Salon Robbery Caught On Tape

MEMPHIS, Tenn. - It caught the owners of Lupe's Salon by surprise. Three women pretended to be interested in hair services, but were more interested in getting away with money.

The salon caters to the Hispanic community. So when three African American women came in asking about services, stylists at Lupe's Hair Salon became suspicious. Turns out they were right to be suspicious. The employees ended up chasing the woman who got away with thousands of dollars.

Police say a woman on surveillance video may hold the key to finding the trio of robbers.

"Three African American ladies had come in, started asking me questions about their hair do," says Guadalupe Munoz.

Munoz works in the salon her mother owns. She remembers the day of the May robbery vividly.

Munoz says, "One had asked to go to the bathroom meanwhile the other two kept asking me questions."

In the end, the trio snatched the owner's purse. "She had just come back from [Las] Vegas, she had won $4,000.00," says Munoz.

Police say the suspects also tried to hit up gas stations. "They tried to use the credit cards and check book at the Mapco's but they weren't able to use her PIN numbers," says Munoz.

Munoz describes the women as elegant and unsuspecting, all in their mid-30s. Police just want to talk to one woman seen on surveillance video they believe to be a witness.

Since the incident, the salon owner installed cameras to keep a closer eye on who comes in and out of her place of business.

If you have any information about this woman or the robbery, you're asked to call Crime Stoppers at 528-CASH.