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Despite data saying otherwise, Kelowna, B.C. business owners say break and enters, thefts and property crime are through the roof.

Kelowna RCMP say they have identified individuals of interest and are continuing to investigate. Meanwhile, witnesses say they hope the incident is an isolated one.

At a news conference on Tuesday, RCMP said with Kelowna being a growing city with growing challenges, priorities have to be triaged.

The City of Kelowna plans to increase RCMP and bylaw patrols and is launching a program aimed at freeing up police officers, among others. But for some, it doesn’t go far enough.

BC Conservative MLA for Kelowna Centre, Kristina Loewen, spent several hours with officers between 7 and 10 p.m., a shift police described as relatively quiet.

The more than two-hour meeting, which brought together business owners, city officials, police, and provincial representatives, quickly revealed deep frustration in the room.

'It almost feels like until a kid gets seriously injured, it’s not going to get handled the way it should be,' said a concerned Kelowna mother.

“It’s sad. You don’t want to see people on the street,” Daniels said. “I’m not against helping people in poverty, but there are definitely more people.”

'It doesn’t take a lot of research to find out that nothing new is coming to the table,' said Todd Daniels, owner of Gallery Streetwear in downtown Kelowna.

'We need to be able to go home at night and sleep and feel comfortable,' said a Kelowna store owner after a break-in. His online video prompted a visit from the mayor.

There is no word from police on whether this incident has any connection to a recent cull of ostriches at a farm in Edgewood, where avian flu had been detected last December.

The man accused in a high-profile killing of his estranged wife has been sentenced in a separate case of choking and uttering threats in Kelowna, B.C.

Video shows the culprit approaching a specific shelf and taking four boxed pairs of men's orthopedic shoes before leaving the premises.

Have they engaged in threats? Has violence involved choking or strangulation? Have they discussed or attempted suicide?

Johnson said burning and fireworks complaints are common on Halloween but he added that the fire activity isn't only illegal--it's also dangerous.

“It’s a huge concern. I think in the last year we’ve had probably a dozen like this, two currently missing,” said Central Okanagan Search and Rescue.

Firearms, thousands of rounds of ammo, drugs, cash and gang vests were sized and several people charged during the probe into the One Order Motorcycle Club setting up in Edmonton.

Surveillance footage shows the two masked culprits scoping the clinic out for a few minutes before smashing the door with what appears to be a hammer.

Investigators say the suspects used a front-end loader and a pickup truck to forcibly remove the ATM deposit box from the building before fleeing with it.

Police in Kelowna have their hands full recently responding to property crime, business break-ins and thefts and violent assaults.