“Bank juggers” appear to have successfully targeted a college student in Reseda, following her to a car wash after she left a nearby Wells Fargo branch late last week.
The Sept. 25 incident occurred at just before 12:30 p.m. at Luv Car Wash in the 7300 block of Reseda Boulevard, the Los Angeles Police Department confirmed to KTLA.
Surveillance footage of the incident shows a white SUV with tinted windows backing into the empty space next to the woman who was drying and vacuuming her vehicle. After several minutes pass, the footage shows a person sliding out of the rear passenger door of the SUV toward the victim’s passenger door.
At just about the same time, the woman open’s her driver’s side door and spots the alleged thief, who reportedly snatched her handbag containing her wallet, cash, identification and bank cards.
The woman immediately scrambles around the back of her vehicle and attempts to grab the door of the SUV the man had jumped into, but she’s thrown to the ground as the vehicle takes off and gets away.
Surveillance footage shows “bank jugging” suspects appear to rob a woman at a Reseda car wash on Sept. 25, 2025. (Luv Car Wash)
Surveillance footage shows “bank jugging” suspects appear to rob a woman at a Reseda car wash on Sept. 25, 2025. (Luv Car Wash)
Surveillance footage shows “bank jugging” suspects appear to rob a woman at a Reseda car wash on Sept. 25, 2025. (Luv Car Wash)
Surveillance footage shows “bank jugging” suspects appear to rob a woman at a Reseda car wash on Sept. 25, 2025. (Luv Car Wash)
Surveillance footage shows “bank jugging” suspects appear to rob a woman at a Reseda car wash on Sept. 25, 2025. (Luv Car Wash)
“When I realized what was happening, I screamed and even tried to stop him by grabbing onto the vehicle,” the victim said in a GofundMe. “But he violently pushed me to the ground and drove off. No one came to help me.”
She added that police arrived quickly and watched the surveillance footage, telling her that she was likely targeted while leaving the bank.
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The vehicle, according to the victim, came back as stolen and had fake license plates.
Police told KTLA that the primary suspect was described as an approximately 25-year-old Black male wearing a white shirt and black shorts.
No further details were provided.
“Bank jugging” is a term used for thieves who follow victims leaving banks and ATMs with the intent of finding an opportunity to steal whatever they can from them.
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