out to the news desk. ♪
>> Well, it’s November. So we
are in the heart of the holiday
shopping season. But just as
you hit the shopping Center’s
hunting for that perfect gift joggers or thieves
perfect gift joggers or thieves
who work out in teams are also
out there hunting for their
next victim. Men, women.
Anyone who appears distracted
and vulnerable. But tonight
KPRC 2 investigates bill Spencer is on your side
Spencer is on your side
teaching you 3 key ways to beat
the joggers at their own game. ♪
>> Like a powerful storm that
of nowhere. Judging style
robberies are meant to catch you completely off guard while
you completely off guard while
you’re shopping.
Using an ATM 100 even filling up at the gas station.
up at the gas station.
And the These joggers target
people who are vulnerable and
distract these judges are
targeting mostly females. >> Females with children, small
>> Females with children, small
children, especially
the elderly. Even even a a male
with a with a child is someone
who is, you know, not going
put up a fight. Their main mode of this and take something that
of this and take something that
they want from me.
>> Ariel Hernandez was filling
up her tank in a gallery.
A gas station summly a jogger
ran up and snatched her designer person to Apple
designer person to Apple
iphones and a $200 bottle of
perfume. I cried. I cried a
lot and it’s not just in
Houston. It happens everywhere.
Like in this Montgomery case with a jogger used a handgun.
with a jogger used a handgun.
The crooks are becoming more
and more aggressive.
3 top cops. Harris County
constable
Alan Rosen, corporal Tony Michaud knee and former U.S.
Michaud knee and former U.S.
Secret Service agent Jim, the
we’re going to show you 3 ways
to stay safe. While shopping
this holiday season. Scenario. Number one, just
Scenario. Number one, just
finished shopping and joggers
are watching you.
Were you person bags onto the
passenger seat. But remember all of the doors are unlocked
all of the doors are unlocked
and seconds later.
Younger takes it all. Jim.
You’re the expert. How do we
avoid this from our boy.
This we need to get their purse up underneath. There so they
up underneath. There so they
have a tie
to near. So it can be taken
away easily the on lock your
cars they approach. They’re
going to keep their first here,
not throw it across the sea
wants her doors open at the
lock button again.
>> Well, now watch the other side. So don’t get in the other
side. So don’t get in the other
side and keeping our first And shut the door. That’s
And shut the door. That’s
already. Scenario. Number 2,
trying to take your personal
belongings right off of you.
We’ve already seen how dangerous this can be. Your
dangerous this can be. Your
life could be
at stake to Tony the attacker
grabbed my bag. What do I do to
keep from getting hurt by this
guy. Right. The first thing,
though, we want to try to let
go of the bag. >> Okay. But if we can’t let go
>> Okay. But if we can’t let go
or stock. We’re struggling like
this. Exactly what you want to
do is you want to grab your
attacker engine needs and deliver to knee strikes to the
deliver to knee strikes to the
groin area. One to break free
for safety.
>> And scenario. Number 3, you
walk into a store and you
notice someone watching you.
we’ll share. Police say this is
actually a common jugging ski
sugar number one target the
victim inside and alerts sugar
number 2, waiting outside.
Fix for this. A simple one.
If we feel that someone is
watching as we see them
following us around the store.
We need to notify the manager
media have them this issue to your car or call the police
your car or call the police
immediately in the end,
constable Alan Rosen says you
life is more valuable than
anything. So don’t risk give
them what they want.
they want.
>> Your life not worth whatever
that packages ♪
>> and remember, if you’re a
KPRC 2 insider, you can watch
2 more jugging crime scenarios
and how to get out of them
safely. Plus a special extended
interview with the Montgomery County mother. 3 was follow
County mother. 3 was follow
through a store by joggers and
what she did to get away safely