Vernon and North Okanagan

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The police incident happened in the 6900 block of Tronson Road.

It was a tense situation for members of the Vernon RCMP when they responded to a report of a domestic assault Monday morning around 9 a.m.

RCMP spokesperson Gord Molendyk says the first officer arrived on scene and noticed a man smashing the window of a car with a hammer; the 52-year-old suspect then turned and approached the officer in a “threatening manner.”

The officer feared for his safety and drew his side arm as the man continued to approach, before he turned and walked away.

A few minutes later the officer was able to approach the suspect a second time and used pepper spray until the man gave up. He was taken into custody and is facing numerous charges.