UPDATE: 11:34 a.m.
A man is in custody after a 㽶Ƶֱpotential㽶Ƶֱ bomb was found outside a Brocklehurst home early Tuesday morning, police say.
Kamloops RCMP Cpl. Jodi Shelkie said 㽶Ƶֱa potential incendiary device㽶Ƶֱ was found on Cambridge Crescent at about 2 a.m. Police evacuated nearby homes and an RCMP bomb unit was called to the scene.
Shelkie said the device was 㽶Ƶֱsecured㽶Ƶֱ by the bomb unit and an explosives dog searched a nearby townhouse. A 38-year-old Keremeos man was arrested in the home and is being held for court.
His name has not been made public.
UPDATE:
At least five marked RCMP vehicles and a dog team were on-scene just before 9 a.m., and could be seen entering a townhouse on Cambridge Crescent.
A short time later, the police dog unit entered the residence.
A Kamloops This Week reporter is on scene and this story will be updated when more information becomes available.
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ORIGINAL:
Cambridge Crescent on Kamloops㽶Ƶֱ North Shore was closed as of 3:30 a.m. Tuesday due to a police incident.
RCMP Staff Sgt. Robert Daly said Mounties were on scene dealing with an 㽶Ƶֱunfolding police situation㽶Ƶֱ that required closure of the road near McArthur Island.
㽶ƵֱThis is an active investigation and subject to change,㽶Ƶֱ Daly said. 㽶ƵֱPolice are asking the public to stay out of the area at this time.㽶Ƶֱ
Police would not specify the nature of the incident.
More to come.