The Tribune

By SANCHESKA BROWN

Tribune Staff Reporter

sbrown@tribunemedia.net

A VIDEO showing three women and a man allegedly stealing packages of hair extensions and beauty products from a local hair supply store went viral on social media yesterday.

The three-minute long video, which appears to be footage from the security camera inside the store, clearly shows the four suspects roaming the store’s unattended aisles, rummaging through open boxes of inventory and shoving items into their pockets, pants or under their skirts.

At the beginning of the video, a woman is seen unwrapping several packages of hair extensions and placing them on a counter, where a man, dressed in a white T-shirt and short blue jeans is seen removing the hair and shoving it in his pockets.

The woman, who is dressed in a leopard-print skirt and brown tank top, also is shown stuffing several packages of hair up her skirt.

The video also shows a juvenile boy, who appears to be with the group, removing items off the shelves and placing them in his pockets.

Another woman is seen behind a counter removing beauty supplies off the shelves and giving them to the man who places them in his pockets.

The man is then seen wandering around the store, removing items off the shelves and carrying them to an off camera location. Another woman, dressed in black is seen placing items into her shirt and pockets as well.

The entire theft took less than five minutes.

The Tribune understands the store is Universal Beauty and Health Supplies on Carmichael Road. When The Tribune contacted the store, the manager was not available for comment, but an employee said that the alleged theft took place on Easter Monday, a public holiday. He said no employee was there at the time.

When contacted, Assistant Commissioner of Police Stephen Dean said as far as he was aware, no official complaint was made to the police. He said despite the presence of the video, which he admitted he had not seen, police could not act unless an official complaint is made.