The Brief
- A Houston man says $60,000 was stolen from his car in a suspected jugging incident after he withdrew the money from a Capital One Bank.
- Security video shows a black Toyota RAV4 trailing him to an auto shop, where a suspect was seen taking something from his vehicle.
- Houston police are investigating, and proposed legislation could soon create a specific criminal charge for jugging in Texas.
HOUSTON – A Houston man who asked to remain anonymous said he was targeted in a jugging incident on May 15 that cost him $60,000.
Watched, followed and victimized
What we know:
The man told FOX 26 he withdrew the money — part of an accident settlement — from the Capital One Bank in Midtown to buy a car and repair his roof.
“I was just trying to have the cash to try to negotiate better and that kind of thing. I never expected it was going to all disappear,” he said.…