Manteca Police surveillance operation to snare a bank juggling suspect was a success Thursday shortly after it was set up.

A 25 year-old male suspect from Antioch arrived at the Wells Fargo Bank at Main and Center streets shortly after the surveillance started with the intent to commit another jugging,

Malik Antwan Jamal Shackelford was taken into custody without incident.

Bank jugging is a name given to suspects that surveil banks for people who make withdrawals and exit with a bank bag or envelope in their hand.

The suspect follows the victims as they drive away from the bank and park their car at another location such as a store or restaurant. While the victim is away from the car, the suspect will break into the car and steal the withdrawn money that was left in the car.

There have also been some occasions where the jugger will confront the victim and rob them. The operation was based on information from 10 jugging cases between last month and Thursday that resulted in more than $78,000 in loss.

Those cases provided various leads such as suspect vehicle information, suspect clothing information, and suspect method of operation, and common bank locations that allowed for a focused operation.

The suspect was taken into custody after he parked in a location to observe a new victim leaving the bank. He was found to match the suspect description of two prior cases.

Shackelford was booked into San Joaquin County Jail for auto burglary, grand theft, and having a device that conceals a license plate. The cases will be forwarded to the San Joaquin County District Attorney’s Office for prosecution.

The Manteca Police Department request any victims that have not made reports or witnesses to any jugging activity to contact the department at 209.456.8101 to provide a statement.

Such investigations are greatly assisted by victim and witness statements or any videos from cars that have dash cameras. Refer to case 26-02728 and 26-02840.