Large police response

Photo: John K. White

An altercation between two people over a piece of personal property prompted a large police response in Vernon Wednesday.

Vernon RCMP Const. Kelly Brett said on July 17, just before 3 p.m., frontline officers rushed to the 4300 block of 32nd Avenue for a report of a disturbance in progress followed by what witnesses said was a male threatening someone with a knife.

Multiple police units converged on the parking lot near the Interior Savings Credit Union as officers determined if weapons were present and to sort out who was involved in the incident.

“Police learned that the individuals entered into an altercation after a female was accused of going through property that was being stored behind a garbage bin,” said Brett. “Through further investigation and a search of the immediate area, officers located a small BB gun and two knives, allegedly belonging to a man involved in the disturbance.”

A 34-year-old Vernon man is now facing possible charges of uttering threats and possession of a weapon.

A 38-year-old Kelowna woman is also facing possible charges of theft and possession of a controlled substance.

Both were released from custody to appear on future court dates.
No one was injured as a result of the altercation.