SCV Sheriff’s Station Special Assignment Team, in partnership with LASD Major Crimes Bureau, arrested two suspects believed to be part of an organized jugging crew responsible for a multi-county theft spree impacting
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💰 What’s “jugging”? 🤔 It’s when criminals stake out banks or ATMs, follow unsuspecting victims, and steal large amounts of cash, often by breaking into vehicles once the victim has stopped.
In this case, suspects followed a victim from a Wells Fargo in Valencia to Saugus and stole $20,000 from his vehicle. The same crew is linked to similar crimes in Fontana, Camarillo, and beyond.
Thanks to coordinated work with fontanapd camarillopd sanbernardinosheriffdispatch and LASD Major Crimes Bureau, both suspects were identified, located, and arrested by SCV Station deputies. They were transported to our jail and remain in custody for felony grand theft.
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