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Stolen bike led to ‘con’ man’s arrest
By PATRICK ROXAS
Wednesday, 15 December 2010 23:02
One of the two expat conmen reportedly victimizing residents and tourists on the island was arrested recently after a man tipped off the police he would be going to a certain place to pick up a stolen motorbike.
John Wynn, 65 years old and a British national, was arrested by members of the Koh Samui Tourist Police in Nathon.
Wynn was quoted in a media interview after his arrest saying he bought the motorbike from a British friend for Bt37,000 and said he was not aware where it came from.
In an interview, Khun Nui, a police officer based at the Tourist Police Office in Bophut said the police believed Wynn was not telling the truth when he said that he bought the stolen motorbike from his British friend, Trevor Conner.
He said that after they received the report of the motorbike theft, police reviewed the CCTV at Tesco Lotus in Chaweng and saw Wynn as the one taking out the motorbike from the parking area.
The policeman said no one else with Wynn at that time.
He was also found to have a visa that expired in March this year.
Wynn was also charged with overstaying his visa.
A source privy to the investigation on the stolen motorbike said Wynn had used the motorbike as guarantee for a loan he got before his recent trip to Isaan. When he came back, he wanted to get the motorbike from his lender saying he would sell it to somebody.
The lender balked. He wanted his money back before giving the bike back to him. But Wynn was adamant, the police source said, telling his lender on the phone that he was coming over to pick up the bike.
A call to the police later allowed them to know where to pick up Wynn.
Wynn, along with another British national, was earlier reported as engaging in nefarious activities, including collecting money for various organizations on the island – such as the Koh Samui Hospital in Nathon and the Samui Rescue and Dog Rescue Center -- using forged documents.
He was also reported to have been seen several times in Lamai asking or begging for money from businessmen and tourists.
His accomplice, known only as T. Conner, was also being hunted by the police but they believe the man is no longer in Samui.
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