59 Kelowna bus shelters hit by vandals

Fifty-nine Kelowna transit shelters have been vandalized, costing the city at least $50,000 in replacement costs.

During an incident on Rutland Road in the late evening of Jan. 22, RCMP said a witness reported an old model blue Nissan/Datsun or Toyota car driving slowly past a bus shelter.

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“The witness then heard what sounded like a high-powered air gun being fired, and the glass in the bus shelter just shattered,” RCMP said in a press release.

The investigation into this incident is ongoing.

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“In addition to denying transit users some protection from our winter weather, these incidents of vandalism have cost the taxpayers of Kelowna at least $50,000, just to replace the glass alone,” transit service co-ordinator Mike Kittmer of the City of Kelowna said.

Anyone who may have information on these incidents of vandalism is urged to contact the Kelowna RCMP at 250-762-3300 or remain anonymous by calling Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477, or by leaving a tip online.