Dashcam video shows a fleeing driver hurling fistfuls of cash onto a Texas roadway as police closed in.
Story Highlights
- Pearland police say a masked man made multiple ATM withdrawals using several cards before a chase began.
- Officers report the pickup’s driver threw more than $6,000 in cash out the window during the pursuit.
- Two suspects were arrested; charges include evading arrest, tampering with evidence, and failure to identify.
- The chase ended without injuries after the truck stopped and officers recovered thousands in cash.
Police Describe Suspicious ATM Activity And A Pickup Fleeing
Pearland Police Department officers responded around 6 p.m. on September 16 to a bank on the 9900 block of Broadway Street after a report of a masked man making multiple ATM withdrawals using several different cards and taking out large amounts of cash, according to local reporting based on police statements. Officers say they saw two men get into a white GMC Sierra. Police report the passenger stepped out and was detained, while the driver left the scene, starting a pursuit through the area.
Reporters state the pursuit moved onto nearby roads as officers followed the truck. Police dashcam video, cited by multiple outlets, shows the driver throwing wads of cash from the moving vehicle during the chase, scattering bills along the roadway. Officers continued the pursuit while relaying the route and the behavior to responding units. Police did not report any crashes or injuries tied to the chase, which stayed in the Pearland area until the truck stopped and officers made arrests.
Cash Recovered And Charges Filed After The Truck Stopped
Police say they recovered more than $6,000 in cash from the roadway after the truck stopped and officers took both men into custody. Reporting identifies the driver as Levon Steven Jr., charged with evading arrest and tampering with evidence, and the passenger as Tarvares Givens, charged with failure to identify, matching the police account of flight and evidence disposal. Outlets note the investigation began with suspected card fraud, but the early public reports focus on the chase, the money toss, and the immediate arrest scene rather than final fraud counts.
Local coverage describes the stop location as the 1600 block of Max Road, where officers ended the pursuit without further incident, consistent with the department’s account carried by area stations. Reporters state police tied the thrown cash to the suspected ATM activity, though they listed the amount only as “more than $6,000,” not a precise total, as evidence processing continued. No injuries to officers, bystanders, or suspects were reported. Police did not release bank customer names or detailed cardholder records in these initial reports.
Pattern Seen In ATM Fraud Cases: Suspicion, Flight, And Evidence Toss
Coverage of this incident fits a common pattern in suspicious ATM cases: officers respond to rapid, multi-card withdrawals, stop a linked vehicle, and document attempts to discard cash or cards during flight, followed by charges like evading and evidence tampering while financial records are still pending. The vivid video of cash flying often becomes the focus, even as investigators work to confirm card ownership, transaction logs, and any bank losses that support later fraud counts. That next phase usually comes through court filings and bank documentation.
🇺🇸 2 masked men in Texas tried to outrun the cops by throwing thousands of dollars in cash out of their truck 💸
Police in Pearland, just outside Houston, got a call about a masked man using multiple credit cards to pull large amounts of cash from an ATM.
The pair drove off in…
— Mario Nawfal (@MarioNawfal) September 24, 2026
Police accountability and order matter to every family and business that depends on honest money and safe streets. Swift action against suspected organized card schemes protects seniors, working parents, and small shops who are prime targets when criminals drain accounts and vanish. Officers in Pearland moved fast, captured the suspects without injury, and secured thousands that might never have returned to victims. That is the kind of frontline work communities expect and deserve when crime tries to race away.
Sources:
nypost.com, kmbc.com, fox26houston.com
