Joyriding pair in custody

UPDATE: Sept. 22

Monday's police incident in Westwold involved a stolen vehicle from Summerland, according to Const. Jocelyn Noseworthy of the North Okanagan RCMP.

The RCMP received a report of a vehicle driving recklessly on Crown land about 12:30 p.m. The vehicle's licence plate matched that of a stolen pickup from Summerland, so a police helicopter and multiple officers were called to the scene.

"Members actually deployed spike belts on the vehicle, it punctured the rear two tires and then the members ... blocked off the road in both directions around the vehicle," said Noseworthy.

The stolen vehicle drove off the road and rolled. 

"Because of the way they were driving, and the danger to the public, the members actually did take out their service pistols as well as some of their other weaponry," she said. 

A 30-year-old man and a 34-year-old woman were taken from the vehicle and arrested. The pair is known to police, but Noseworthy did not have details about their prior run-ins. They were uninjured.

The pair remains in custody, and charges have not yet been laid. The investigation is ongoing.

ORIGINAL: Sept. 21

An overturned white pickup near Westwold had RCMP members reportedly drawing their weapons with a police helicopter circling overhead.

The incident happened at approximately 3:30 p.m. Monday. A witness on the scene reported an upside down pickup on the side of Highway 97, with items from inside the vehicle thrown all around it.

A witness said he saw an officer pointing a shotgun at the truck and yelling at an occupant to get out.

Several RCMP vehicles blocked the road, and a police helicopter was reportedly circling low above the highway.

The witness said there were approximately nine police cars on the scene.

RCMP could not be reached to comment on the nature of the incident.