A woman was caught on camera this week stealing an employee tip jar from a cannabis shop in downtown Penticton.
Mariana Wolff, the owner of Cannabis Cottage on 385 Martin Street, shared the footage on Facebook on Tuesday, Jan. 3, following the 害羞草研究所渋rritating害羞草研究所� incident that saw hundreds of dollars taken from behind the shop害羞草研究所檚 counter. The jar was filled with holiday tips meant to be shared with the store害羞草研究所檚 employees.
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The incident has not been reported to the RCMP.
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Other than the tip jar, the local business owner says everything else in the store can not be accessed without a key.
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Cannabis Cottage opened its doors in August 2019. Since then, Wolff says her store has not been the target of theft prior to Jan. 3.
In this instance, an estimated couple hundred of dollars in tips for employees was taken from behind the counter.
