Staff chased the man and a citizen&#39;s arrest was made.&nbsp;

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Captain Janephop Wanthongsang said Laurent Meriem, 40, was taken to Pattaya police station. 
The Huawei P30 Pro, costing Bt31,900, was reportedly recovered.&nbsp; 
The suspect was charged with theft and illegal entry into Thailand.

Source:&nbsp;<a href="https://news.thaivisa.com/article/35587/video-french-man-arrested-for-stealing-iphone-in-pattaya">Thaivisa.com</a>

Frenchman arrested for Pattaya phone theft

CCTV from a phone shop in the Tukcom computer centre in Pattaya showed a foreigner take a phone and try to escape yesterday evening.