Police patrol oustide a house in West Kelowna where a man was arrested today.
(ADAM PROSKIW / iNFOnews.ca)
December 16, 2015 - 4:44 PM
WEST KELOWNA - RCMP had to use the emergency response team to arrest a prohibited driver in West Kelowna this afternoon.
The 37-year-old man was arrested after he fled from police in his vehicle, Kelowna RCMP say in a press release. Officers tried to stop the man a number of times.
West Kelowna RCMP then obtained an arrest warrant and with the help of the South East District emergency response team, arrested the man at a residence in the 1000 block of Caledonia Way.
Police say he was taken into custody without incident and faces charges of dangerous operation of a motor vehicle under the Criminal Code and two charges of driving while prohibited under the Motor Vehicle Act.
The unidentified man will be held in custody until a court appearance tomorrow, Dec. 17.
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