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(ATLANTA) Hair extension thieves have struck again, this time burglars smashed their way into a business on Ponce de Leon Avenue.
The thieves, thought to be looking for high-dollar Remy hair extensions, broke into Lexi's Beauty Supply by shattering the window with a brick, according to Atlanta police.
In a report in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, the store's owner Travis Tipton said the burglars got away with just $60 dollars of merchandise.
"They stole our cash register and an assortment of fake hair," Tipton told the AJC.
Tipton, who opened the store just three weeks ago, said: "They were probably looking for the Remy hair, which was right there. They overlooked it and walked right back out."
The break-in is part of a recent trend of hair extension theft in Atlanta, with a spate of robberies at beauty supply stores since early summer. In recent months, at least seven beauty stores have been robbed.
Last month, thieves stole hair worth more than $100,000 from the Beauty Master store on Mt. Zion Road in Morrow.
In August, weave thieves raided at least three metro beauty supply stores over just 10 days.
On June 17, burglars raided the Beauty Master store on Headline Drive, making off with nearly $30,000 dollars of weave.
Just a few weeks earlier, masked intruders broke into a beauty supply store in a shopping center in College Park, stealing $10,000 worth of hair.
In May, the New York Times reported human hair packages of the most expensive brands cost $200 and stolen hair is sold on the streets for as little as $25, with hair ending up on the Internet, including eBay.
This growing trend of hair extension theft sometimes accompanied by violence is being reported in other cities, including San Diego, Missouri City, Texas and Dearborn, Mich.
The thieves, thought to be looking for high-dollar Remy hair extensions, broke into Lexi's Beauty Supply by shattering the window with a brick, according to Atlanta police.
In a report in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, the store's owner Travis Tipton said the burglars got away with just $60 dollars of merchandise.
"They stole our cash register and an assortment of fake hair," Tipton told the AJC.
Tipton, who opened the store just three weeks ago, said: "They were probably looking for the Remy hair, which was right there. They overlooked it and walked right back out."
The break-in is part of a recent trend of hair extension theft in Atlanta, with a spate of robberies at beauty supply stores since early summer. In recent months, at least seven beauty stores have been robbed.
Last month, thieves stole hair worth more than $100,000 from the Beauty Master store on Mt. Zion Road in Morrow.
In August, weave thieves raided at least three metro beauty supply stores over just 10 days.
On June 17, burglars raided the Beauty Master store on Headline Drive, making off with nearly $30,000 dollars of weave.
Just a few weeks earlier, masked intruders broke into a beauty supply store in a shopping center in College Park, stealing $10,000 worth of hair.
In May, the New York Times reported human hair packages of the most expensive brands cost $200 and stolen hair is sold on the streets for as little as $25, with hair ending up on the Internet, including eBay.
This growing trend of hair extension theft sometimes accompanied by violence is being reported in other cities, including San Diego, Missouri City, Texas and Dearborn, Mich.