Pattaya hotel cashier arrested for allegedly stealing 2,000 euros from guest

Police on Friday arrested the cashier of a Pattaya hotel for allegedly stealing 2,000 euros (Bt76,000) from a Finnish tourist and Bt10,000 from the hotel.

Pattaya police chief Pol Col Apichai Krobphet said Sureeporn Soonthaisong was arrested under a warrant issued by the Pattaya Court.

Sureeporn worked as a cashier at the front office of the Thepthip Hotel near Khao Phra Tamnak in South Pattaya when she allegedly committed the thefts on Tuesday.

Police said the Finnish tourist rented a security locker at the counter to deposit 2,000 euros in cash but Sureeporn somehow switched the key with the key to another box and stole the cash late at night.

She also stole Bt10,000 from the cashier’s machine, police say.

Police arrested her at her room not far from the hotel.

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