Suspected police colonel fails to give himself up
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A police colonel suspected of involvement in the March theft of Bt4 million from a bank's armoured truck in Sing Buri province has failed to surrender as promised.
Pol Col Pijit Kromprasit, a police chief of Kamphaeng Phet’s Sai Ngam police station contacted Kamphaeng Phet commissioner, Pol Maj Gen Prasert Kalarat, on Tuesday claiming he wanted to surrender to defend the charge.
Kamphaeng Phet police branch on Wednesday was crowded with reporters, both print and electronic, waiting to cover Pijit’s surrender.
On March 26, an armoured truck from Kasikorn Bank’s In Buri Branch of Sing Buri was robbed and the robbers fled with Bt4 million in cash. An employee was injured in the robbery.
After the robbery, arrest warrants were issued Pol Sgt Narai Tipprichatorn of Nakhon Sawan police office and Pol Col Pijit, who had celebrated his promotion the month before. The latter was also charged with masterminding the robbery, while the former was suspected of providing an AK-47 to the gunmen.
Other charges included involvement in a robbery, possessing weapons and ammunition in public without permission, causing injuries to and attempting to kill others, and using a vehicle to commit a crime.
Deputy National Police Chief Pol Gen Pansiri Prapawat said the Sing Buri court approved arrest warrants for seven others, three of whom have been already apprehended.
