A building was evacuated in Penticton on the weekend after a man started throwing “large items” off his balcony.
Police said the man was “damaging property below” and displaying “increasingly violent behaviour” during the stand-off on Sunday, which they were called to at about 5:30 pm.
After attempts to calm the man down failed, police evacuated the building (the location of which has not been revealed).
“After our officers exhausted all de-escalation attempts, and with the risk to the man and the public remaining high, the [Emergency Response Team] deployed a less-lethal intervention option,” said Cst. James Grandy.
“Before the man was able to be arrested, he jumped off his balcony where officers below were safely able to apprehend him. He suffered only minor injuries, and no one else was hurt.”
The 44-year-old man now faces charges of mischief and uttering threats.
