Caught on Cam: Bagged Burglar Smashes Into Salon

A man draped in plastic bags to conceal his identity was caught on camera smashing through a downtown salon's glass front door to burglarize it.

Surveillance video shows the masked intruder as he throws a metal object through the door to the Luxe Lounge and Spa off Market Street.

Within seconds, he is seen at the reception desk, grabbing papers and the Apple computer monitor. The salon’s owner says the burglar also got away with one of their iPads, getting in and out within about 60 seconds.

The suspect was wearing black trash bags over his clothes and had light-colored clothes over his face.

Manager Klaudia Szestowicka, whose mother owns the salon, told NBC 7 it will be hard to identify the bagged burglar because “most of his face is covered. You can see his eyes; you can tell he has a shaved head. That’s pretty much it. Most the rest of him is covered.”

She said they got a call from police at 2 a.m. Thursday and came to the Gaslamp District business to find shattered glass everywhere.

Toward the end of the video, another man is seen walking by the store as the intruder takes off. Szestowicka and her mother are hoping someone saw something that will give them a clue as to whom the suspect is.

In the meantime, they spent the day cleaning, working with police and dealing with insurance issues.

“Obviously there’s a little bit of anger. We wish it didn’t happen, of course,” said Szestowicka. “It’s not going to stop us. We’re still going to stay in business. We’re open today.”

They will be doing some reorganizing to ensure valuables like computers and other possessions cannot easily be seen from the street.

The salon does not have an alarm, but Szestowicka said getting one installed is now their top priority, after they get a new front door.

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