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Thieves snap up bras at Victoria’s Secret store Andy Nystrom anystrom@redmond-reporter.com
Celebrating the life of coach Wong Ann Cohen, left, speaks with attendees at the celebration of life gathering on Wednesday night for her brother, Don Wong, who recently died of heart failure. Wong, 61, was a physical education instructor at Norman Rockwell Elementary School. He is shown second from left in the photo behind Cohen. Above, Madisyn Ohrt, 16, signs a remembrance book for her former instructor. For more on the event at Redmond Middle School, see page 4. photos by andy nystrom, Redmond Reporter
Hill passes the barber’s shears over to Choi Businessman retires after a 40-plus-year career Samantha Pak spak@redmond-reporter.com
ng Session! Young Choi (left) is the new owner of Hill’s Barbershop in downtown Redmond. Former owner Mike Hill retired after 40-plus years in the business. samantha pak, Redmond Reporter
In his 40-plus years as a barber, Mike Hill of Hill’s Barbershop at 8147 161st Ave. N.E. in downtown Redmond has seen all sorts of hairstyles. From the shorter militarylike styles and the longer Beatles cut of the 1960s,
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to the big, blowout ‘dos of the 1970s and 1980s, to the more varied styles of today, his clients have come in for years asking for just about everything. And Hill, who attended barber school in 1968 as a teenager, has complied and given them what they want — with the exception of a couple styles. “I’m a mullet-free zone,” he said. “I’m a combover-free zone also.” Hill began cutting hair around 1971 with his father, who started the barbershop [ more Hill’s page 5 ]
First, there was a pre-Valentine’s Day theft. Last weekend and on Tuesday, some police-dubbed “Brassiere Bandits” lifted merchandise again at the Victoria’s Secret store in Redmond Town Center. According to Redmond Police Department (RPD) officer Mike Dowd, two males and two females stole about $500-$800 worth of merchandise at about 12:10 p.m. on Tuesday. In the weekend thefts, males and females stole 48 bras worth $3,400 from the store in the 16400 block of Northeast 74th Street downtown, according to RPD spokesman Jim Bove. On Saturday at about 5:34 p.m., two black females took 15 bras worth $700 from the front display case. On Sunday at about 2:50 p.m., four to six males and females stole 33 bras worth $2,700 and fled the scene in a silver/grey SUV; no license plate information is available at this time. Bove said one to two suspects distracted the employees at the front counter while the other suspects stuffed bras into bags before the group departed the store. Earlier this month, Bove noted that two black females stole an unknown amount value of merchandise from the Victoria’s Secret front display case at about 5:43 p.m. on Feb. 13. Police responded to multiple downtown shoplifting reports that day, according to the Reporter’s police blotter. Redmond police are working with the Victoria’s Secret loss-prevention unit to determine how the store will proceed with the cases, Bove said, noting that the four thefts were caught on security video cameras. Shoplifting is a national problem with retail stores, Bove said, adding that thieves might take their high-dollar merchandise and try to sell it on Craigslist or ebay. Bove said that stores like 7-Elevens, which are well-lit and set up so employees can view each aisle, are less likely to be targeted by thieves than shops that feature large displays to attract customers, but might block employees’ views of shoplifters.
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