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Barber Ex-employee stabs 2 barbers in Riverside before getting shot to death

An ex-employee of a Riverside barbershop stabbed two former co-workers before being shot to death by one of his victims on Friday evening, May 21, the Riverside Police Department said. The victims suffered injuries that were not considered life-threatening, Officer Ryan Railsback, a department spokesman, said Saturday. “Our barbers are okay and safe, just healing today,” read a sign posted Saturday on the front of Carlos Barber Shop at 3470 La Sierra Ave. The Riverside County Coroner’s Office and Railsback identified the assailant as Joseph Anthony Jimenez, 33, of Riverside. Railsback said Saturday that Jimenez is a former barbershop employee....

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Kansas City Chiefs Barber test positive for Covid 19 leading up to Super Bowl

Kansas City Chiefs Barber test positive for Covid 19 leading up to Super Bowl

A barber the Kansas City Chiefs brought in to get players fresh for Super Bowl week tested positive for COVID-19 on Sunday, jeopardizing the statuses of wide receiver Demarcus Robinson and center Daniel Kilgore’s for the big game.   The barber went through strict testing protocols. He tested negative for five consecutive days before he was allowed to enter the facility, but his Sunday morning rapid test result was “delayed briefly because of a line of friends and family also getting tested.” So the barber was allowed to enter Kansas City’s facility to cut hair before the test result came...

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Its now legal to serve free wine and beer in barber shops in Oklahoma

Its now legal to serve free wine and beer in barber shops in Oklahoma

A new law went into effect in Oklahoma today. It allows certain businesses, including barber shops and salons to serve complimentary wine and beer on site to those 21 years old or older. Senate Bill 813, by Sen. Stephanie Bice, R-Oklahoma City, puts the limit at two alcoholic beverages, 12 ounces of wine and 24 ounces of beer per day per guest. Bice said the measure would allow nail salons and barber shops, among other businesses, to offer complimentary beverages. She said the response has been fantastic. “A lot of these service-based businesses have wanted this option for quite some...

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Drug Bust at popular Barber Shop

Drug Bust at popular Barber Shop

      After a monthslong drug investigation at a popular Paulding County Barber Shop, three men have been arrested.Agents from the Haralson-Paulding Drug Task Force, and the Paulding County Sheriff’s Office SWAT team executed several search warrants April 4 at Kingdom Kutz Barber Shop on Macland Road in Hiram, Georgia.Agents said they searched and found cocaine, methamphetamine, Ecstasy, psilocybin mushrooms, a semi-automatic pistol and ammunition and accessories for other weapons. Michael Strong, 36, was arrested and charged with possession of MDMA with intent to distribute, possession of methamphetamine and possession of cocaine.Charles Brown, 53, was arrested and charged with...

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Woman pulls gun on Barber over slow haircut

Woman pulls gun on Barber over slow haircut

    This mom is serious about staying on schedule. Police in Cleveland are trying to identify a woman they say pulled a gun on a barber because he was taking too long to cut her 7-year-old son’s hair.     Cleveland.com says a police report says the woman threatened the barber at a barber school April 14.Police say the woman complained several times before pulling a handgun from her purse and pointing it at the barber, telling him, “I got two clips. I’ll pop you.” The police say the woman put the gun back after another employee came over to...

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