Tag: police
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‘Please do the right thing’: $30K reward in Mother’s Day slayings
Xai Yang clutched a photograph of her granddaughter Kaylee dressed as a police officer as Jones said detectives are working with family members, neighbors, the Hmong community and the community at large to determine what happened the day of the shooting. Read Full Article
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Arrest warrants issued in deadly ambush of Hmong kamnan’s family
Arrest warrants have been issued for four suspects in the fatal April 24 ambush on Hmong kamnan Thaweesak Yodmaneebanphot and his family, said Provincial Police Region 5 chief Pol Lt-General Poonsap Prasertsak on Friday. Arrest warrants have been issued … Read Full Article
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Coping with tragedy
On Monday, he said, “This crime has really impacted our entire community and the Police Department. We will be working diligently with the Hmong community in general so the family gets justice.” As of Tuesday afternoon, police had not released any … Read Full Article
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Search by Chiang Rai Provincial Police and Soldiers for Clues into Shooting Ambush of Hmong Headman Comes Up Empty
The search failed to find any new evidence, but did lead to the arrests of a number of villagers possessing illegal items and unregistered weapons. CHIANG RAI – Provincial Police Region 5 chief Pol Lt-General Pulsap Prasertsak who lead a team of 500 … Read Full Article
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Search in ambush killing fails to find evidence
Twenty-eight locations in Chiang Rai’s Wiang Kaen district were searched by some 500 soldiers, police and administrative officials on Thursday morning as part of the investigation into the fatal April 24 ambush on Hmong kamnan Thaweesak Yodmaneebanphot … Read Full Article
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Chiang Rai Provincial Police Inspect Over 300 Legally Registered Weapons after Ambush Shooting of Wiang Kaen District Headman
CHIANG RAI – Deputy National Police Chief for crime suppression, Pol General Chalermkiat Srivorakhan said yesterday that Thai Police in Wiang Kaen district are close to determining the identities of the gun men that opened fir on a Hmong village headman … Read Full Article
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Ambush of Hmong leader might be linked to his role in arrest of drug suspects
POLICE BELIEVE they know the identities of the shooters in the April 24 gun ambush in Chiang Rai’s Wiang Kaen district, a deputy national police chief said yesterday The ambush led to serious injuries to the well-known Hmong kamnan Thaweesak … Read Full Article
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Hmong: Community Leaders’ Families Attacked in Thailand
At least two gunmen opened fire on the head of Thailand-based Hmong association and his family on Tuesday [24 April 2018], killing his wife and their five-year-old daughter, police said. Thaweesak Yodmaneebanphot, 54, who is also kamnan of tambon Por … Read Full Article
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Deputy Police Chief Says Attack on Village Headman in Chiang Rai’s Wiang Kaen District Was Well Planned
The attack seriously injured Thaweesak Yodmaneebanphot, president of the Hmong Club of Thailand and the kamnan of Tambon Por in Chiang Rai’s Wiang Kaen district, and his three-year-old son. His wife and their five-year-old daughter were killed. Read Full Article
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Village Headman and 3 Year-old Son Shot and Injured, Wife and Daughter Killed in Wiang Kaen District of Chiang Rai
Mr Thaweesak, also chairman of the Hmong Association of Thailand, sustained gunshot wound on his right arm while his son, Chaimongkon, 3, was wounded in the left leg. Police found 14 spent 7.62mm shell casings from an AK-47 assault rifle and five spent … Read Full Article
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Attack on Hmong leader well planned, police say
AT LEAST two gunmen took part in the ambush of a well-known Hmong leader and his family on Tuesday evening, evidence has suggested. The attack seriously injured Thaweesak Yodmaneebanphot, president of the Hmong Club of Thailand and the kamnan of Tambon Por … Read Full Article
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Ambush kills Hmong leader’s kin
Chiang Rai: At least two gunmen opened fire on the head of Thailand-based Hmong association and his family on Tuesday, killing his wife and their five-year-old daughter, police said. Thaweesak Yodmaneebanphot, 54, who is also kamnan of tambon Por … Read Full Article
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Police: Two gunmen in attack on Hmong leader
CHIANG RAI: Police believe at least two gunmen fired shots in the lethal ambush of a rights activist and leader of the Hmong people and his family in this northernmost province on Tuesday evening. Pol Col Pasawee Chotethianchaiwat, deputy commander of … Read Full Article
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Tulsa Police Investigate Murder-Suicide
The man left behind some letters, written in Hmong. Walker said the translation by two officers who know the language is invaluable to the investigation. “There is writings in there about suicide, what to do, some money that was in there. And it was … Read Full Article
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Boston Store’s parent company going out of business, sources say
Wausau Police Chief Ben Bliven and Marathon County Sheriff Scott Parks had a dance-off Saturday evening to raise money for scholarships for Hmong students. A fundraiser in Wausau took a unique turn. Wausau Police Chief Ben Bliven and Marathon County … Read Full Article
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Hundreds of Villagers in Chiang Rai’s Wiang Kaen District Protest Police Detention of Three Hmong Men Detained Over Suspected Drug Smuggling
CHIANG RAI – Nearly 100 villagers, who are relatives and friends of three Hmong male drug suspects, surrounded a local precinct in Chiang Rai province’s Wiang Kaen district, demanding the release of the men they claimed were innocent. The three were … Read Full Article