Secret Service allegedly trespassed at hair salon to use bathroom

The agents reportedly ate mints left out on the counter and failed to lock up the salon after leaving

Published: August 11, 2024 3:58pm

The U.S. Secret Service broke into the Four One Three Salon on Saturday during Vice President Kamala Harris's visit to Pittsfield, Massachusetts.

Employees of the agency used the bathroom at Alicia Powers' salon, ate her mints, and left without tidying up the bathroom or locking up her salon, The Berkshire Eagle reported.

But the trespassing did not stop there.

"Somebody dressed in all black" told multiple individuals to come in and use the salon's bathroom, Powers reported hearing in communications from EMS workers.

"I'm the kind of person that would have set up coffee and doughnuts for them had they asked me for permission," remarked Powers after the intrusion.

An agency employee reportedly "taped over a security camera on the back porch" before breaking in and they failed to clean up after themselves.

Powers said she received an apology from the agency's Boston office. She reported that the agency offered to pay for the cost of cleaning the salon, damages caused by the break-in, and the cost of the alarm bill "because it was going off for so long."

"I was happy with his apology. It's a little bit of accountability. Again, I wasn't looking to do anything," Powers said.

Powers still reports feeling "violated, disrespected and a little angry," despite the apology.

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