The anger pent up inside 56-year-old Prayoon Sudcha vanished, after his stolen Toyota Yaris was found in better shape than when it went missing.
According to the Bangkok Post, Pichet Prompakdee, 25, from Chaiyaphum, was arrested at a Korean restaurant on Kalapruek Road in Muang district of Khon Kaen. He had worked there as a waiter.
Police seized the car as well as a mobile phone, a Buddha amulet and a Khon Kaen license plate.
According to Khon Kaen police chief, Colonel Supakorn Khamsingnok, Prayoon had reported this car stolen last month while he went out drinking with his friends in the city.
At the time, Prayoon said he was too drunk to drive and decided to sleep in his car instead while parked at the side of the road.
When he awoke the next morning, Prayoon found himself at a public park with a young man in the driver’s seat of his car. The man then left him at the side of the road and took off with his car.
Supakorn said, the police obtained a CCTV recording of the area around the public park during the time of the incident and was able to track down the stolen car at a nearby restaurant where Pichet had worked.
Initially Pichet insisted that the car had belonged to him but failed to produce documents to show ownership. He finally confessed to stealing the car.
The suspect then told police that Prayoon’s car had blocked his way while riding his motorcycle back to the hostel he was staying in.
He looked inside the vehicle to find the owner in the back seat, drunk and snoring loudly while the engine was running and the doors unlocked.
Pichet said, he had tried to wake Prayoon but failed before driving the car to a public park.
Prayoon finally opened his eyes and Pichet offered to drive him home. As Prayoon was still too drunk and dazed, Pichet decided to leave him and drive the car back to his hostel.
Pichet then repainted the car, decorated it with stickers and changed the license plate to that of his old car which had been repossessed by the bank after he failed to pay the monthly instalments.
The suspect is not is police custody for legal action.
Prayoon meanwhile said, he is no longer angry because his car had been well taken care of.
Astro Awani
Sun Dec 07 2014
Police seized the car as well as a mobile phone, a Buddha amulet and a Khon Kaen license plate.
PRK KKB: Keputusan diramal kekal dimenangi penyandang
Sivamurugan berkata, ia banyak ditentukan mengikut situasi yang bakal berlaku dalam tempoh lima hari terakhir dan peratusan keluar mengundi kelak.
'Saya perlu dapatkan semula keyakinan diri' - Zii Jia
Lee Zii Jia mengakui perlu mendapatkan semula keyakinan diri selepas tewas kepada nombor satu dunia Viktor Axelsen semalam.
Selangor sasar noktah miskin tegar Julai ini - MB
Majlis Tindakan Pembangunan Negeri Selangor merekodkan sejumlah 861 keluarga masih berada dalam kategori miskin tegar.
Mesir-Perancis bincang gencatan senjata, bantuan kemanusiaan di Gaza
Mereka menekankan keperluan segera untuk gencatan senjata dan membincangkan beberapa inisiatif yang bertujuan menyelesaikan krisis tersebut.
Kitaro di Festival Muzik Hutan Hujan Dunia 2024
Kitaro bakal membuat persembahan pada Festival Muzik Hutan Hujan Dunia (RWMF) 2024 pada 28-30 Jun ini.
PH kerja keras pertahan DUN KKB, tidak mahu berasa selesa
Walaupun berjaya menguasai kerusi Dewan Undangan Negeri (DUN) Kuala Kubu Baharu (KKB) selama tiga penggal sejak 2013, namun ia bukanlah tiket untuk Pakatan Harapan (PH) berasa selesa.
MDKpr nafi curi haiwan ternakan dalam kandang
Ahmad Suqairy berkata haiwan itu ditangkap dalam operasi oleh Bahagian Penguatkuasaan MDKpr pada 23 Apr lalu di kawasan Kolej TAR.
488 acara dipertandingkan di SUKMA Sarawak 2024 - MSN
Jawatankuasa Tertinggi Sukan Malaysia (SUKMA) secara rasmi bersetuju menawarkan sejumlah 488 acara dipertandingkan pada temasya SUKMA Sarawak 2024.
Petronas Dagangan catat jualan lebih 16 bilion liter bahan api pada 2023
PDB merekodkan peningkatan perolehan sebanyak dua peratus didorong jumlah jualan lebih tinggi dan keuntungan selepas cukai yang meningkat.
Aset rizab rasmi Malaysia berjumlah AS$113.76 bilion pada akhir Mac - BNM
Aset rizab rasmi Malaysia berjumlah AS$113.76 bilion pada akhir Mac 2024 manakala aset mata wang asing lain adalah US$1.61 bilion, kata Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM).
Tawaran kadar istimewa kompaun lama DBKL tidak berjaya - Menteri Wilayah
Menteri Wilayah, Khalid Abdul Samad menyifatkan pemberian kadar istimewa bagi kompaun lama Dewan Bandaraya Kuala Lumpur (DBKL) yang berakhir 30 September lalu tidak berjaya mencapai sasarannya.