Police on scene of high-risk call at Kamloops hotel

Police on scene of high-risk call at Kamloops hotel

The public is asked to avoid the area

Kamloops residents asked to avoid 10th Street due to large police presence

The RCMP’s Southeast District Emergency Response Team is currently responding to an incident happening on the North Shore. Kamloops residents may notice a large police presence in the 1100-block of 10th Street Wednesday afternoon. Police are asking people to avoid the area until the area is cleared. No other details have been provided by the RCMP at this time. “The detachment thanks the community for its patience and understanding,” police said.…

Heavily-armed RCMP officers respond to firearm report at Kamloops hotel

There was a heavy police presence at a hotel on Columbia Street in Kamloops this afternoon. Several frontline officers and members of the Southeast District Emergency Response Team were called at around 3 p.m., April 29, to a report about someone in a mental health crisis armed with a gun, according to an RCMP media release. “Members of the (Southeast District Emergency Response Team) were fortunately nearby and were able to quickly deploy to …