PHUKET: POLICE on Phuket are hunting an armed robber who wrestled a gun from a gold shop staffer this afternoon and escaped with jewellery valued at 4.2 million baht.
The thief, wearing a baseball cap and a white Starbucks t-shirt, rode off on a motorcycle after taking his substantial haul from the Thanet gold shop in southern Phuket City, near the Slaughterhouse Intersection.
The man entered the store about 1pm. When the daughter of the owner pulled a gun, the man wrestled the gun from her and fled with the weapon.
The gold has been valued at 4.2 million baht.
The number plate on the motorcycle was noted. Police say it was rented from Patong.
The motorcycle was found soon after, near the Phuket City Sunday market.
Police at the Tachatchai Checkpoint leading off Phuket are double-checking all vehicles in case the man was picked up at the spot as part of the getaway.
Security cameras captured the man's face and general appearance.
The thief, wearing a baseball cap and a white Starbucks t-shirt, rode off on a motorcycle after taking his substantial haul from the Thanet gold shop in southern Phuket City, near the Slaughterhouse Intersection.
The man entered the store about 1pm. When the daughter of the owner pulled a gun, the man wrestled the gun from her and fled with the weapon.
The gold has been valued at 4.2 million baht.
The number plate on the motorcycle was noted. Police say it was rented from Patong.
The motorcycle was found soon after, near the Phuket City Sunday market.
Police at the Tachatchai Checkpoint leading off Phuket are double-checking all vehicles in case the man was picked up at the spot as part of the getaway.
Security cameras captured the man's face and general appearance.
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