Thieves Break Into Pharmacy, Steal Hair Weaves
- Category: State
- Published on Friday, February 10, 2012 09:22
ATLANTA (AP) - Police say thieves smashed their way into an Atlanta pharmacy and made off with hair weaves and cigarettes.
Authorities say the break-in happened shortly before 5 a.m. Friday at a CVS pharmacy on Peachtree Street near Sixth Street in the city's midtown area. A brick was tossed through the front glass door.
Police tell The Atlanta Journal-Constitution the thieves apparently took hair weaves andcigarettes. A portion of the store appeared to have been ransacked.
Thieves in search of expensive hair extensions have targeted beauty shops and other businesses that carry such items in recent months.
Written by Associated Press
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