Amish gang sought over ‘hair-cutting’ assaults

Gang warfare doesn’t always involve drugs, tattoos and disagreements over rap lyrics. Police in Ohio are investigating an outbreak of violence between rival factions of the Amish community suspected of breaking into homes and cutting off each other’s hair.

A series of incidents across four rural counties have seen large groups of men barge into properties and drag the occupants into the street. They are then held down and attacked with scissors — via redwolf.newsvine.com