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End of the line for ‘Big Joke’
Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 16/08/2024
» Any hope Pol Gen Surachate Hakparn might have had of becoming national police chief this year has evaporated with the official announcement in the Royal Gazette of his dismissal from the force.
Arrest warrant threat for 'Big Joke'
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 23/03/2024
» Police are considering seeking an arrest warrant against deputy national police chief Surachate "Big Joke" Hakparn should he fail to respond to a summons submitted for the second time on Friday at his home addresses and current workplace.
Shooting probe unearths macabre student gang
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 27/11/2023
» At first glance, it looked like the Klong Toey shooting on Oct 11 was a revenge attack between technical students who study at rival vocational colleges but when the police team of the Metropolitan Police Bureau dug deep, they found the shooter and his partner were part of a crime syndicate comprised of at least 84 members.
Cops to receive 'Knight's Ring' for exemplary work
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 23/10/2023
» Pol Gen Torsak Sukvimol, new chief of the national police, has revived the police force's tradition of awarding the "Knight's Ring" to officers in recognition of a job well done.
'Big Joke' files court complaint over search warrants
Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 26/09/2023
» Deputy national police chief Surachate "Big Joke" Hakparn filed a complaint with the Criminal Court on Tuesday alleging contempt of court in the police application for a warrant that allowed them to search several houses he uses on Monday.
Big Joke's house searched by cyber crime police
Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 25/09/2023
» Cyber Crime Investigation Bureau (CCIB) police searched the house of deputy national police chief Pol Gen Surachate "Big Joke" Hakparn in Bangkok on Monday morning after he was allegedly found to have been involved in gambling site operations.
'Clear evidence' kamnan ordered deadly shooting of highway officer: police
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 10/09/2023
» Police say they have clear evidence that shows Praween Chankhlai, 35, a former kamnan or subdistrict head of tambon Thakong in Nakhon Pathom's Muang district, ordered the shooting of a senior highway police officer at a dinner party at his house on Wednesday night.
PM likely to pick new top cop
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 17/08/2023
» As the formation of a new government coalition drags on, the appointment of a new national police chief, which must be finalised by the end of this month, is likely to be overseen by Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha in his capacity as chairman of the Police Commission.
12 officers charged in truck sticker bribery case
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 10/06/2023
» Twelve highway police officers out of 40 implicated in the truck sticker bribe controversy have been charged with extortion and misconduct.
Policeman offers rub downs to calm visitors
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 27/03/2023
» Being three years shy of retirement hasn't stopped a police officer in Trang from doing what he loves the most -- soothing the tense muscles of visitors who come to his station.