A would-be thief entered an Atlanta beauty salon demanding money but left empty-handed after security video showed customers and staff apparently ignoring his orders.
The unidentified man entered Nail First on Piedmont Road on Monday and yelled, “Everybody get down!” No one moved, the video shows.
Police were called to the salon in reference to a commercial robbery, said Crime Stoppers Greater Atlanta, which posted the video on Facebook. The establishment is located near one of the places where eight people, including six Asian women, were killed in a 2021 series of shootings at Atlanta-area spas.
“Witnesses indicated that the suspect entered the scene wearing a blue hat, sunglasses, and blue jeans. The suspect demanded that the customers get on the ground and hand over their money. The suspect then fled the scene in a silver sedan,” authorities said.
The man, who had a small bandolier covering his hand as if to conceal a weapon, turned to three women sitting by the door and motioned for them to empty their pockets and give him their money, the video shows. Once again, no one moved.
The man then walked up to an employee and asked loudly, “Where is the money?”
“Hello?” the clerk said, speaking to someone on the phone.
One of the women stood up, walked out the front door with her hands up, and told the man she had no money.
The man made a few more futile attempts to rob the store. “Everyone gives me everything. Where is the money?” he demanded before giving up and walking away.
A woman who answered the phone in the lounge on Saturday said she did not want to talk about the incident.
Crime Stoppers said they are offering a reward of up to $2,000 for information leading to the arrest and indictment of the suspect.
