The couple was walking out of the bank with a bag of money when a masked suspect got out of a grey sedan and stole the bag from the 89-year-old man, SAPD says.
SAN ANTONIO — The San Antonio Police Department says an elderly couple was jugged outside a Frost Bank on the northwest side.
SAPD responded to a Frost Bank on the 3803 block of Northwest Loop 410 after receiving reports of a theft.
Police said an 89-year-old man and his wife were walking to their vehicle with a bag of money after leaving the bank when a gray sedan pulled behind their car. A masked suspect got out of the passenger side, confronted the man and took the money bag before fleeing in a gray sedan with the driver in an unknown direction.
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SAPD is investigating the incident as a possible case of “jugging,” a crime in which suspects target people withdrawing money from a bank or ATM and follow them to steal their cash.
Rosalinda Moreno, a passerby, said she was concerned to hear about the robbery.
“This kind of news is very pitiful and very degrading to know that this issue has happened,” Moreno said. “And unfortunately, thank God, wasn’t ourselves.”
Police said investigators believe the suspects may have targeted the couple because of their age.
“They probably saw that they were an elderly, elderly couple. So they figured, why wait just to get it now?” an SAPD officer said on the scene. “So that’s what they did. Got off, took the bag, jumped in the car and went in an unknown direction.”
Police said no weapons were displayed and no threats were made. No injuries were reported.
Moreno said the robbery highlights the risks people can face when accessing their money.
“You never know who’s behind you, beside you or looking at you,” Moreno said. “It’s just a risky chance for anybody to just step up to an ATM and do what you got to do. Times are hard. People need the money.”
Investigators are waiting to review surveillance video from the bank to gather more information about the suspects and the robbery.
SAPD’s Property Crimes Division is investigating the case. Police said the robbery is a felony offense.