QUEENS (WABC) -- Police are investigating a brutal beating inside a hair and beauty supply store in Queens.
Authorities say three women were trying to steal $87 worth of wigs from the Hair and Beauty Salon store on Jamaica Avenue when an employee tried to stop them.
It happened on Tuesday, October 23, at 2:50 p.m.
The suspects punched and kicked the employee before running away. The victim was not badly hurt.
The first suspect is described as a black woman, approximately 25 years old, with a medium build, dark complexion and short brown hair. She was last seen wearing a du-rag, black jacket with colored patches on the front, blue jeans and black work boots.
The second suspect had a dark complexion with a short black hair. She was last seen wearing a red jacket and black pants.
The third suspect had a dark complexion. She was last seen wearing a dark grey jacket, red hoodie, black hat and black jeans.
Anyone with information in regard to this incident is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782).
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