Crime & Safety

Scooter-Riding Thief Swipes Shipment Of Up To 100 Wigs From Fremont Business: Police

The suspect stole the wig shipment from a store on Christy Street, police said.

FREMONT, CA — Police say they're investigating a bizarre theft in Fremont earlier this month in which a suspect made a getaway on an electric scooter.

Police say the suspect stole a shipment of about 60 to 100 wigs from a store on Christy Avenue on Thursday, Oct. 15.

The suspect then carried the shipment off on an electric scooter, according to the Fremont Police Department.

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It's unclear whether police have identified a suspect in the theft. But the victim, according to police, later found the stolen wigs listed for sale online.

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