Alanna Kelly

UPDATE: 5 p.m.

A Kelowna store owner is telling two suspects to man up and turn themselves in after robbing her store and locking employees in a bathroom.

Wild Kingdom, an adult shop, located on Lawrence Avenue was robbed at gunpoint just before 8 p.m. on Monday.

Kim Williams, CEO of Wild Kingdom an adult store, said her employees have been terrorized.

“Take the money, take what ever you want, but don’t harm my staff,” she said. “These guys came in and terrorized my staff members. This is something that is going to stick with them for the rest of their life.”

The two females were zip tied with their hands behind their backs and put into the bathroom. The door was tied shut.

During this time the males went through the store collecting very specific items in the store.

Sex toys and an undisclosed amount of cash was stolen.

Williams believes a woman who came to the store on Sunday has something to do with the robbery.

“I do feel there was someone who came in on the Sunday who came in to case the place out,” she said. “There was questionable questions asked of my staff.”

The woman asked the employees if they were alone and if the owner was in the store.

Panic alarms and security cameras have been installed in the store to protect employees.

“I’ve put a lot of money into our security system,” she said. “I have spared no money, I have camera, panic buttons, everything in place for the safety of my staff members.”

The employees are resting on Tuesday and do not have any serious injuries.

“We are a very strong group of women, we are not going to let a couple of punks take us down.”

Williams said the men should turn themselves in.

“Man up, because it is only a coward that does that to a woman,” she said.

ORIGINAL: noon

An armed robbery was committed at an adult sensual shop in Kelowna by two men who covered their faces with balaclavas.

RCMP were alerted to the robbery committed at Wild Kingdom on Lawrence Avenue Monday night at 7:38 p.m.

Two men, one carrying a firearm, broke into the store and demanded cash from the two employees on site.

“Once inside the suspects proceeded to retrieve the employee’s cellular phones, physically restrain them and secure them in a back room,” said Cpl. Jesse O’Donaghey.

The suspects fled from the store with a selection of adult sex toys and an undisclosed amount of cash.

The females were able to break free and call 911.

“Both female victims sustained minor injuries related to being physically restrained,” said Cpl. O’Donaghey.

No customers were inside the store at the time of the robbery.

RCMP set up a search area and Police Service Dog was called to the scene to assist in a search but could not find the suspects.

Both suspects were described to police as Caucasian males, in their late 20’s or early 30’s, five-foot-10, slim build.

Each of them was wearing a pair of gloves with their faces covered by a balaclava.

One of the males, who reportedly had green eyes, wore a grey hoodie and a pair of jeans. While the other wore a black hoodie and a dark coloured pair of pants.

Businesses in the surrounding area are asked to review surveillance footage.

Anyone with information is being asked to contact RCMP.