The thieves typically get away with between a couple hundred and $1,000, in addition to other items, such as purses, wallets and cell phones that belong to the employees.
But it gets worse. The suspects, police say, are getting more aggressive. They're ordering employees to stay in bathrooms, tying them up and threatening to kill them.
"When people are getting robbed, it's terrifying, " said Officer Colleen Nelson with the Houston Police Department. "They have guns in their faces. They're being tied up. They're being threatened to be killed. They're being put in back rooms. So their description might not be completely accurate because they're concentrating more on the weapon."
Fortunately, we're told no one has been injured yet.
Police only have a very vague description of the suspects and no description of a vehicle. They're asking anyone with any information in this case to contact them or Crime Stoppers. A reward of up to $5,000 is being offered for information that leads to an arrest.
Police are also telling employees of small insurance companies to be very careful, especially if they're working alone.
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