Riverdale Salon Staff Believe Woman Linked to Midtown Atlanta Theft

A nearly $400 unpaid tab in Midtown Atlanta now links to a $200 loss in Riverdale, as workers recognize a pattern of service theft.

Workers at LA Nails on Highway 85 in Riverdale experienced déjà vu after seeing a news report about a woman who skipped out on a nearly $400 bill at Glow Lash and Nail Salon in Midtown Atlanta, FOX 5 Atlanta reported. Presenting photographs to FOX 5, nail technician Nhi Ho expressed her conviction that this same individual evaded a $200 bill at her mother’s establishment back in October.

According to Ho, a coworker completed a nail design and toes for the customer, bringing the total to $200. When it was time to pay, the woman tapped her phone, and her card declined.

“I know it’s hard times out here, and she was like, ‘Yeah, she’s doing her best to like make in meat and stuff,'” Ho told FOX 5 Atlanta, describing the sob story the woman shared about her living situation and claiming she stayed in her car.

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“When it came time to pay, she was like she tapped her phone and her card got declined,” Ho said. “As soon as it declined, she was like, hey, I’m gonna be right back. I left my wallet in the car. Let me run out there and get it. She ran out there and never came back.”

Ho hopes someone recognizes the woman, who is currently wanted by Atlanta police for theft of services. She explained that losing the $200 payment directly hurts the workers’ livelihoods during a slow business period.

“The salon is already slow and for her to do that, that’s just taking food and rent and everything else from them because that $200 tab… They don’t get paid that day,” Ho said.

Because the employees at LA Nails lacked the woman’s name or personal details, Ho was unable to report the crime at the time it occurred. Reflecting on the incident, Ho mentioned she is sorry she never contacted the Riverdale Police Department, adding that the sole piece of background information the customer provided was her origin in Oklahoma.

“I couldn’t call the police because… There’s no name. I didn’t have her name. I didn’t know who she was. I just knew that she told me she was from Oklahoma,” Ho said.

Personnel at LA Nails indicated they plan to reach out to Riverdale authorities to file an official theft report once the individual’s identity is uncovered.

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