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Dozens of police take down man by Kelowna General Hospital

RCMP swarmed the area about 4 p.m. Thursday
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RCMP cruiser drives through an alley near Rose Avenue. Phil McLachlan, 91ÂãÁÄÊÓƵ.

RCMP swarmed the area around Kelowna General Hosptial, Thursday afternoon.

According to a witness, half a dozen police cars descended on Rose Avenue and Pandosy Street, about 4 p.m.

Officers were reportedly 91ÂãÁÄÊÓƵ˜hiding behind their patrol car doors91ÂãÁÄÊÓƵ™ and had their guns drawn pointed at a man who was standing on the northeast corner of the sidewalk.

The man allegedly got down on the ground, laid on his stomach and was arrested without incident.

It91ÂãÁÄÊÓƵ™s unclear why the man was arrested. The witnesses told the Capital News he did not see a weapon or anything notable about the man.

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