Hair thieves prey on Venezuelan women
<p><span word="Download">Download</span></p><p><span word="They">They</span> <span word="already">already</span> <span word="endure">endure</span> <span word="staggering">staggering</span> <span word="levels">levels</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="street">street</span> <span word="crime">crime</span>. <span word="Now">Now</span>, <span word="Venezuelans">Venezuelans</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="fear">fear</span> - <span word="muggers">muggers</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="chop">chop</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="hair">hair</span>.</p><p><span word="Members">Members</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="scissor">scissor</span>-<span word="wielding">wielding</span> <span word="street">street</span> <span word="gangs">gangs</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="called">called</span> "<span word="piranhas">piranhas</span>", <span word="after">after</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="flesh">flesh</span>-<span word="eating">eating</span> <span word="fish">fish</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="gangs">gangs</span> <span word="sell">sell</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="stolen">stolen</span> <span word="hair">hair</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="salons">salons</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="fashion">fashion</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="braids">braids</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="oil">oil</span>-<span word="rich">rich</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="beauty">beauty</span>-<span word="obsessed">obsessed</span> <span word="country">country</span>.</p><p><span word="Some">Some</span> <span word="disconsolate">disconsolate</span> <span word="women">women</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="given">given</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="hair">hair</span> <span word="cut">cut</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="preemptively">preemptively</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="donate">donate</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="children">children</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="lose">lose</span> <span word="theirs">theirs</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="cancer">cancer</span>.</p><p><span word="Vanessa">Vanessa</span> <span word="Castillo">Castillo</span> <span word="cried">cried</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="jet">jet</span>-<span word="black">black</span> <span word="hair">hair</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="snipped">snipped</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="charity">charity</span>. "<span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="better">better</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="give">give</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="kids">kids</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="cancer">cancer</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="piranhas">piranhas</span> <span word="steal">steal</span> <span word="it">it</span>," <span word="she">she</span> <span word="said">said</span>, <span word="sniffling">sniffling</span>.</p><p><span word="She">She</span> <span word="spoke">spoke</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="donate">donate</span>-<span word="your">your</span>-<span word="hair">hair</span>-<span word="to">to</span>-<span word="kids">kids</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="beauty">beauty</span> <span word="salon">salon</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Is">Is</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="to">to</span>? <span word="For">For</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="steal">steal</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="hair">hair</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="form">form</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="chaos">chaos</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Castillo">Castillo</span>, <span word="a">a</span> 26-<span word="year">year</span>-<span word="old">old</span> <span word="dental">dental</span> <span word="student">student</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="alarms">alarms</span> <span word="went">went</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="month">month</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Maracaibo">Maracaibo</span>, <span word="Venezuela">Venezuela</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="second">second</span> <span word="largest">largest</span> <span word="city">city</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="complaints">complaints</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="hair">hair</span>-<span word="stealing">stealing</span> <span word="groups">groups</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="men">men</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="women">women</span>.</p><p><span word="Braids">Braids</span> <span word="sold">sold</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="salons">salons</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="hair">hair</span> <span word="extensions">extensions</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="as">as</span> $1,000, <span word="depending">depending</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="long">long</span>, <span word="thick">thick</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="healthy">healthy</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="hair">hair</span> <span word="is">is</span>.</p><p><span word="Along">Along</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Castillo">Castillo</span>, <span word="hundreds">hundreds</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="women">women</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="men">men</span> <span word="showed">showed</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="charity">charity</span> <span word="event">event</span> <span word="held">held</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Caracas">Caracas</span> <span word="hair">hair</span> <span word="salon">salon</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="cutters">cutters</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="led">led</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Ivo">Ivo</span> <span word="Contreras">Contreras</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="well">well</span>-<span word="known">known</span> <span word="stylist">stylist</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="done">done</span> <span word="Miss">Miss</span> <span word="Venezuela">Venezuela</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="hair">hair</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="makes">makes</span> <span word="wigs">wigs</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="children">children</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="cancer">cancer</span>.</p>
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