Thieves smash into Detroit beauty supply store, steal $50K worth of hair

Break-in happened early Wednesday morning at AR Virgin Hair on Telegraph Road

DETROIT – Thieves smashed their way into a beauty supply store in Detroit early Wednesday morning, stealing $50,000 worth of hair. 

Carolyn Gillette said the alarm at her store, AR Virgin Hair on Telegraph Road, went off at 4 a.m. 

“This is a shock to me. This is a shock. We were not prepared for this," Gillette said. “We were not expecting this at all because we have the shutters on there and everything.”

The thieves took hair extensions and hair bundles. 

“They can take it to any other hair store. And they’re probably going to re-sell it, or even just on the street. There’s a market, definitely," Gillette said. 

The business has been broken into before.

"But it was never this much damage," Gillette said. 

The store also has security cameras, which Gillette and police will be reviewing. 

“We have insurance. So, hopefully everything will be covered. We just have to go from there," Gillette said. "We're going to rebuild."