Victoria business installs bulletproof glass to combat break-ins – BC [Video]

A Victoria business says it is fed up with crime rates in the area and is taking extra steps to improve security.

The store 2:18 Run, Nike Victoria, located in Fairfield Village Shopping Centre, has installed bulletproof glass in its windows.

Owner Phil Nicolls, who has been in that location for a long time, said his windows have been broken several times over the last three or four years and thousands of dollars in merchandise stolen.

In January, he said someone broke in through the main door and stole some high-end Nike products.

“From there, that was when I started to make the first inquiries on this product called Riot Glass, which is known in the U.S. and in some of the bigger city centres,” Nicolls told Global News.

In September, he said he was broken into again and more product was stolen.

That’s when he decided to install Riot …