UPDATE: Police converge on downtown; suspect arrested

UPDATE Jan. 30

RCMP say one suspect was arrested after a bank robbery led to a large police presence in Kelowna’s downtown Wednesday.

A suspect entered the TD Canada Trust on Ellis Street around 1 p.m. and demanded cash, then fleeing with an undisclosed amount

Police say all available resources flooded the area to search for the suspect including frontline officers, the canine unit and a helicopter.

A 48-year-old Kelowna man was arrested and is facing potential charges.

“After a coordinated search, officers located the suspect a short time later in the area of Pandosy Street and Leon Avenue,” stated Corporal Jocelyn Noseworthy, spokesperson for the Kelowna RCMP. “He was arrested without further incident.”

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Jan. 29

Police have yet to release details on an incident in downtown Kelowna which media reports say was a bank robbery at the TD Canada Trust at Leon and Ellis.

A number of police officers have been in the area, along with a canine unit and a police helicopter in the air, apparently searching for suspects.

The bank has a notice on the door, saying it is temporarily closed.