Thotsawat admitted to using Google Maps Street View to inspect homes before each robbery, adding that most modern housing estates feature 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, Boonlert said, as he had experience working in aluminium shops and knew how to remove latches.