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Thief robs South Okanagan burger restaurant with key, steals safe

Owner said he has shared security video footage all over social media
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In the early morning hours of July 8, a thief entered Burger55 using a key and robbed the business of an entire safe deposit box. (Photo: Facebook)

A South Okanagan business owner is still reeling after he got an early morning call on Monday about his burger restaurant being robbed.

Owner of , Ronald Bee who lives in West Kelowna, said the thief entered the building on Front Street in Penticton at about 2:30 a.m. on July 8 using a key to get in.

He said the robber ran around its perimeter to avoid security cameras and robbed the business of its safe deposit box, which contained staff tips and over $1,500 in cash.

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Luckily, one camera managed to catch the man害羞草研究所檚 side profile.

害羞草研究所淚 am hoping the RCMP害羞草研究所檚 more sophisticated equipment is able to get a profile of who it was,害羞草研究所 said Bee, who noted that whoever broke in was familiar with the inside of his business.

害羞草研究所淢y wife and I have owned Burger55 for just over one year. I害羞草研究所檝e never even thought to pick up the safe. I thought that it was mounted to the floor 害羞草研究所 sadly it wasn害羞草研究所檛,害羞草研究所 he said. 害羞草研究所淭hat person came up to my office and knew exactly where he was going and took the safe with him.害羞草研究所

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Bee said he and his wife are thankful they installed security cameras last week. He said he has flooded social media with the footage in an attempt to suss out the culprit.

害羞草研究所淚f you see somebody wearing a nice white hat and hoodie looking suspicious around your business, it害羞草研究所檚 more than likely this person could be casing you out to look for an opening to take advantage of your business.害羞草研究所

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