Pensacola police: Beware of ‘jugging' — 2 people already robbed of thousands
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Pensacola Police Public Information Officer Mike Woods warned residents to be extra cautious of their surroundings the next time they withdraw money from the bank. Suspects will either watch withdrawals occur inside the bank or follow folks after they've used the drive-through ATM.
'They then follow the victim to their next stop, whether that be a shopping center, their home or somewhere else,' Wood said. 'Once the person gets out of the car, they knock the window out of the car, looking for the money.'
The two Pensacola victims had a combined $2,000 stolen from their cars.
'So far, the victims have been fortunate; there's been no face-to-face contact with the suspects,' Wood said. 'But if the cash amount is large enough, they don't care. They will follow you home; they will confront you, and they will do whatever they have to do to get their hands on that cash.'
Wood advised residents to be discreet when exiting the bank with a large amount of money. He warns against immediately driving home if you feel you're being followed.
'Make a couple extra turns to make sure you're not being followed, and if you are, you need to get on the phone, call 9-1-1, do not stop, call 9-1-1, and we will get an officer very quickly to find out what's going on with that car behind you,' Wood said.
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'This is something that's happened all over the country,' Wood added. 'I mean, it's happened so much it's got its own term, 'jugging,' so yeah, it happens more than we were certainly like it to happen.'
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