At 9:30pm yesterday (Jan 25), while he was carrying out routine duties at Wat Chalong, Capt Anantachai Piyapanan of the Chalong Police received a call from the village headman (Phu Yai Baan) of Moo 6, Chalong, Mr Wasu Sanguannam, who said that local residents had caught two robbers on the temple's grounds.
When police arrived at the scene they found a crowd of people surrounding two men who had bruises on their faces.
Also at the scene were two women, Nanthicha Searmjabok, 28, and Janejira Somboon, 19, who were waiting for police to arrive.
One of the two women told police that while they were walking through the temple grounds the two men caught by locals had hit them and tried to open their bags and steal their phones.
“Luckily we realised before they managed to take them, and I called my boyfriend who was nearby. The suspects tried to run away so we shouted for other people to stop them, which they managed to do,” the woman said.
Capt Anantachai said, “The first of the two men that locals caught was named as 37-year-old Duangden Panna from Trat. However, the second man has yet to be identified by police.
“We believe the suspects are part of a team. We will investigate to get the other robbers and they will be also face legal action,” said Capt Anantachai.