Posted on 03/18/2023 10:31:05 PM PDT by george76
The cops call the crime “jugging.” It involves stalking someone who took cash out of a bank until their next stop, when predator meets prey.
It struck last month in Houston, when a man followed a woman 23 miles and then attacked her, stealing thousands of dollars and leaving her in a wheelchair.
Now, from Richardson, Texas, comes the story of a nurse who managed to outrun a man in what police believe was an attempted jugging
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Video of the Monday incident was caught on a home security camera.
Ricky would not share his last name with the station, to make it harder to be located.
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The incident began with a withdrawal at a Bank of America, followed by a short drive home. A car was behind him when he parked, but traffic happens.
The car at first headed away, then turned fast to approach him.
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He said he has since realized he should have been more vigilant.
“My first mistake was, and the officer pointed it out as well, you come … out of the bank, nothing in your hand, nothing in your pocket. That’s how things should be done,” he said.
“And looking around is not enough because the officer said they could have binoculars, watching from a distance,”
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some tips..
being vigilant at ATMS, which are often targeted; being aware of surroundings, including vehicles that may be suspicious because they do not move; and avoiding an open display of envelopes containing cash when leaving a bank.
(Excerpt) Read more at westernjournal.com ...
Situational awareness and one in the pipe.
Change it to fishing where the ATM user lures the robber to someplace where the robber makes his ATTEMPT at jugging and then..
Same here. Safest decision of all, head to a small town that is under snow half the year. Juggers don't come up here.
I have found that having my loaded weapon at-hand keeps me from such wasteful fretting...
“The merchants that must pay transaction fees pass those cost on to you with higher prices.”
It’s not purchasing individual it is anyone who purchases from the establishment. AMEX fees are higher and some businesses do not accept AMEX cards.
There is 1 breakfast/lunch joint in town that takes cash only, which is kind of inconvenient since the majority these days would rather not carry a wad around. But business has not suffered.
That’s what I do; stuff & go.
It’s not like I could dispute the amount given with the ATM machine.
If the amount is wrong, phone calls will be made later.
I don’t want to put myself on exhibit,standing there, looking down, counting and displaying a thick wad of bills like somebody in a Rap Video.
She was nuts to withdraw thousands from an ATM. Instead, ask for a bank officer to count it out with you in a back room. Far from prying eyes.
This is the most important reason we should be using cash whenever possible.
“But if one were crazy enough to come after me, I still have my good buddy on my hip.”
As in, “Say jello to my lil’ fren’ “
A while back, a bank near me had a problem with too many twenties coming out, rather than too few. There’s a camera, however, and those who didn’t return the extra cash got into trouble.
Dang it I’ve been doing it all wrong. I try to go when i see loads of people standing around the machine, smoking pot, thinking “safety in numbers “, and then I count it out as loud as i can, and then recount incase someone didnt hear me the first time. Then I fake a disabling limp as I walk back to the car all out of breath bent over wheezing at the door. I drop the money, then chase it all over the parking lot hop8ng noone noticed.
Solution: Don’t use cash
Plastic is the easier and more efficient way to access your electronic ledger
We don’t have the creeps so I just go whenever. I sometimes listen to the scanner and I think everyone in the county has a Conceal Carry Permit. They offer classes every week.
Most ATM’s here limit you to $250 or $300.
I find that walking around with $1000’s in cash is mostly an Asian thing
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I wish I could get that entire comment on a t-shirt.
The more people use credit cards the closer we come to a cashless society and more Big Brother knows everything we do and the more we are enslaved by the Globalist.
Or you could just do the Rockford episode maneuver (not the reverse donut in your Firebird).
When you notice someone following you and you’re sure they are, just drive into the nearest police station.
99+% of the real estate in the US of A does not have these problems, I’d recommend moving.
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