Case Closed: After 14 years, stolen barbershop pole is returned to owner
HARTSELLE, Ala. (WHNT) — If you’ve ever been to Van’s Barber Shop in downtown Hartselle, you know it’s a very eccentric and well-decorated spot.
You may also know that back in 2010, the outside barbershop pole was stolen.
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Owner Van Stisher didn’t know who took it or where it was, and after over a decade, hope was seemingly lost. That was until a few weeks ago when a customer told her that he knew where it was and was going to get it back.
“What?” said Stisher, “He said I know where it is and I know who got it and I’m going to get it back for ya.”
On Tuesday, the pole was returned to her.
“My heart was beating like a hundred miles an hour over a barber pole really but I told him I don’t really know what to say thank you is just not enough it really means the world to me,” said Stisher.
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The pole had been a part of the shop well before Stisher took over ownership over 20 years ago, so to her it’s more than just a pole; it’s Hartselle’s history.
“I don’t know what to say…I mean it’s crazy something like that meant so much to me,” said Stisher.
“It’s been passed on and passed on and I got the honor of carrying on this barbershop you know,” she added.
Stisher also plans to add the pole to her wall of decorations and memorabilia inside her barbershop.
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