By Ben Dover
On Wednesday, we accompanied 8-year-old Eduardo to a hair salon in El Monte. Stylist Maria promised to give him the best haircut so he could impress his crush at school.
“Mug shot haircuts are the newest trend,” she said. “Just last week I had someone who wanted to look like Jimi Hendrix on his mug shot, and the week before, someone who wanted to look like Charles Manson.”
Fifteen minutes later, Maria went to proudly present the result to Eduardo, who hadn’t seen himself in the mirror yet. As soon as he saw himself; however, his jaw dropped in disbelief and he screamed:
“No!!!! This is way too short! I look like David Reynoso! I can’t impress Jackie with this! Not even when I wear a suit like him!” His tears sprinkled the black cutting cape.
Now, he corrected Maria: “Don’t you know that Reynoso’s photo is not a mug shot?” the little boy asked her.
She shook her head. “Then he definitely needs a PR specialist.”
![The photo that hairstylist Maria was working from, new El Monte Police Chief Reynoso. – [Dis]courtesy photo](https://heysocal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/new-el-monte-pd-chief.jpg)