PATTAYA — Police have apprehended a foreign man captured on CCTV footage breaking into a volunteer rescue station’s equipment box in Pattaya. He claimed he was drunk when he broke it open. During prosecution for property damage, authorities discovered he had been overstaying his visa for nearly a year.
The man, identified as 51-year-old Australian national Webber, was located by tourist police at his residence in Soi Na Jomtien 8, Na Jomtien Sub-district, Sattahip District, Chonburi Province. The suspect admitted to being the person shown in the CCTV footage.
The incident occurred on May 19, 2025, at approximately 9:00 PM when volunteers from the Sawang Boriboon Thammasathan Pattaya rescue foundation filed a complaint with Pattaya City Police investigators. They reported that a large foreign man had broken into and damaged their rescue station equipment box before fleeing the scene.
The volunteers stated they would have to compensate for damages themselves if police failed to locate the perpetrator. Damaged items included an electrical converter (defibrillator) and a broken glass sliding entrance door.
Webber testified that on the day of the incident, he was heavily intoxicated while riding his motorcycle, which broke down near the rescue station. He attempted to seek help and heard what sounded like voices inside the station, prompting him to call out. When no one opened the door, his intoxicated state led him to push the door open, only to discover the sounds were from a radio communication device, not actual people.
After failing to communicate with rescue volunteers, he abandoned his motorcycle and phone and walked back to his accommodation.
During documentation processing, police discovered that Webber had been residing in the Kingdom with an expired permit for 343 days, nearly one year. He now faces additional overstay charges, while property damage charges related to the rescue station will be processed separately.
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