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SERGEANT Songwut Noosuk has been awarded 10,000 baht by Phuket's Police Commander for his off-duty bravery.
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PHUKET: A Russian tourist has her snatched bag and cash back - thanks to an off-duty Phuket policeman who intervened and colleagues who quickly arrested two culprits.
Kazmina Marcarita, 27, was delighted having witnessed the effort by a Phuket police sergeant to stop the thieves as he saw them snatch the bag.
The two men on a motorcycle pulled up as Ms Marcarita walked along the bypass road between Big C supermarket and Central Festival Phuket shopping mall about 1pm yesterday.
Offduty sergeant Songwut Noosuk saw what was happening and rode to the rescue - but hit the footpath curb and crashed, breaking his collarbone.
Despite being in great pain, the sergeant was able to call by walkie-talkie to other police who set up a road block as fast as they could.
The two thieves were too fast. But Sergeant Songwut remembered the number of the getaway motorcycle.
At 8pm last night, Phuket City police raided an address in Srisoonthorn and arrested two young men.
Piya Chaisingha, 20, from Maha Sarakham province, and Pongsathorn Tawaichua, 19, of Phuket, confessed.
Ms Marcarita got back her back with $300, 3000 baht and personal documents inside. The sergeant is recovering.
Oh, that's a feelgood story. What a brave man and speedy recovery to him.
Posted by Sam Wilko on October 21, 2013 16:47