Heavy police presence at Kelowna mall leads to an arrest

Kelowna RCMP are releasing few details about a sensitive investigation after officers with the heavily-armed Emergency Response Team made in arrest in Rutland this morning. Police arrested a person at approximately 10 a.m. today, Feb. 1, outside a business at the Plaza 33 strip mall in the 300 block of Highway 33, according to an RCMP news release. RCMP said one of the surrounding businesses, including a nearby financial institution, were involved in the incident and there's no concern for public safety. "The investigation is sensitive in nature, remains ongoing and with that no further details regarding what our officers are investigating will be provided at this time," the release read. RCMP promise to release more information to the public "as it becomes available." To contact a reporter for this story, email Gabrielle Adams mailto:gadams@infonews.ca  or call (438) 830-1211 or email the editor mailto:news@infonews.ca . You can also submit photos, videos or news tips to the newsroom mailto:tips@infonews.ca  and be entered to win a monthly prize draw. We welcome your comments and opinions on our stories but play nice. We won't censor or delete comments unless they contain off-topic statements or links, unnecessary vulgarity, false facts, spam or obviously fake profiles. If you have any concerns about what you see in comments, email the editor in the link above. SUBSCRIBE to our awesome newsletter here https://infotel.ca/newsletter .