Accused Hair Salon Bandit Pleads 'Not Guilty'
A 41-year-old Evanston resident plead not guilty at the Skokie Courthouse on Friday. Jason Logsdon is charged with robbing 15 different hair salons throughout the Chicagoland area, including two in Skokie.
Jason B. Logsdon, the 41-year-old dubbed the “hair salon bandit,” plead not guilty at the Skokie Courthouse on Friday, NBC Chicago reports. Logsdon is facing a total of 15 counts of armed robbery, 11 of which occurred in Cook County with the remaining four in DuPage County. Some of his earlier robberies happened in Skokie, Morton Grove and Niles. Eventually, Logsdon began robbing hair salons in rapid succession in Chicago, authorities said. Logsdon told police that he used a BB gun and robbed salons because he was addicted to cocaine. According to NBC, Judge Garit Howard approved a request that Logsdon receive drug treatment while incarcerated. His next court date is April 11. Read NBC’s story -- Logsdon’s previous robberies, coverage -- …
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Carmie Callobre
2:33 pm on Wednesday, January 30, 2013
It seems that these are mall robberies at chain salons - Supercuts, Hair Cuttery, Great Clips. Are the owners of those chains addressing this? Are they doing any more than telling their franchise managers (mostly women) to try to be safe? more ›