One in custody after heavy Kamloops police response

A heavy police response was prompted by a mental health crisis in downtown Kamloops on Monday. The Kamloops RCMP mental health crisis unit, multiple officers armed with rifles wearing green uniforms, and several other patrol officers were at the scene around noon, April 8. An officer at the scene and a witness would only say it was a mental health call that prompted the police response. One man was taken into custody at the townhouses at 423 1 Ave. Two ambulances arrived at the scene shortly before police cleared out, but it didn't appear that anyone left with paramedics.  Kamloops RCMP detachment spokesperson Cpl. Crystal Evelyn did not immediately respond to questions from iNFOnews.ca. To contact a reporter for this story, email Levi Landry mailto:llandry@infonews.ca  or call 250-819-3723 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 .