Mauldin police seek information locating jugging suspects
GREENVILLE COUNTY, S.C. (WSPA) – Mauldin police are seeking information after a 'jugging' that happened in April.
Jugging is an act of crime where suspects will watch unsuspecting victims make a ATM withdrawal, follow them, and break into their vehicle hoping the victim left the cash inside.
On April 26, a victim left a Wells Fargo Bank, on Woodruff Road at around 11 a.m., after making a cash withdrawal of over $6,600, according to the Mauldin Police Department. The victim stopped at a QuikTrip on E. Butler Road shortly after to grab a drink, leaving the envelope of cash in the driver's side door.
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Police said that the jugging suspects broke into the victim's vehicle, a Toyota Tundra, and stole the envelope while the victim was inside.
The suspects were driving a silver, 2024 or 2025 Chevy Traverse. They fled the QuikTrip at around 11:17 a.m., police said.
If you have any information regarding this crime, please contact the Mauldin Police Department at (864) 289-8900, option 3.
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