A local business is asking for the public’s assistance in tracking down a glasses thieving suspect.

On June 17, a man entered NuVue Optometry at 1950 Harvey Ave about 4:30 p.m.

Employee Shaylee says while the man was polite and friendly, his behaviour was odd.

“I was keeping an eye on him the whole time; he just seemed a little strange,” she said.

The man was looking at a display wall of glasses and appeared to take one from the wall and sneak it into his pants.

“I wasn’t sure he took something because I couldn’t tell from where I was standing, but one of the frames was missing from the wall when he turned around.”

Shaylee confronted the man who acted surprised and shocked by her allegations he had taken a pair of glasses.

“He said I could search him but then he started patting himself down a bit inappropriately,” she said. “He kept saying he didn’t have them, but I told him one was missing and it had to be somewhere. He said maybe it was on another shelf, but the other frames he pointed to were Ray Bans not the pair that was missing.”

Shaylee was working alone and decided it was best to ask the man to leave.

As it turns out, this thief was caught on video sneaking two pairs of glasses into a place no one needs to see.

Shaylee called police and started a file number.

The suspect is described as:

• 5-foot-9 inches tall
• thin build
• wearing a red shirt, dark coloured shorts and blue shoes

Anyone with any information is asked to call Kelowna RCMP.

Photo: Contributed