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WE LOVE THIS ONE. Hats seem to have made a roaring comeback with everyone from royals to rock stars. So, it only makes sense that crooks are donning headgear too. America, meet the 'Mad Hatter Gang.' Who? The gang are a group of older women--at least one is in her 70s-- who wear a wild variety of hats as a disguise as steal cash and credit cards from distracted shoppers in the Detroit area.
Cops say the gang have been at it for more than a year and have stolen a whopping $500,000.
Lt. Luke Riley said that the kindly appearance of the elderly crooks is helping them pull off the caper. Shoppers, banks and retailers tend not