Houston salons dealing with thieves stealing wigs, extensions this summer

Several Houston, Texas hair salon owners said they’re fed up with the burglaries happening inside their shops in the summer of 2023.

“June 6. July 7. July 12," said LaToya Kent, owner of Studio Mink & Lush XXI. “They’re coming in for hair. They’re searching for hair only."

Kent says her salon has been hit three times in just over a month, And it’s not just happening to her.

“I’ve probably been robbed four times since February," Raquel Oliver, owner of Raquel Denise Hair said.

“I’ve been burglarized three times since May 25th," LaTerryan Randle, owner of LaTerryan’s Hair Boutique, said.

“I was robbed the first time on May 11th," Dominique Harris, owner of Alter Ego Hair Salon & Wig Bar, said.

“It’s a regular thing for me, yeah," Jasmine Harris, owner of Exquisite Hair Junkies, said.

Five different women from five different stores are all dealing with one problem -- burglaries that are happening time and time and time again.

“Six men, they all went in and stole my entire safe," Dominique said.

Sharing their surveillance video with us, these owners believe, the thefts are all related.

“I do think it’s an organized ring operation," Kent said.

“If you look at some of the videos, they have the same car or they have the same crowbars. It’s always multiple people," Dominique said.

Police have been notified of these robberies, but Oliver said they can't guarantee her anything.

The extensions and wigs can cost hundreds of dollars a piece, and it’s setting the owners back thousands.

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