Clarence Joseph: Hairdresser guilty of stealing from Salon Express

A 38yo hairdresser with no criminal history has been sentenced for stealing from two salons in Logan and the Gold Coast.

A Brisbane hairdresser with no criminal history “lost control and spiralled” into cocaine and methamphetamine addiction, plundering $1300 from his employer to feed his habit.

Ellen Grove man Clarence Hyacinth Joseph, 38, pleaded guilty in Beenleigh Magistrates Court on Thursday to two counts of stealing as a servant.

The court heard Joseph, a former employee of Salon Express, stole from the Browns Plains and Robina outlets on August 13 last year.

Ellen Grove barber Clarence Hyacinth Joseph, 38. Picture: Facebook

His first theft was in Robina, where he attended for a haircut and then entered the storeroom to pinch cash.

Later that day, just after Browns Plains closed at 8pm that night, Joseph used his key to take money from the cash till and safe.

This theft was captured on CCTV and he later told police he had “lost control and spiralled”.

Defence lawyer Shane Elliott told the court his client “had some problems” but was fully rehabilitated and had submitted a number of negative urine samples over a period of time.

Ellen Grove barber Clarence Hyacinth Joseph, 38. Picture: Facebook

“The thefts were out of character,” he submitted.

Magistrate Gary Finger agreed, placing Joseph on 12 months’ probation and not recording convictions.

Joseph is still employed in the hairdressing industry with a different company, according to his since-deleted Facebook page.