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Austin for many years has shown up on most top ten lists of the greatest cities to live in. But as Silicon Valley and other liberals flee Commiefornia, they bring with them the plague of progressivism.
This was the scene last night as cops try to contain the chaos and disorderly conduct. A shirtless man climbed on top of a police cruiser and screamed at the crowd below. Police had to talk him down and arrest him as the mob cheered.
All crime statistics have skyrocketed in Austin over the past few years. From homicides to assaults, theft, shootings, etc.
As of July 26, five dozen people had been victims of robberies after leaving banks with cash this year in Austin, according to authorities. A combined amount of more than $500,000 in cash was stolen.
Investigators call this type of crime "jugging," which is when a robber waits at a bank, check-cashing store or ATM for someone to withdraw paper money. The robber then follows the customer outside the establishment before taking the money from the victim or breaking into the person's vehicle, most often at a new location but sometimes outside the bank.
"There, they are approached, threatened with violence, or assaulted while the suspect demands the money or aggressively takes the cash bag," the Austin Police Department said in a statement.