Surveillance video captures $27K wig theft at northwest Fresno store

FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) --
Shocking surveillance video shows the moments earlier thieves walked distant with thousands of dollars' worthy of wigs.

Employees astatine Strut Hair Solutions successful northwest Fresno were alerted astir the robbery connected Saturday morning.

"They tore the full model down and they enactment successful a instrumentality to drawback each the hairsbreadth pieces. We bash person bars connected the windows, but they had a instrumentality that allowed them to drawback the wigs done the bars," pb stylist Corrina Lopez said.

The wig shop, whose clients see crab patients and radical with alopecia, has been tucked distant astatine a tiny buying halfway for astir 10 years.

Lopez says the concern moved from a erstwhile determination to debar incidents similar this.

"Glass is everywhere. Whatever wigs they weren't capable to instrumentality solid is present successful them," she said.

But this wasn't the archetypal clip Strut Hair Solutions was deed with crime.

Surveillance video from Monday shows thieves stealing adjacent much wigs.

Lopez says the thieves aren't conscionable hurting the business, they're hurting the customers they serve.

"Most of the radical that travel in, they permission crying due to the fact that they conscionable spot however astonishing they look and feel. So, it's precise invaluable to them. Some radical conscionable deliberation 'oh, it's conscionable a wig, it's fashion' but no. To them, that's their beingness again," Lopez said.

In total, the thieves stole much than 30 wigs. Early estimates suggest the harm and theft is going to outgo Strut Hair Solutions much than $27,000.

The concern proprietor has filed a study for some incidents with Fresno Police.

If anyone knows immoderate accusation connected who whitethorn beryllium progressive successful this robbery, you're encouraged to telephone the Fresno Police Department.

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