Three individuals were apprehended on Friday afternoon in connection with a "jugging" scheme by authorities in Austin.
On the 3rd of November at midday, undercover officers were dispatched to the Chase Bank located at 701 E. Stassney Lane, previously flagged by APD's crime analysis team as one of the top four Austin banks frequented by juggers.
The officers kept watch over the parking lot for suspicious activity resembling jugging and spotted two occupied vehicles that seemed to be collaborating.
Subsequently, after a banking customer departed the lot, the two vehicles tailed her. Shortly after, she pulled into a parking lot on W. Oltorf Street, trailed closely by the suspected vehicles. The suspects swiftly robbed the victim, with officers still in the process of arriving.
While some officers tended to the victim, the suspects made their getaway in their vehicles; others pursued the suspects until additional units arrived to aid in their apprehension. Upon searching the suspects' vehicles, officers discovered various tools commonly employed in burglaries and theft, including a drill and a window punch.
Additionally, the victim's purse was recovered along the path the suspects' vehicles took as they departed the scene.
Dimarkus Mitchell, 31, Darrian Haywood, 33, and Darrell Jones, 31, were taken into custody and charged with assault robbery and participation in organized crime. The trio has been placed in custody at Travis County Jail.
The APD emphasizes that these arrests were made in response to the ongoing issue of jugging crimes in the Austin region, representing the collaborative efforts of the Crime Analysis Unit, North Metro Tac Unit, Organized Crime Division, Robbery Unit, SWAT, and Region I Detectives.
The APD urges the community to remain vigilant and cautious when visiting the bank, advising them to contact 911 if they suspect someone is tailing them after a cash withdrawal. Residents are also advised not to leave cash unattended in their vehicles to avoid falling victim to such crimes.
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