The man reportedly watched her withdraw money from a bank, then tailed her for 24 miles to the shopping center, where he slammed her to the ground and stole her money, according to KRIV.
Nhung Truong, paralyzed in a hospital bed, with her mother and children surrounding her after being attacked by a robber in Houston, Texas, who followed her in an example of "jugging."Ī "jugging" attacker left a woman paralyzed in February after following her to a Houston-area shopping plaza. Everyone is a prime victim today when they have something of value."Ĭoffey said the thieves "size people up" to see if they have their heads in the clouds and how much property they have on them. They're now looking for people who are younger who maybe came out of a high-end purse store or just bought an iPhone. "The thieves look for people who have items on them," he said. They want to grab something and run."Ĭriminals will wait in parking lots of malls, stores and banks to pick their prey, who are typically distracted or fumbling with bags, Coffey said.ĪUSTIN POLICE WARN OF 'JUGGING' CRIME TREND "Most of them want an easy way to grab a purse, a wallet or a phone. They've been around forever, but they're coming up with new ways to be able to engage folks to steal property," Coffey told Fox News Digital. These three crime trends, known as "jugging," "tap and glue" and "sliders," have been around for decades, but have evolved and taken on new shapes, said Kevin Coffey, a travel risk trainer and consultant who was a 35-year veteran of the Los Angeles Police Department. ROBBERY SUSPECT BODY SLAMS TEXAS WOMAN, LEAVING HER PARALYZED: VIDEO All they need is a few seconds, in most instances.
These are all part of street-level crime trends designed to prey on distracted victims to grab a purse, phone or wallet and take off. Someone watches a bank or mall customer with their head in their phone.Ī seemingly friendly tip to use a tap card at an ATM that's glued shut.Ī phony good Samaritan says you dropped a wallet at the gas pump or a cheerful, chatty chap can't stop complimenting your outfit. Everyday, routine activities – like going to the ATM or getting gas – can become crime scenes of low-level offenses that create major headaches and financial loss.
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