Rama 4 attack sparks security demands in Bang Rak

Silom-based restaurant owner Maitree Chaikaew said he was shaken by this news and had once seen a passerby being mugged on the Rama 4 footpath. He said police should patrol the area more at night.
Masseuse Prapai Darayon said she wasn’t surprised by the news as she often heard about people getting mugged in the area and was careful when walking in the area. She urged police to patrol the area more and install more lights.
Police issued an arrest warrant on August 13 for a Thai male aged 25-30 and offered a Bt20,000 cash reward for anyone who can provide information leading to his arrest. The superintendent of Bang Rak, Pol Colonel Nakhon Thongpanich, who joined investigators’ meeting yesterday, said that since the suspect’s sketch was published, many people had called Bang Rak Police at (02) 235 9123-4 to provide information – but so far nothing has panned out.
Acting city police chief Sanit Mahathaworn said yesterday that police should be able to arrest the suspect within this week as security camera footage shows the man quite clearly.
Police also checked the whereabouts of a man in Min Buri yesterday. They have beefed up security in risky spots in that area by adding security cameras and dispatching 14 police for foot patrols.