Landscapers try to stop 'jugging' suspect by taking getaway car keys, Houston police say

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Landscapers try to stop 'jugging' suspect by taking getaway car keys, Houston police say
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The victims were working in a client's yard when their work truck was robbed of cash shortly after allegedly being followed from the bank, according to police.

Landscapers were working in a yard on Purdue Street when the suspects took cash from their truck after following them from the bank, HPD says.Surveillance cameras captured landscaping crews falling victim to a suspected jugging while out on the job in the Greenway and Upper Kirby area, according to police.

One of the crew members tried to intervene and allegedly took the Jaguar key fob and the suspect's phone. Meanwhile, the suspect took off in a gray Mazda SUV with an unknown driver. Across the street, a neighbor's surveillance cameras caught the series of events unfolding. Houston police released that video on Monday, where the suspect can be seen nearly falling as he rushed to the landscaping truck.

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