Hair thieves have struck again. This time, about $15,000 worth of extensions were stolen from a north Fulton County store, according to police.
Roswell police have not identified suspects in the July 21 heist, but were working to determine if the latest theft was related to thefts at a Sandy Springs store in May and June.
Stores in several metro Atlanta counties have been hit by thieves who, in a matter of minutes, make away with packets of human hair totaling thousands of dollars. Investigators believe the stolen hair is then re-sold, allowing the thieves to profit.
In the recent incident, the owner of PD&K Beauty Supply on Holcomb Bridge Road told police thieves threw bricks through the front door of his business, according to a police report. Owner Press Lane told police his wife had stopped by the store the previous evening around 10:15. The following morning, a store employee reported the crime to police.
"It was an in-and-out job," Lane told Channel 2 Action News. "Probably took no more than 10 seconds, if that."
Lane said he now plans to install surveillance cameras, which he previously didn't think he needed.
The manager of Buddy Beauty Supply in Sandy Springs told Channel 2 someone broke into the store in May and June and stole around $30,000 in extensions.
Also in June, an estimated $15,000 worth of hair was stolen from Top 1 Beauty Supply on Delk Road, according to police in Cobb County.
Other stores in Fulton County as well as in Clayton and DeKalb counties have also been targeted in recent months.
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