Friday, 2 January 2009

Police Blotter: 02 Jan 2009

The Phnom Penh Post

Written by LIM PHALLA
Friday, 02 January 2009

ROWDY YOUTH PROMISE TO PLAY NICE

Three Battambang students, Sin Ratha, 20, Keo Sok Samnang, 17, and Seng Udom, 15, spent a night in prison after pulling wheelies on their motorbikes Sunday. After receiving a lecture from the police and promising with a thumbprint they would not act like this again, they were set free the next morning.
RASMEY KAMPUCHEA

MAN CRASHES INTO TUK-TUK

46-year-old Chhun Mao died Monday morning in a hospital from injuries he sustained when he ran his motorbike, without lights, into a tuk-tuk that was parked by the road side in Kampot province.
RASMEY KAMPUCHEA

MAN WORKING FOR IN-LAWS STEALS BIKE

Soy Sokly, 21, from Kampong Cham province, was arrested on Sunday morning for trying to sell a stolen motorbike in the Pailin town market. He had stolen the bike from local resident Try Chhunleang, 40, while he was harvesting corn for his parents-in-law next to the victim's house. RASMEY KAMPUCHEA

QUIET OUTING TURNS VIOLENT

Two men asked Nhol Sophan, 24, from Siem Reap province, to a take them to a quiet square in town last Tuesday. When they arrived, they punched him and injured him with a wooden stick, before making off with his motorbike. They then tried to sell the bike for $250, but people were suspicious and would not buy it. One week later, police arrested one of the suspects, Duong Khna, a 24-year-old from Kampot province, and found the motorbike and returned it to its owner. The other suspect managed to escape.
KOH SANTEPHEAP

CONSTRUCTION WORKER PLUMMETS

Son Ol, a 45-year-old construction worker from Kandal province, was found dead at a construction site in Phnom Penh on Sunday morning. Police said they believed he had fallen off a five-metre high staircase the night before.
KOH SANTEPHEAP

MATCHMAKER TURNED THIEF
Ly Kim Hong, 17, was introducing a man to prostitutes in Daun Penh district, Phnom Penh, after midnight last Tuesday. Suddenly, he snatched the man's necklace and made a run for it. The victim, shouting for help, was aided by residents who caught up with the thief and delivered him to the police.
KOH SANTEPHEAP

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