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Men cut hole in wall, loot $15,000 in wigs and lashes from beauty supply store, cops say

Two men are accused of stealing more than $15,000 in merchandise from a Georgia beauty supply store, police said.
Two men are accused of stealing more than $15,000 in merchandise from a Georgia beauty supply store, police said. Getty Images

Wigs, lashes and luggage.

That’s what accused thieves in Georgia swiped from an Atlanta-area beauty supply store, making off with more than $15,000 in merchandise, according to a news release from the City of South Fulton Police Department.

Investigators said the duo broke into a Beauty Master store Monday, May 20, after cutting a hole in the wall from an adjacent suite that was vacant.

Two accused thieves took more than $15,000 in wigs and eye lashes in beauty supply store heist, police in Georgia say.
Two accused thieves took more than $15,000 in wigs and eye lashes in beauty supply store heist, police in Georgia say. Screengrab from the City of South Fulton Police Department's Facebook page

Photos from security video shared by police show masked men dressed in black raiding what appears to be a supply room inside the store.

They made off with merchandise exceeding $15,000 in value, according to police.

Authorities didn’t release additional information.

Anyone with information on the incident is asked to call the South Fulton Police Department or submit anonymous to Crime Stoppers Atlanta at 404-577-TIPS (8477).

The City of South Fulton is about a 20-mile drive southwest from downtown Atlanta.

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This story was originally published May 22, 2024 at 1:44 PM with the headline "Men cut hole in wall, loot $15,000 in wigs and lashes from beauty supply store, cops say."

Tanasia Kenney
Sun Herald
Tanasia is a service journalism reporter at the Charlotte Observer | CharlotteFive, working remotely from Atlanta, Georgia. She covers restaurant openings/closings in Charlotte and statewide explainers for the NC Service Journalism team. She’s been with McClatchy since 2020.
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