A Henderson barbershop known for giving free haircuts to children with autism and other special needs every Tuesday is still cutting hair despite losing roughly $30,000 in clippers, trimmers and other equipment to a burglar who struck in September. Surveillance video captured the break-in at 101 Barbershop on Sept. 12, with owner Stacie Skillman saying the theft took less than two minutes.
According to KSNV, the footage shows a person entering the business and taking equipment directly from barber stations, making off with clippers, trimmers, edgers, electronics and other gear used during the shop’s weekly free haircut appointments. Skillman is now offering a $2,500 reward for information leading to the burglar’s identification, and she’s asking anyone who recognizes the person in the surveillance footage, notices suspicious activity, or hears of someone trying to sell a large quantity of barber equipment to come forward.
For Skillman, the loss cuts deeper than dollars. Some of the stolen tools had been owned by the same barbers since the shop opened in September 2022, and she told the station the items carried sentimental value for staff who have worked in the industry for years — some for as long as two decades. The burglary upset her, she said, because her team had worked hard to build a safe space for children and families.
A Shop Built Around One Mother’s Search for Patience
Skillman opened 101 Barbershop because finding a comfortable place for her nonverbal son, who is on the autism spectrum, to get a haircut had been difficult. That personal struggle shaped the shop’s entire approach to clients with sensory sensitivities, and it’s the same story Skillman told fox5vegas.com when the outlet profiled the shop in 2023, noting she was inspired by her son Jordan to open the Henderson business on Horizon Drive and Horizon Ridge Parkway…