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Authorities in Houston are concerned about the rise in gun jugging, local media reports.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Not familiar with the term \u201cjugging\u201d?  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

It\u2019s basically a stalk and steal approach criminals use to take cash from bank customers who\u2019ve recently withdrawn money from an ATM.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

They watch, wait, and then strike when the victim least suspects it or is most vulnerable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Gun jugging is the same thing except criminals target guns instead of cash.  Ranges are a popular hangout for gun juggers because shooters are coming and going all the time, and sometimes they don\u2019t take all their firearms out of their vehicles at once.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Any firearms left behind are easy pickings.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sgt. Tracy Hicks with Houston PD told KHOU11 that car break-ins where guns were stolen are up over 100 this year compared to the same time last year (Jan-April), totaling 754 incidents versus 646 in 2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cThese guys are targeting those people,” said Sgt. Tracy Hicks. “They\u2019re also learning, why not go for more than one gun?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Police busted two alleged gun juggers on May 12, 19-year-old Michael Parker and 19-year-old Victor Gwinn, who were wanted for questioning concerning a previous case involving stolen guns. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In their most recent heist, Parker and Gwinn followed a gun owner from a gun range to a restaurant.  When the gun owner went inside to get something to eat, the teens broke inside the vehicle and stole a firearm.   <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Believed to be members of a local gang, the two were charged with \u201cengaging in organized crime.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sgt. Hicks said that gun owners can help stop gun juggers if they properly secured their firearms in locked containers or safes when the guns remain inside an unoccupied vehicle. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

“That\u2019s something you have to live with, that your complacency was a factor in that [theft],\u201d Hicks said, adding that \u201cOne less gun on the street is one less victim out there.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

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