UPDATE: Police arrest five people after two home invasions

UPDATE: 4:15 p.m.

Three men are in custody following two home invasions in Kelowna this morning.

Police say it started when three armed men broke into a home in the 800 block of Harvey Avenue around 5 a.m. and assaulted two residents, causing minor injuries, with a second nearby home also broken into.

“Although there were occupants inside that residence, no one was injured,” said Cpl. Tammy Lobb.

Heavily-armed police officers took the suspects into custody.

“The Kelowna RCMP with the assistance of the Southeast District Emergency Response Team, located the suspects involved. Three men and two women were arrested without incident. The men are currently in police custody pending further investigation and the women have been released without charges at this time,” Lobb added.

Lobb said it was not a random incident and all parties are known to one another, with witnesses indicated it was drug related.

The investigation is ongoing and is being led by the Kelowna RCMP General Investigative Section – Robbery Unit. Anyone with any information on or who may have witnessed this incident is asked to contact the Robbery Unit at 250-762-3300 or remain completely anonymous by calling Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 or by leaving a tip online at www.crimestoppers.net

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Police surround home and arrest home invasion suspects
Nov 9, 2021 | 1:40 PM

Numerous RCMP officers had their guns drawn in Kelowna this morning after a report of a home invasion.

One witness said a man entered three homes in the 800 block of Harvey Avenue (Highway 97) while brandishing a shotgun in what may have been drug-related.

Police say they responded to a home invasion at a residence at 5:08 this morning.

“Frontline officers from the Kelowna RCMP, along with the RCMP Southeast District Emergency Response Team established a perimeter around the residence and asked the public to avoid the area. There is no threat to the public at this time,” said Cpl. Tammy Lobb.

Heavily-armed Mounties including snipers, surrounded a home and demanded the suspects exit and surrender.

Our affiliate, Kelowna10, said one man walked down a driveway and was placed in a police vehicle and officers entered the home and removed another person.

Harvey Avenue at Richter and Ethel Street reopened just after 9:00 a.m.