Police arrest suspected ‘bank jugger’ in Hollywood

HOLLYWOOD, Fla. – Police introduced the arrest of a suspected “bank jugger” in Hollywood on Wednesday.

On March 26, officials from the Hollywood Police Department mentioned they have been carrying out surveillance at the west aspect of town, in particular focused on financial institution jugging actions.

According to Broward Sheriff’s Office spokeswoman Veda Coleman-Wright, “bank jugging is when suspects target and steal money from bank customers. They watch people entering and leaving banks. When the suspects believe a customer has left with cash, they follow the customer to the next location. Detectives said the suspects then either take the money by force or burglarize the individual’s car to get the unattended cash.”

Authorities mentioned whilst carrying out surveillance in the realm, officials spotted a white automobile occupied for a longer length in a financial institution automobile parking space. The occupant of the automobile gave the impression to be intently tracking the actions of financial institution consumers coming into and exiting the premises.

Subsequently, police mentioned responding officials initiated a visitors forestall at the automobile because it left the financial institution, mentioning a number of felony and visitors infractions.

The motive force, who police recognized as Kendrick Jones, used to be apprehended and brought into custody.

An stock seek of the automobile yielded more than one pieces in line with financial institution jugging task, together with a black ski masks, gloves and a pitcher window punch.

Hollywood police detectives say they’re actively pursuing undercover operations and surveillance in the neighborhood of banks throughout the town.

Recently, detectives mentioned they have got recognized some other automobile suspected to be concerned in the crime.

The automobile, described as a depressing grey 2016-2020 Mercedes GLA 200, has refrained from officials making an attempt to start up a visitors forestall, in step with police.

Jones’ fees have now not but been launched via government and his bond information stays unknown presently.

Anyone with information at the incident is instructed to name the HPD at 954-764-4357 or Broward Crime Stoppers at 954-493-8477.