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Police imposters arrested for abducting Chinese man for ransom
Online Reporters, Published on 31/12/2025
» Two men have been arrested on charges of posing as policemen and kidnapping a Chinese man for 2-million-baht ransom in Greater Bangkok.
Agitated man snatches gun, shoots two policemen
Online Reporters, Published on 10/07/2025
» A young man claiming to a member of a special operations unit snatched a gun from a patrol police officer and opened fire, injuring two officers in Din Daeng district of Bangkok on Thursday morning. He was subsequently subdued and taken into custody.
Three seriously injured in Pattani shootout
Online Reporters, Published on 27/07/2024
» Three military officers were seriously injured in a clash with insurgents triggered by an attempted apprehension in the southern border province of Pattani early Saturday.
Singing cop, police colleague on extortion charges
Online Reporters, Published on 24/07/2024
» Two policemen, one a talented singer, and three civilians are accused of the extortion of 700,000 baht from two illegal Chinese nationals on a motorway to Pattaya.
Eight police suspended for alleged extortion
Online Reporters, Published on 23/04/2024
» Eight police officers in Nakhon Pathom have been suspended from the force after allegedly trying to extort 200,000 baht from the owner of a chicken processing factory over the hiring of migrant workers.
Police accused of extortion, caught on video
Online Reporters, Published on 18/07/2023
» A police investigation has been launched into an allegation that five policemen in Kalasin province abducted a woman, falsely accused her of drug possession and extorted 50,000 baht from her in exchange for her release.
Policemen who stopped Taiwanese actress face bribery charges
Online Reporters, Published on 02/02/2023
» Six policemen at the Huai Khwang station face charges of taking bribes in connection with alleged extortion of a group that included a Taiwanese actress at a checkpoint on Jan 4.
Police to quiz sidelined DSI chief over dodgy raid
Online Reporters, Published on 24/01/2023
» Police are preparing to question Traiyarit Temahiwong, the recently transferred head of the Department of Special Investigation (DSI), about alleged bribery involving his subordinates during a raid on a property occupied by suspected Chinese criminals.
DSI chief transferred over alleged bribe taking by DSI officials
Online Reporters, Published on 18/01/2023
» Department of Special Investigation chief Traiyarit Temahiwong has been abruptly transferred over the alleged extortion of a bribe by DSI officials and police and subsequent release of 11 Chinese suspects found hiding in a Bangkok house formerly occupied by the consul-general for Nauru.
Senior cop's free food and drinks ran pub into the ground
Online Reporters, Published on 08/11/2022
» A police station chief with a 3% share in a pub, held by his wife, allegedly creamed off 100,000 baht a month in free food and drinks, eventually leading to it closing down.