The Austin Police Department Robbery Unit has obtained arrest warrants for Sharon Jacobs and her daughter, Tamiya Jacobs. The two women allegeldy robbed more than $55,000.00 from multiple victims in downtown Austin over the weekend of February 11th-13th, 2022.
Five additional suspects are also believed to be involved in this series of crimes.
According to police reports, Sharon Jacobs and Tamiya Jacobs posed as fake rideshare drivers and targeted the victims in the downtown Austin area. The victims were drugged with over-the-counter sleep medication, and their credit cards and cell phones were stolen.
The stolen cell phones and credit cards were then used throughout Austin, Round Rock, Cypress, Katy, and Houston, Texas, Atlanta, Alpharetta, Sandy Springs, Conley, Marietta, Dunwoody, McDonough, Morrow, and East Point Georgia, as well as Chattanooga Tennessee, and Beechgrove Tennessee.
Sharon Jacobs was arrested in Bay County, Florida, on unrelated Identity Theft and Larceny charges on August 30, 2022. Tamiya Jacobs was arrested in Fulton County, Georgia, on October 10, 2022.
