The term 'jugging' is derived from criminals who target people with 'jugs' such as an expensive piece of jewelry or a large amount of money pulled from an ATM. Criminals hang out in bank parking lots or outside high-end stores, and once they identify their victims, they rob them at gunpoint.
Thieves who have been ripping ATMs out of businesses in Louisiana are getting bolder. They stole a truck in Lafayette and used it to rip out an ATM at a bank.
The past year has given rise to the installation of skimmers at ATM's, and Pay at the Pump gas stations. Skimmers have been found here in Acadiana. They're pretty hard to spot, if you don't know what you're looking for...