There’s an urban legend just like this, except it happens at WalMart. It’s been around several years.
Exactly my initial reaction—doesn’t pass the smell test. The timeline was suspicious. Drugging and shaving a head takes more time than the timeline seemed to allow.
That it was published in an Israel newspaper gave me pause to think, well, maybe it’s genuine. But is this Israel newspaper also a fake?
I was going to say... Sounds like an urban legend.
I also heard that the same thing happened in a department store near here.