LEAGUE CITY, Texas — Two men were arrested after police said they were busted in an undercover bank jugging sting in League City.
"Jugging" is when criminals stake out customers at banks and then follow them to another location when they leave to steal their money.
This particular operation took place on Tuesday when an undercover officer went into a bank posing as a customer.
Editor's note: Video above is from a 2023 report on jugging and how to protect yourself.
The undercover officer left the bank and was followed by two suspects in a Nissan to Kelley’s Country Kitchen in League City, police said.
Once they got to the restaurant, police said the driver of the Nissan, later identified as 25-year-old Richard Teal, parked next to the undercover officer's vehicle and the back seat passenger, identified as 31-year-old Jarrett Stearns, got out wearing a hoodie, mask and gloves.
Investigators said Stearns broke the back window of the undercover vehicle and got inside.
That's when officials said officers moved in and blocked the Nissan and took Stearns and Teal, both from Houston, into custody.
Both men were charged with engaging in organized criminal activity and were issued $100,000 bonds out of Galveston County.
The sting involved the League City Police Department, Houston Police Department as well as the Friendswood Police Department.