‘Soul-crushing’ theft stalls mobile barbershop for Phoenix homeless

The Brief

  • A New Year’s catalytic converter theft has sidelined a mobile barbershop that provided more than 1,200 free haircuts to people experiencing homelessness across the Phoenix area.
  • Darryl Brandt, the owner of the “Dreaded Barber,” is seeking community donations to cover thousands of dollars in repair costs for the outreach bus he describes as a “vehicle for change.”

PHOENIX For 18 months, Darryl Brandt has used a transformed city bus to deliver more than 1,200 free haircuts to people experiencing homelessness across the Phoenix metro area.

But the mobile barbershop that he calls a “vehicle for change” is now stalled following a New Year’s catalytic converter theft.

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