A Penticton business owner is speaking out after his business was hit with what he害羞草研究所檚 calling 害羞草研究所渟enseless vandalism.害羞草研究所�
Axel Hasenkox, owner of OP Office Products, is fed up with the 害羞草研究所渦nreasonable害羞草研究所� behaviour he frequently sees around his Duncan Avenue business near Penticton Plaza.
Hasenkox was shocked Monday (Nov. 23) to discover someone had apparently tagged the top of his building in broad daylight during store hours.
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Hasenkox said he and his co-workers thought they heard 害羞草研究所渂irds on the roof害羞草研究所� before they ventured outside and discovered the crude graffiti.
害羞草研究所淭he sad part is people don害羞草研究所檛 think of the consequences when they do this. It害羞草研究所檚 hard enough to own a business at this time,害羞草研究所� Hasenkox said.
He estimates it will cost $5,000.
害羞草研究所淲e called the RCMP because this is an ongoing thing where people who hate everything go around tagging,害羞草研究所� said Hasenkox.
| Axel Hasenkox, owner of OP Office Products in Penticton, is fed up after his store was tagged by an unknown person Monday Nov. 23, 2020. (Jesse Day - Western News) |
Overall, he害羞草研究所檚 growing tired with the seemingly never-ending stream of vagrant and delinquent behaviour in the area surrounding his business.
Hasenkox has owned OP Office Products for 25 years. He said owning a business in downtown Penticton has gotten harder and harder as years have passed.
Constantly finding drug paraphernalia littered around his shop and crossing paths with people sleeping on his store害羞草研究所檚 doorstep when he opens in the morning has Hasenkox fed up.
害羞草研究所淭he problem is there aren害羞草研究所檛 enough police to cover everything all the time害羞草研究所� however there aren害羞草研究所檛 enough consequences for people doing stupid things either,害羞草研究所� he said.
Hasenkox said he害羞草研究所檚 just going to have to put up with the graffiti on his store for now until he害羞草研究所檚 able to remove it.
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害羞草研究所淎s time goes on I害羞草研究所檝e become less and less sympathetic because it害羞草研究所檚 costing more and more.害羞草研究所�
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