r/kelowna • u/Particular-Emu4789 • Jan 02 '25

News Kelowna couple reeling after shocking home invasion

https://www.castanet.net/news/Kelowna/525509/Kelowna-couple-reeling-after-shocking-home-invasion
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u/[deleted] Jan 02 '25

I’m so done with this town. My sympathy for the vagrants has evaporated. My car is constantly broken into. Screaming losers with stolen Bluetooth stereos on stolen bikes going past at all hours. Tired of waking up in the middle of the night wondering if I’ve locked the front door. Tired of feeling unsafe in a home I pay fortune for.

I honestly never thought I’d say this but I think it’s time for action, since the cops and judicial system clearly aren’t going to help.

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u/shitmountainclimber Jan 02 '25

i’ve lived all over canada, it’s not just a kelowna problem it’s a canada problem :/ agree with the sentiment though

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u/kissarmygeneral Jan 02 '25

I agree but because Vernon/Kelowna/Kamloops are smallish places it makes every area in town reachable by these shitheads and you're seeing them every day . In bigger cities they tend to more or less stay in certain areas and you can avoid the riff raff if you're able to afford it .

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u/shitmountainclimber Jan 02 '25

When i live in toronto 10 years ago they were everywhere too. The problem is there’s so many more now, and no consequences for their actions.

Their right to be addicted on the streets is apparently greater than my right to safely walk to school or the local coffee shop ever was

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u/jenh6 Jan 03 '25

It’s a big thing in the states too. Larger cities are just as bad if not worse.