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Kelowna resident urging public to lock their vehicles

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A Kelowna resident is urging people to lock their vehicle doors after security camera footage caught a young man checking for unlocked vehicles – Apr 11, 2019

Lock your vehicle doors.

That’s the message a Kelowna resident is sending after security camera video captured a young male checking to see if two vehicles were unlocked.

Video footage shows the young man, seen wearing a backpack, walking between two SUVs. He tries opening the passenger door of one vehicle, then switches to the driver’s door on a white Kia.

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Unsuccessful, he then checks the rear driver’s side door on the Kia, then the rear passenger door on the other SUV.

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In an email to Global News, the resident said “I would like to make the public aware of a young male in Rutland checking vehicles. If they are unlocked he will steal valuables.”

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The resident added “on the morning of Sunday April 7th, I went out to my car to find papers had been strewn across the seat and my expensive dark glasses were stolen.”

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