Muggers Reveal Eye-Opening Secrets in Unprecedented I-Team/Telemundo Series

By Sarah Wallace, Chris Glorioso and Dave Manney

Published Feb 2, 2017 at 7:20 AM | Updated at 11:38 PM EST on Feb 3, 2017

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Muggers Reveal Eye-Opening Secrets in Unprecedented I-Team/Telemundo Series

In an unprecedented joint crime prevention project, the I-Team and Telemundo 47 Investiga sent surveys to hundreds of convicted robbers in New York and New Jersey, asking them questions about how they picked their targets and what you can do to avoid becoming a victim.

The answers from behind bars were eye-opening. See the latest stories in this four-part investigative series below.

PART I: Who They Target

Convict Who Says He Has Mugged 100 People Tells All

Muggers Reveal How They Target Their Victims

In an unprecedented crime prevention project, the I-Team and Telemundo 47 Investiga sent surveys to hundreds of convicted robbers in New York and New Jersey asking them questions about how they pick their targets and what you can do to avoid becoming a victim. Sarah Wallace reports.

(Published Friday, Feb. 3, 2017)

PART II: Warning Signs -- What They Do Before They Strike

'It Was Going to Be My Life or Theirs': How to Avoid Muggers

Warning Signs You're About to Be Mugged

Mayco Castro is serving a 9-year prison sentence for handcuffing, pistol-whipping and robbing a man in the hallway of an apartment building in 2013. Castro said he shadowed his victim for a week before he robbed him and an I-Team survey sent to the most hardened muggers and street robbers in New York and New Jersey shows this is common. Convicted muggers also said they sought to distract their victims before robbing them and didn’t care if they were caught on surveillance cameras. Chris Glorioso reports.

(Published Friday, Feb. 3, 2017)

PART III: What They Would Tell Their Moms

Safety Tips Muggers Would Give Their Moms