In April, for instance, the number of jugging reports increased from 56 in 2022 to 93...
River Oaks District is one of five shopping locations identified by the Houston Police Department from where victims have been followed and robbed at gunpoint. Photographed on Wednesday, May 12, 2021, in Houston. The other four places listed by HPD are PlazAmericas on Bellaire, Galleria, Johnny Dang & Co. on Richmond, and Post Oak Hotel.Houston Police Chief Troy Finner has announced a new task force to take on juggers, following news the crime has been on an uptick across the city in 2023.
Representatives for the police department Wednesday also declined to provide additional details about the task force, referring to the chief’s Tuesday comments.MORE ON JUGGINGS:Jugging has been on the rise in recent years, increasing from about 715 reports in 2021 to around 850 in 2022, according to department data provided by Sgt. Tracy Hicks of the department’s auto crimes task force. Each month through April 2023 had an increase from 2022’s numbers.
Popular in the Houston area, jugging is a type of crime in which a person watches a high-end business or a bank, waiting for someone to withdraw money or purchase a high-dollar item, before following them and robbing them or stealing from them.
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