CNN report on Hair Weave Theft .

Nigerian_princess wrote:

JoliePoufiasse wrote:

OK, so Remy is not quality?
I'm confused now. So if a vendor is offering Indian virgin Remy, natural straight, is that ok or not? I specified that I wanted cuticle aligned...

This is specifically about BSS Remy or remi hair.

Oh, ok. Thanks for clarifying.

"Two young thieves walked into John's Beauty Supply store in Chicago on Monday morning, pulled out a bottle of pepper spray and a gun, and went straight for the good stuff: remy human hair extensions.

A female burglar pepper-sprayed a worker behind the counter before grabbing about 10 packs of remy hair, which sell for $100 each. A male thief held a gun to another employee and had her take $1,000 from the register and shove more extensions into a garbage bag.

This incident is just the latest in a spate of hair extension heists that have been sweeping Chicago and cities such as Philadelphia and Houston. Remy hair extensions, which cost anywhere from $100 to thousands of dollars per pack, have become highly sought after, and an underground market for the goods has popped up in response.

"They're selling them to hair salons," said Shayna Crosby, who works at John's Beauty Supply. "People even sell them online or out of the trunk of their cars."

UPDATE:

21-Year-Old Charged in Morgan Park Hair Extension Robbery

A 21-year-old woman is accused of stealing thousands of dollars worth of hair extensions and cash from a Morgan Park beauty shop last month.

Timesha Brown is charged with robbing the store in the 11100 block of South Western Avenue on June 3, according to a Sun-Times Media report. An alleged accomplice, who is believed to be a man between 18 and 22 years old, remains at large.

The robbery happened at about 11:55 a.m., according to a Patch post from June 4.

Surveillance photos showed a man and a woman inside of the beauty supply store when the robbery occurred. The woman wore a black hooded sweatshirt and purple pants. The man had on a red sweatshirt with a large logo on the front and coral colored pants.

According to police, the man had a gun and filled a bag with cash from the register, hair extensions and personal items from the two female employees in the store. The woman sprayed a 57-year-old store employee with pepper spray, police said.

The 57-year-old woman was hospitalized and treated for the pepper spray. Her coworker was not taken to an area hospital.

The male suspect is described as a black man, about six-foot-two and 18 to 22 years of age.

Bail for Brown is set at $250,000 . She was booked into Cook County jail on Saturday and is due in court on Friday.

Click for her picture:

http://beverly-mtgreenwood.patch.com/groups/police-and-fire/p/police-net-arrest-in-morgan-park-hair-extension-robbery

Edited by Nisha - Jul 08 2013 at 11:26am