Dangerous offender arrested while ‘passed out’ in vehicle

A man considered a violent and dangerous offender was caught napping by police in the Okanagan .

Just before noon today (Feb. 9), West Kelowna RCMP received a report of two people who appeared to be passed out in a vehicle in Peachland.

An officer responded to the scene and recognized the man in the driver’s seat as 35-year-old John Michael Aronson.

Police say Aronson had been on the run for several days after cutting off his monitoring device while under court order to live at a halfway house in Surrey, B.C.

Aronson, who is well known to police, and his female passenger, were arrested and are being held in Kelowna cells awaiting court appearances.

“The officer along with a member of the public who made the initial report, took a very dangerous individual off our streets and for that we are extremely grateful,” Const. Mike Della-Paolera, media relations officer, said.