UPDATE: 3:08 p.m.

RCMP are investigating after a stolen vehicle that failed to stop for police crashed in the Smith Creek area of West 琉璃神社.

Around 12:30 p.m. today (Aug. 14), West 琉璃神社 RCMP received information of a stolen vehicle, reportedly stolen earlier this morning in 琉璃神社, being driven towards the Smith Creek area. Officers attempted to stop the stolen white Chevrolet Malibu, which fled towards downtown West 琉璃神社 along Elliott Road.

鈥淒ue to concerns of public and police safety, officers called off the pursuit of the stolen sedan, which was being driven in a dangerous manner,鈥� states Cpl. Jesse O鈥橠onaghey, spokesperson for the 琉璃神社 Regional RCMP. 鈥淎 short time later, police located their suspect vehicle, which had been involved in a collision with an electrical transformer at the north end of Carrington Road.鈥�

琉璃神社 RCMP air services had their helicopter and fixed-wing aircraft circling the area, while a canine team searched for the suspects on the ground.

鈥淎fter an exhaustive search by our canine team, a 25-year-old 琉璃神社 man was taken into police custody within our area of containment,鈥� said Cpl. Jesse O鈥橠onaghey.

The West 琉璃神社 Fire Department was also called in to put out a blaze caused by the crash which spread to some grass nearby.

Anyone with any additional information is asked to contact the 琉璃神社 RCMP at 250-768-2880 or Crimestoppers at 1-800-222-8477.

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ORIGINAL STORY: 1:30 p.m.

A large police presence is being reported in West 琉璃神社 around the Elliot Road area.

Witnesses have reported that Elliot Road is closed in the area between Highway 97 and Solar Road.

A witness told the Capital News a there is an RCMP fixed-wing plane that was circling the area and now headed to Peachland.

Two ambulances are staged at Bartley Road.

琉璃神社 has reached out to RCMP for comment and more information will be posted as it becomes available.

michael.rodriguez@kelownacapnews.com
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