streets KPRC 2 investigates
tomorrow at 10. ♪
>> TWO WOMEN ROBBED AT
GUNPOINT IN THE GALLERIA.
>> TWO ARMED MEN APPEAR TO BE
ROBBING A THIRD MAN IN A
PARKING LOT.
>> FRIGHTENING VIDEO RELEASED
BY HOUSTON POLICE, A MAN
ATTACKED BY ROBBERS IN HIS OWN
GARAGE.
>> THE MAN WAS FOLLOWED HOME
FROM A JEWELRY STORE.
>> THE STORIES MAY SOUND THE
SAME BUT EACH ONE IS
DIFFERENT.
ROBBERIES HAPPENING ACROSS THE
HOUSTON AREA, IN PARKING LOTS,
ON THE SIDEWALK, AND EVEN IN
PEOPLE’S OWN HOMES.
>> THESE ATTACKS HAPPEN IN AN
INSTANT AND CAN SLOWLY CHIP
AWAY AT OUR SAFETY LEAVING US
FEELING QUITE VULNERABLE.
WHO IS MOST LIKELY TO BE A
TARGET?
>> TONIGHT KPRC 2 INVESTIGATOR
ROBERT ARNOLD HAS BRAND NEW
EYE OPENING INFORMATION.
>> THE EASY STEPS THAT YOU CAN
TAKE STARTING TONIGHT TO
REDUCE YOUR CHANCES OF
BECOMING THE NEXT VICTIM.
>> Reporter: ROBBERIES ARE
VIOLENT, SWIFT AND LIFE
ALTERING.
>> THE GUY JUMPED OUT, MADE
EYE CONTACT AND PUT ON THE SKI
MASK.
>> Reporter: SURVEILLANCE
VIDEO SHOWS SARAH.
>> WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
RUN!
>> Reporter: BEING ATTACKED IN
HER HEIGHTS AREA HOME.
>> HE PINNED ME ON THE FLOOR
ON THE FOYER, AND LUCKILY MY
HUSBAND WAS HOME AND HEARD THE
COMMOTION.
>> Reporter: SAY ARABLES SHE
WAS FOLLOWED HOME FROM A BANK.
FORTUNATELY THE HUSBAND CHASED
THE CROOK OFF BEFORE HE GOT
ANYTHING.
>> LOOKING FOR AN EASY TARGET
AND I’M A YOUNG FEMALE AND
IT’S DAYTIME.
>> Reporter: WHAT MAKES
SOMEONE A TARGET?
GENDER?
TIME OF DAY?
AREA OF TOWN?
KPRC 2 INVESTIGATES ANALYZED
ROBBERIES IN HOUSTON, HARRIS,
FORT BEND AND MONTGOMERY
COUNTIES.
>> A LOT OF INDIVIDUAL
ROBBERIES AND OUR BUSINESSES
HAVE BEEN -- NOW THAT COVID IS
AT BAY A LITTLE BIT.
>> Reporter: HOUSTON, 17,000
ROBBERIES OVER THE LAST TWO
YEARS, TWO ZIP CODES SHOWED
CONSISTENTLY HIGHER NUMBER,
77036, SHOWED 11250 ROBBERIES.
COMMANDER SCHAEFFER SAYS
ROBBERIES ARE HIGHER IN AREAS
WHERE DENSE POPULATION MIXES
WITH RETAIL AND RESTAURANTS.
>> LOT OF PEOPLE HAVE BEEN
TARGETED AROUND SHOPPING
CENTERS AND RESTAURANTS
BECAUSE OF WATCHES AND
JEWELRY.
>> THE WAY THEY CAME IN, THEY
KNOW WHAT THEY’RE DOING.
>> Reporter: HE BELIEVES HE
WAS TARGETED IN A RESTAURANT.
WATCH AS HE’S PUMMELLED BY
THREE ARMED MEN WHEN HE PULLS
INTO THE GARAGE OF HIS
MEMORIAL AREA HOME.
>> I DIDN’T KNOW IF I WOULD BE
SITTING WITH YOU HERE TODAY.
>> Reporter: HE WAS SO SHAKEN,
HE’S JOINED THE BOARD OF
HOUSTON CRIME STOPPERS.
>> CHANGED MY LIFE HOW MY
FAMILY VIEWS THINGS HAS
CHANGED.
>> Reporter: IN HARRIS COUNTY,
LOOKED AT 5500 ROBBERIES,
THERE WERE 530 ROBBERIES IN
TWO YEARS FOLLOWED BY 77015
YEAR CHANNELVIEW AND
CLOVERLEAF WITH 397.
IN THE SUBURBS, THE NUMBERS
ARE FAR LOWER, IN FORT BEND
HIGHER NUMBERS AS AN AREA OFF
I-45 IN MONTGOMERY COUNTY.
HERE’S A FEW OTHER THINGS WE
LEARNED.
62% OF ROBBERY VICTIMS ARE
MEN.
NEEM 20s TARGETED MORE OFTEN
THAN OTHER AGES AND THE NUMBER
OF ROBBERIES ARE HIGHEST
BETWEEN 6:00 P.M. AND
MIDNIGHT.
>> THE FIRST THING IS TO
MINIMIZE BEING A VICTIM.
>> Reporter: SHE SAYS YOU CAN
MINIMIZE RISK BY CONSIDERING
WHERE YOU PARK.
AT NIGHT PARK UNDER A LIGHT
MAKING IT HARDER FOR CROOKS TO
HIDE.
>> NOT PARKING NEXT TO PICKUP
TRUCKS, A WAY TO HIDE IN THE
BACK OF A PICKUP TRUCK.
>> Reporter: A NICE WATCH OR
PIECE OF JEWELRY CAN CATCH A
ROBBER’S EYE BUT THE BIGGEST
THING IS PAYING ATTENTION.
>> LOOKING FOR SOMEBODY THAT
IS DISTRACTED OR HAS A LOT OF
THINGS IN THEIR HAND.
>> Reporter: THE NUMBERS
STARTED GOING DOWN AFTER
OFFICER JEFF GREEDEN SAW THE
BENEFIT OF LETTING THE PUBLIC
SEE THE SURVEILLANCE VIDEOS OF
ROBBERIES.
>> INFLUX OF VIDEOS THAT JUST
HADN’T BEEN SEEN BY THE
PUBLIC.
>> Reporter: SINCE CREATING A
DEDICATED WEBSITE, YouTube
CHANNEL AND FLOODING SOCIAL
MEDIA DAILY, TIPS WENT UP,
200%.
>> MY HOPE IS THEY’RE WATCHING
AND THINKING, WHAT CAN I DO
DIFFERENTLY TO KEEP THIS FROM
HAPPENING TO ME?
>> Reporter: ON
CLICK2HOUSTON.COM WE HAVE MAPS
SHOWING WHERE THE ROBBERIES
HAVE BEEN REPORTED.
WE ALSO HAVE VIDEOS, CORPORAL
HELPED US MAKE SHOWING QUICK