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SoCal Police Warn of ‘Bank Jugging’ Thieves Targeting Customers Who Withdraw Cash

The nationwide trend involves criminals who stalk bank customers making withdrawals and then burglarize their cars to steal the money.
SoCal Police Warn of ‘Bank Jugging’ Thieves Targeting Customers Who Withdraw Cash
A customer uses an ATM at a Bank of America branch in San Francisco on July 14, 2021. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images
Jill McLaughlin
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Police are warning the public about a new crime trend after arresting three men on suspicion of burglarizing a vehicle on July 8 in Irvine, Calif.

Detectives arrested Maurice James, 24, Samuel Marcus Polite, 20, and Ja Vion Marcell La Shang Mathews, 22, all of Texas, after investigating two vehicle burglaries in the city about 40 miles south of Los Angeles, the Irvine Police Department posted on social media on July 10.

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Jill McLaughlin is an award-winning journalist covering politics, environment, and statewide issues. She has been a reporter and editor for newspapers in Oregon, Nevada, and New Mexico. Jill was born in Yosemite National Park and enjoys the majestic outdoors, traveling, golfing, and hiking.