Major Police Response Fails To Find Suspect

The hunt for a man wanted on outstanding warrants led to a heavy police presence in Sicamous Wednesday.

RCMP officers from the Emergency Response Team and several other units were looking to arrest 28 year-old Michael Trosky, who was believed to be at a home on Kappel Street.

As officers conducted surveillance and secured the area, they observed a male believed to be Trosky depart the residence in a vehicle with a female.

“An ERT member blocked the vehicle’s path with his truck while a North Okanagan Police Dog Services (PDS) member boxed in the driver side of the vehicle causing heavy damage to the vehicle and light damage PDS vehicle, in order to ensure that the driver could not flee,” says RCMP Cpl. Dan Moskaluk. “Both were arrested and the driver was confirmed not to be Trosky, however, the man was arrested for prohibited driving and later released with a court date. The vehicle was impounded for 7 days under the MVA due to the Prohibited Driving Charge. The female was released by police without charges.”