Secret Service apologizes after unauthorized entry into Pittsfield salon, officials say

by Ashley Cusicanqui

Wed, August 14th 2024 at 8:25 PM

Updated Wed, August 14th 2024 at 2:53 PM

Secret Service takes the blame for agents breaking into business

WRGB — The United States Secret Service is apologizing to a business owner in Pittsfield after agents are seen caught on camera entering her salon without permission.

The security video shows someone grabbing a chair and taping up the camera. It was an alleged bathroom break during a campaign fundraiser event for Vice President Kamala Harris, on July 27th at the historic Colonial Theater in downtown Pittsfield.

The back of the theater is just steps away from the Four One Three Salon.

Alicia Powers, the owner of the Four One Three Salon, reportedly closed and locked her business for the day, and felt violated after the incident.

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'But they didn't even have the audacity to ask for permission,' she added. 'They just helped themselves.'

'The salon owner needs to press charges w/local SO or police. The agents should be arrested for this,' one X user wrote.