muang area in Wichit. They admitted their crime and showed the officers where they had discarded the empty tip field. Police charged them with theft.
Meanwhile, a 2,000 baht reward is being offered for information that results in the arrest of a person who broke open a cash box on the Otteri laundromat in Baan Lipon, near Mae Sompong market.
The man was seen on CCTV breaking into the cash box, which was mounted on a wall within the laundromat.
Police say these with any info should name 062-2236588 or 086-2762580.
In other Phuket news, the special operation unit from the Department of Provincial Administration (DOPA) carried out an undercover raid on Velvet bar on Bangla Walking Street within the Patong neighbourhood of Phuket after being notified of child prostitution involving teenagers beneath 18 years previous.
The worldwide anti-trafficking organisation, Operation Underground Railroad, complained to the DOPA that Velvet bar on Bangla Walking Street lured teenage women aged underneath 18 years old into offering sex providers to international clients.
After conducting an investigation to confirm the complaint, the DOPA discovered that Velvet bar was secretly providing sex providers to international prospects, regardless of operating as an everyday bar. The bar was operated with no license as properly..