LOS ANGELES, Calif. — The FBI and its law enforcement partners announced a new Bank Jugging Task Force in Los Angeles on November 12, 2026, along with the arrests of six members of an alleged violent robbery crew linked to more than 30 victims and more than $870,000 stolen in Los Angeles County, officials announced.
Read the FBI Los Angeles release: https://www.fbi.gov/contact-us/field-offices/losangeles/news/fbi-los-angeles-and-law-enforcement-partners-announce-bank-jugging-task-force-and-recent-arrests-of-violent-robbery-crew
Bank jugging is the practice of following a victim from a bank, credit union, ATM or check-cashing business after a withdrawal, then robbing the victim or breaking into the victim's vehicle at the next stop, according to the release.
The task force brings together the FBI, the Los Angeles Police Department, the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, and police departments in Beverly Hills, Burbank, Culver City, El Segundo, Glendale and Long Beach, along with the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Central District of California and the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office, according to the release.
Six Arrests, A Houston-Style Crew, And An FBI Operation
On November 5, 2026, a multi-agency operation arrested six suspects from Texas and Tennessee who were allegedly in Los Angeles to commit bank jugging robberies, according to the release.
The six arrested were Jayden Deshun Brown, 20, of Houston, Texas; Anthony Tyrone Dontray McNacy, 26, of Houston, Texas; Timothy Milton Cheeks, 22, of Cypress, Texas; Jeremiah Christopher Taylor, 23, of Spring, Texas; Detavious Keon Burrell, 23, of Houston, Texas; and Tremayne Lee Douglas Jr., 22, of Nashville, Tennessee, according to the release.
The group is allegedly part of a Houston-style jugging crew linked to more than 30 victims and more than $870,000 stolen in Los Angeles County, according to the release.
The arrests are part of the FBI's Operation Coast to Coast, a nationwide initiative targeting violent robbery crews traveling to cities to commit jugging robberies, according to the release.
As of November 2026, Operation Coast to Coast had led to more than 500 arrests nationwide, the seizure of 350 weapons and 319 kilograms of narcotics, including 130 kilograms of fentanyl, and the seizure of $5.3 million in assets, according to the release.
Other members of a Houston-based crew who allegedly committed jugging robberies in Southern California have already been charged in state and federal court, including Corey Sampson, 30, who is charged in Los Angeles County with robbery, elder abuse and being a felon in possession of a firearm, according to the release.
A Culver City Bag Snatch, An El Segundo Dragging, And A 91-Year-Old Victim
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On May 22, 2026, in Culver City, thieves allegedly stole $16,700 from a victim's car after following the victim from a bank, breaking a window and taking a bank bag, according to the release.
On August 19, 2026, in El Segundo, an elderly victim was allegedly dragged by a vehicle during a robbery after withdrawing $53,000, according to the release.
On June 10, 2026, in Beverly Hills, a 91-year-old victim was allegedly robbed of $10,000 after being followed from a bank, according to the release.
Jugging robberies have also been reported in Burbank, Carson, Cerritos, Diamond Bar, Downey, Gardena, Glendale, Hawaiian Gardens, Lakewood, Long Beach, Los Angeles, Manhattan Beach, Norwalk, Torrance and other Southern California cities, according to the release.
"Bank jugging is not a crime of opportunity, it's a coordinated and often violent offense that puts innocent people, including our elderly, at serious risk," said Akil Davis, assistant director in charge of the FBI's Los Angeles Field Office, according to the release. "With our partners, we're putting these offenders on notice: if you travel to Los Angeles to commit jugging robberies, the full force of federal and local law enforcement will pursue you."
"Bank jugging is a violent and brazen crime that targets people at their most vulnerable, often seniors who have just withdrawn their hard-earned savings," Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan J. Hochman said, according to the release.
Safety Steps, A Tip Line, And Charges Still To Come
The FBI urged people withdrawing large sums to stay aware of their surroundings, avoid routine patterns, conceal bank bags, watch for anyone following them, vary routes, drive to a police or fire station or another populated area if followed, and call 911 if it is safe to do so, according to the release.
The six arrested on November 5 were taken into custody as part of the task force operation, and the investigation is ongoing, according to the release.
All defendants are presumed innocent unless proven guilty in a court of law.
Anyone with information about bank jugging robberies is asked to call the FBI at 1-800-CALL-FBI (225-5324) or submit a tip at tips.fbi.gov.
Sources Federal Bureau of Investigation, Los Angeles Field Office — Official News Release, November 12, 2026: https://www.fbi.gov/contact-us/field-offices/losangeles/news/fbi-los-angeles-and-law-enforcement-partners-announce-bank-jugging-task-force-and-recent-arrests-of-violent-robbery-crew
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