BROOKLYN – A career criminal with nearly 60 arrests was busted after burglarizing a Brooklyn wig shop and stealing $30,000 worth of luxury hairpieces — some intended for cancer patients, police sources said.
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Daron Ware, 52, allegedly broke into the Hustle Wig shop on Dean Street in Crown Heights early on March 4. Surveillance video captured Ware entering the closed store and later leaving with a stuffed sack filled with wigs, materials, and other merchandise.
Co-owner Rivky Krinsky said nine wigs, made of real human hair and valued at roughly $3,300 each, were stolen. Some wigs are typically sold to cancer patients, though Krinsky noted that customer orders were swiftly replaced without disruption.
Police arrested Ware on March 13, charging him with burglary and illegal entry. He is currently being held at Rikers Island.
Ware’s criminal history stretches back to the 1980s. In 1990, he was jailed for firearm possession, followed by a 17-year prison term for robbery beginning in 1991. After further offenses in 2013 and 2020 — including a year on the run — Ware remained on parole until at least December 2026.
Despite the theft, Hustle Wig managed to recover quickly, fulfilling client orders on time and maintaining operations.
Another man of color. 90% of crimes in NY are those of color
Have they already made the announcement that they’re letting him go again?
Deport to Africa
Throw the book at these CHOLERAS, and make sure it hits hard
You would think a career criminal would know to cover his face….
He was looking to get into the sheital biz and probably planned this heist in prison. I haven’t yet seen an afro sheital model in the frum, but plenty of straight among AA. Crime pay in NY revolving door Dem party system.
Another wig story!
I see this man as a shaliach of Hashem to inform us that we are very wrong to spend so much money on wigs! A simple tichel is also a head covering.