A West Kelowna, B.C., hair salon is cleansing up after a pricey in a single day break-in that left employees surprised and cabinets practically naked.
When workers arrived at New Picture Hair Salon on Gossett Street Wednesday morning, they found the enterprise had been ransacked — hair merchandise stolen in bulk, and glass scattered throughout the ground.
“It was a shock,” stated co-owner Sydney Koran. “I used to be at house preparing for work, and impulsively I received six texts from my mother and sister.”
The thieves bypassed costly styling instruments and went straight for the salon’s stock {of professional} hair merchandise.
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“Some shampoo litres are $150. Even the small bottles may be $48. If you add all of it up, it’s in all probability over $10,000 value of product gone,” she stated.
Koran and her workforce say it’s a painful loss — particularly since they’ve spent years investing of their stock.
“We bought every thing ourselves. You construct up your stock over time. It’s lots to lose without delay, and even tougher to replenish,” she stated.
The salon has operated from the identical location for over 30 years, and this marks the primary main theft they’ve skilled. However for neighbouring companies, it’s develop into a troubling sample.
Tom Nguyen, who runs LD Nails subsequent door, says crime within the space has worsened.
“I don’t know what occurred. Westbank is in a extremely dangerous time proper now. Cops ought to be round extra,” he stated.
Nguyen says his salon has been damaged into a number of instances in recent times, often via a facet door. “They get inside and switch all of the cameras off,” he stated.
Again at New Picture, it’s enterprise as typical as employees do their greatest to maneuver ahead whereas an RCMP investigation is underway.
“I believe our workforce is fantastic, and all of us dealt with this nice,” stated Koran.
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