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 Samut Prakan police bait crooks with fake rewards
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Lagt på d. 17/12-2009 16:26
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Samut Prakan police bait crooks with fake rewards A novel approach based on greed works wonders for crime fighters, As any good marketing guru knows, greed is a powerful emotion. It's not been lost on the police, either, as they struggle with a lack of resources and a backlog of cases. Enter police inspector Utane Noui-pin who, with a plan novel to Thailand, a few well crafted letters and a clever marketing strategy has lured some odious criminals into his clutches without having to break a sweat. Pol Lt Col Utane's innovative plan has just caught six suspects in rape-related crimes in Samut Prakan at a cost of just 15 baht each. It all started when the concept of using an operation called "You've Got Lucky Mail" flashed through his mind one day. The idea struck him as he was discussing with his subordinates at Police Region 1 headquarters whether there were better ways to catch elusive criminals. He said the scheme seemed ideally suited to his under-resourced and under-funded police force who are buried under a mountain of cases with more pouring in each day. The theory is totally opposite to the usual steps police take in searching for suspects. Instead of spending hours tracking them down, his team now just waits in an office for replies to their letters from the postman. Unlike other officers who use closed-circuit footage and material evidence to track suspects down, Pol Lt Col Utane's men use fake rewards to effect arrests. He said the trick worked against suspected sex offenders in Samut Prakan. "Some police view these cases as trivial crimes compared with murders, but I think they're wrong," said Pol Lt Col Utane. His motivation to bring them to justice derived from his concern for women and girls stigmatised by rapists. Rape cases are frequently reported in Samut Prakan. But too many of the wanted criminals are still at large. Only their names and the serial numbers of their arrest warrants can be found in the computer database. What the investigators did was write invitation letters asking the suspects to come and collect rewards being offered to them by Sanji Electric Co (Thailand), a fake company. The letters were posted to the addresses of the suspects stated in their house registrations to lure them out of hiding. "You are lucky person No 8 and entitled to our third prize, a Sanji Super Wifi 3800 stereo with double 3800-watt speakers worth 28,500 baht," read one letter. It asked the receiver to fill in the required information, including his telephone number, on an attached form for further contact. A week after sending out the letters, Samtep Saiarun, 16, was the first to reply. He was told to receive the award in Bangkok where he would be welcomed by "company staff" at the Mor Chit northern bus terminal. Pol Lt Col Utane clearly remembers the moment Samtep met his team on Oct 27. He smiled when he was greeted by the undercover police. But within minutes Samtep's face turned pale when he was handcuffed and told "You're caught, kid." The other five suspects - Amnat Wongduean, 37, Sangwan Kaewpiak, 44, Huean Somkaew, 36, Anuson Noisuwan, 21, and Prakong Puchum, 22 - were nabbed the same way later. They were arrested on Nov 16 and 17. This time the five were told to receive the awards at the JJ mall shopping centre in the Chatuchak area. "Some went to the place loaded with their belongings from upcountry. Some had been waiting there since 4am," Pol Lt Col Utane recalled. He said he had already used the ploy to nab more than 50 criminal suspects. In fact, he said, it was not a new idea and was taken from a handbook that teaches you how to be "a cool investigator". Police in Samut Prakan were surprised at the speed of the arrests. "Do you think what I did was sinful" to deceive the suspects, Pol Lt Col Utane asked the Bangkok Post. "I don't think so. These people brought a lot of pain to the victims' families. They have to pay." |
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Lagt på d. 18/12-2009 00:43
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Ja det er en gammel metode, som er brugt i underholdende tv programmer. Det er utroligt så dumme de kriminelle er. Thai Leutnant dyt båt Kong Fjong har blot luret den af fra fjernsynet |
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