PUBLISHED: 21 Apr 2025 at 15 :20
Lee MAI- Police were hunting for a wayward criminal who made off with about 40,000 ringgit in income from a Kasikorn Bank tree on Charoen Muang Road in Muang area on Monday.
The man, wearing dark clothes and a skilled mask, fled on a dark vehicle vehicle heading to San Kamphaeng area, said Pol Lt Col Thawatchai Pongwiwatthanachai, Chiang Mai Provincial police chief.
Police were called to the bank at Nong Pratip intersection in tambon Tha Sala at noon. The robber used a knife to force the banking officers to hand him an amount of money. A terrified woman officer then handed him a brown envelope containing about 40,000 baht, Pol Lt Col Thawatchai said.
The action took a mere five minutes before the man ran away and got on the taxi truck opposite the bank. CCTV footage showed the robber was about 160cm tall, police said.