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Thai Fusion restaurant in West Kelowna vandalized 5 times

The owner of a Thai restaurant in West Kelowna, B.C. says he can't understand why vandals keep attacking his restaurant.

Latest attack at Thai Fusion left smashed windows and a message about owing money

The restaurant's windows were smashed but nothing was stolen. (Luke Sumpantarat/Thai Fusion)

The owner of a Thai restaurant in West Kelowna, B.C. is desperately trying to understand why vandals keep attacking his business. 

Thai Fusion has been vandalized five times since March 2015, with the most recent attack occurring late last month.

Surveillance video of Thai Fusion in Kelowna B.C.

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Window smashers hit this restaurant four times.

"Just sick of it, hope it stops. We'd like to not have to deal with it anymore," said Luke Sumpantarat, owner of Thai Fusion. 

"We don't have any enemies that we know of."

The windows were smashed at West Kelowna's Thai Fusion restaurant late last month, along with a message about owing money. (Luke Sumpantarat/Thai Fusion)

The most recent attack left the restaurant with smashed windows and a graffiti message about owing money, but Sumpantarat said his only loans are with his mother and the bank. 

"We work hard," he said, "We don't owe any money."

Security cameras have captured a masked man smashing the restaurant's windows on tape for the second time now — but nothing was stolen. Sumpantarat believes it is a different individual in each of the attacks.  Video tape from both incidents has been turned over to the RCMP, but no arrests have been made so far. 

The restaurant's windows were also smashed on October 26, 2015. (Luke Sumpantarat/Thai Fusion)

Despite the attacks, Sumpantarat won't be closing his restaurant's doors. 

"We're just going to keep going. We're just going to try and not let this discourage us in any way," he said. 

Side-by-side pictures show two windows smashed from an attack on October 16, 2015. (Luke Sumpantarat/Thai Fusion)
This picture was taken after the restaurant was attacked on August 11, 2015. (Luke Sumpantarat/Thai Fusion)