US Secret Service apologizes for breaking into salon and using bathroom during Harris’ fundraiser, video surfaced; watch
The USA intelligence apologized to Alicia Powers, a salon Owner based in the Berkshires region of Massachusetts after footage posted on social media shows people forcibly entering the company premises to use the restrooms as the agency makes security preparations for a nearby fundraiser for the vice president. Kamala Harris.
Secret Service spokeswoman Melissa McKenzie said: “The Secret Service has since been in contact with the business owner involved. We value these business relationships highly and our personnel would not enter a business or direct our partners to enter such a business without the owner’s permission.”
“He told me that everything that was done was completely wrong. They should not have blocked my camera without permission. They should not have entered the building without permission,” Powers told Business Insider.
According to the shop owner who owns the Four One Three Salon in Pittsfield, the incident occurred after a Secret Service agent Surveillance camera The perpetrators were tracked down in front of their salon with tape, tampered with the lock and gained unauthorized access to their shop to use the restroom.
Based on available video footage, Powers said the people who entered the restroom were two people in emergency medical clothing, a person in a camouflaged police uniform and a person in a dark suit and white shirt who resembled a Secret Service agent and was standing guard at the entrance.
A Secret Service official insisted that his agents would not forcibly enter buildings in this manner.
However, the spokesman did not deny the allegation that an officer covered Powers’ camera with tape – an action that was recorded by the surveillance system – and appeared to make some sort of admission of guilt in a statement, the New York Post reported.
The show owner said the incident occurred on July 27, before Harris’ first major in-person fundraiser since President Biden dropped out of the presidential race, clearing the way for the vice president to win the Democratic nomination.
The salon behind the Colonial Theater served as the venue for Harris’ gathering. The owner mentioned that her salon had to close before the fundraiser due to chaotic security measures, the New York Post reported.
She said: “They’ve had a lot of people here again coming in and out and doing some bomb sweeps – they completely understand what they need to do given the nature of the situation,” she told the outlet.
“And at that point, my team felt like everything was a bit chaotic, and we just decided to close on Saturday,” she added.
Secret Service spokeswoman Melissa McKenzie said: “The Secret Service has since been in contact with the business owner involved. We value these business relationships highly and our personnel would not enter a business or direct our partners to enter such a business without the owner’s permission.”
“He told me that everything that was done was completely wrong. They should not have blocked my camera without permission. They should not have entered the building without permission,” Powers told Business Insider.
According to the shop owner who owns the Four One Three Salon in Pittsfield, the incident occurred after a Secret Service agent Surveillance camera The perpetrators were tracked down in front of their salon with tape, tampered with the lock and gained unauthorized access to their shop to use the restroom.
Based on available video footage, Powers said the people who entered the restroom were two people in emergency medical clothing, a person in a camouflaged police uniform and a person in a dark suit and white shirt who resembled a Secret Service agent and was standing guard at the entrance.
A Secret Service official insisted that his agents would not forcibly enter buildings in this manner.
However, the spokesman did not deny the allegation that an officer covered Powers’ camera with tape – an action that was recorded by the surveillance system – and appeared to make some sort of admission of guilt in a statement, the New York Post reported.
The show owner said the incident occurred on July 27, before Harris’ first major in-person fundraiser since President Biden dropped out of the presidential race, clearing the way for the vice president to win the Democratic nomination.
The salon behind the Colonial Theater served as the venue for Harris’ gathering. The owner mentioned that her salon had to close before the fundraiser due to chaotic security measures, the New York Post reported.
She said: “They’ve had a lot of people here again coming in and out and doing some bomb sweeps – they completely understand what they need to do given the nature of the situation,” she told the outlet.
“And at that point, my team felt like everything was a bit chaotic, and we just decided to close on Saturday,” she added.
