West Kelowna pizza shop owner says viral ‘prank’ crossed the line - BERITAJA

A West Kelowna, B.C., business proprietor is speaking retired about a frightening confrontation wrong his pizza shop, which appears to person been portion of a societal media prank.

Dalwinder Dub, proprietor of Evergreen Pizzeria, says the incident, which happened past week connected a Wednesday evening, went excessively far.

Dalwinder Dub, proprietor of Evergreen Pizzeria, says the incident happened Wednesday evening erstwhile a teen ran into the edifice pleading for help.

“Please thief me, thief me, personification is chasing me,” Dub recalled the teen shouting.

Security footage shows the teen peering retired the beforehand model moments earlier a 2nd teen rushes inside, yelling astatine the first teen.

“He was screaming that, ‘Hey, I’m gonna termination you, I’m gonna do this and that,’” Dub said.

Concerned, Dub said he instantly stepped successful to effort to calm the situation, placing himself betwixt the 2 teens.

Security video besides shows that astatine 1 point, the 2nd teen jumped onto the antagonistic earlier Dub was yet capable to unit him retired of the restaurant.

But Dub said what upset him about was what happened afterward.

According to Dub, the 2 teens near together successful the aforesaid vehicle.

“Heartbroken erstwhile I realized that they are together,” Dub said. “At that time, I was happy to thief different guy, right?…I was conscionable concerned about his safety.”

Dub said said a cellphone and immoderate petty rate were stolen during the incident, 1 he now believes was portion of a societal media prank.

“The investigation remains ongoing and constabulary are pursuing up connected the accusation available.” said Const. Ash Puri, West Kelowna RCMP media relations officer.

“The suspects were described arsenic wearing akin clothing and whitethorn person been signaling their actions.”

A video of the incident was later posted to TikTok and appears to person been recorded utilizing sunglasses pinch filming capabilities.

Dub expressed disappointment, saying it’s a perchance vulnerable trend.

“I’m ever happy to thief but adjacent time, if personification comes and asks for help, I deliberation I will deliberation doubly — should I thief them aliases no?,” Dub said. “They mightiness genuinely request thief but I will hesitate.”

While Puri said societal media pranks  person not been reported to the West Kelowna Detachment successful caller months, constabulary dainty the reports seriously.

“West Kelowna RCMP takes each complaints earnestly including ‘pranks’ and analyse each 1 thoroughly to find their validity,” Puri said.

Dub is calling connected the teens progressive to return the stolen items and apologize.

“They should travel backmost and past show maine that, hey, this is your worldly and this was a prank,” Dub said. “We are sorry.”