CLOVIS, Calif. ( KSEE/KGPE ) – After getting his tattoo shop broken into, the owner of High Sierra Tattoo in Clovis has an important message to the community about safety.
Joshua Ray Farmer with the High Sierra Tattoo says he was in the gym when he got the news that the tattoo shop was broken into. He says his biggest fear was for the gear to be gone and for artist supplies to be messed with as that would make it difficult for them to provide for their families.
“When I got the news that we got broken into, my first thought was ‘Man if our gear is gone and we can’t make money, it’s our livelihood, if the girls’ stuff is messed with’ you know, I have a couple of female artists here, and they are raising their families too and they are working hard like me and everybody else,” said Joshua. “For that to be messed with, that’s what we need the most. Just our ability to provide for families.”
While the suspect did not take the gear, he believed it was obvious that he had an agenda. Joshua says the suspect was not looking around and searching, but that he just went and got what he wanted. The suspect not only took money but also tattoo machines with nostalgic value that he had been using for a long time.