Vape shop hopes clothing helps track down suspects in West Kelowna smash-and-grab - Okanagan - Global News
A vape shop in West Kelowna was the target of a smash-and-grab. The business hopes clothing worn by the suspects will help track them down.
Kelowna, British Columbia
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Request a Free Security AssessmentProGuard Security Products installs shatterproof RockGlass, RockScreen steel screens, armored doors, and SmokeCloak fog systems for businesses in Kelowna and across the Okanagan — downtown Bernard Avenue retail, Harvey Avenue strips, wineries, cannabis stores, and pharmacies from West Kelowna to Vernon and Penticton.
Kelowna's economy runs on looking good — a tourism downtown, patio streets, and storefronts that can't afford bars on the windows. That makes discreet protection matter more here than almost anywhere: our panels mount over existing glass and read as ordinary windows, not fortifications.
The Okanagan's mix of seasonal traffic and high-value retail — cannabis, liquor, jewellery, pharmacies — gives break-in crews predictable targets in the off-season when streets are quiet. Layered protection that works while nobody is around, from shatterproof glazing to fog that fills the room in seconds, fits how these businesses actually operate.
Local coverage of break-ins, robberies, and storefront crime near Kelowna — the kinds of incidents ProGuard's layered protection is built to stop.
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Every product is measured on site, manufactured for your opening, and installed by ProGuard crews — most storefronts are hardened in a single visit.
Shatterproof panels retrofitted over your existing windows — the storefront keeps its look, the glass stops hammers and bricks.
Woven stainless-steel screens that lock down doors and windows after hours without the fortress look of roll shutters.
Armored, multi-point-locking doors for entrances, key rooms, and back-of-house — with ballistic-rated options.
Fills the room with dense, harmless fog seconds after an alarm trips, so intruders can't see the inventory they came for.
Crash-rated bollards that stop ram-raids and vehicle strikes before they reach your storefront, kiosk, or ATM.
Impact-resistant cab glazing for machinery on job sites and remote yards exposed to vandalism and thrown rocks.
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Kelowna's housing mix — lakefront properties, vacation homes that sit empty for weeks, and retirement communities from West Kelowna to Lake Country — creates predictable targets in the off-season. A second home is only as secure as its weakest pane of glass. We retrofit shatterproof panels over existing windows and patio doors, install stainless-steel security screens that keep Okanagan summer airflow without the exposure, and fit security screen doors for entries you want open on hot evenings. Everything mounts to the existing frames, so the home's look doesn't change.
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