Thotsawat used Google Maps Street View to inspect homes before each robbery, that most modern housing low-level walls and fences. He said he gave stolen valuables to four accomplices to sell to pawnshops. The accomplices remain at large.
Thotsawat took only five to 10 minutes to break into targeted houses, he had experience working in aluminium shops and knew how to remove latches.
Khon Kaen authorities on August 16 arrested a man for allegedly using Google Maps Street View to break into more than 100 houses and steal valuables worth more than two million baht.