Forget gold and jewelry, it seems a good weave has replaced diamonds as a girl’s best friend. Savvy criminals with an eye for coiffure have noticed the shift because human hair is the hot commodity of choice for thieves these days.
The Chicago Tribune reported Saturday that, in a move straight out of Mission Impossible, three thieves battered through a wall, crawled close to the floor to dodge motion detectors and stole six duffel bags filled with human hair extensions from a Chicago beauty supply store. The hair extensions were worth $230,000.
Store owner Don Shin says the criminals were obviously knowledgeable enough; they stole only his best merchandise. He thinks the culprits will, more than likely, try to sell the extensions on the street or to small salons.
This was no casual heist, the thieves broke through a wall from an attached empty storefront at about 2 a.m. Saturday.
Extensions can be made from artificial or human hair. They are used in salons to add length and volume to a hairstyle.
Shin says the thieves didn’t take any of “the cheap stuff” and “knew what they were doing.”
