Burglars target beauty supply shop, steal expensive hair weaves
HOUSTON (KTRK) -- Another day, another hair heist happened in the Houston area. This time, burglars broke into Brashae's Beauty Supply on Westheimer just east of Highway 6.
The crime occurred around 4am this morning, according to store owner. The owner explained security footage shows two men, one sporting a baseball cap and the other with bandanna, breaking through the drywall to get inside the store.
Once the crooks made their way in, they went straight for expensive human hair. The owner estimated about $9,000 worth of product was stolen from the store, and the thieves left a big mess behind.
"Really how much hair can you steal? They gone broken in beauty supply every day for the last week and half," store owner Don Hilliard said. "How much hair do you really want on the streets of Houston?"
Police say the hair is in high demand. Real human hair extensions can cost hundreds of dollars. Stolen pieces are sold for a fraction of the retail price.
"There seems to be a rash of these in the last several days," said Lt. Larry Crowson with HPD. "Hard to tell if they're connected."
Those who run Harwin International say they've been hit a couple times before. They've added cameras, locks and burglar bars. But there's only so many ways to beef up security.
"We're pretty worried," said Josh Cho with Harwin International. "No matter what we do, if they decide to ram a truck into us, there's not much we can do about that."
Investigators say they will work to figure out if this crime is connected to any of the other beauty supply store break-ins.
"This is different from the other ones. They involved stolen trucks ramming the walls and windows," Crowson said.
Hilliard says he's actually been sleeping at the store the past few nights worried that this would happen. Now, he has one message for the crooks.
"Get a job. Get a job because me and my family work hard for what we have," said Hilliard.
Anyone with information about the identity of the suspect is asked to contact Crime Stoppers of Houston at (713) 222-TIPS (8477). Crime Stoppers will pay up to $5,000 for any information called in to the 713-222-TIPS (8477) or submitted online at www.crime-stoppers.org that leads to the filing of felony charges or arrest of the suspect in this case. Tips can also be sent by text message. Text TIP610 plus your tip to CRIMES (274637). All tipsters remain anonymous.
