Pasadena police puzzled by glue attacks at stores

[July 23, 2009]  PASADENA, Texas (AP) -- Pasadena police have a sticky investigation. Somebody put glue on the hair of three shoppers in two stores. A 12-year-old girl told KHOU-TV that she was shopping at a drug store last week when she felt a wad of something "sizzling" in her ponytail. The substance turned out to be glue.

The child had to cut off some of her hair to get rid of the mess.

Managers said another customer had glue sprayed into her hair earlier Thursday at the same drug store.

Pasadena police are investigating a similar incident at a nearby grocery store.

Assistant Chief Bud Corbett said Monday he has never heard of any assault like the glue attacks.

So far no arrests.

[Associated Press]

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