Image: Contributed / Chilliwack RCMP block Berkeley Avenue during a police incident Monday night.

By Mike Vanden Bosch

Police incident

Police detain 1 after incident Monday night on Berkeley Ave. in Chilliwack

Dec 17, 2024 | 9:35 AM

CHILLIWACK — A heavy police presence filled a neighbourhood west of Young Road Monday night in Chilliwack, resulting in the detention or arrest of one man.

According to a Chilliwack resident who witnessed some of the police activities, at least 10 police units, possibly more, were deployed to the 45700 block of Berkeley Avenue some time after 7 p.m. Monday night. Berkeley Avenue is located west of Young Road, just south of Hope Slough and southwest of Minter Country Garden.

Image: Google Maps / Berkeley Avenue in Chilliwack.

RCMP blocked the road during the incident. B.C. Ambulance Service and Chilliwack Fire Department personnel also attended.

One neighbour said a man had barricaded himself in a property on Berkeley Avenue after being allegedly chased by police. Flash bangs were utilized by police as well as a drone, one witness said. Police reportedly told the suspect to get out of the RV in which he was hiding.

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Image: Contributed / Police vehicles surround a Chilliwack home during an incident Monday night.

These witness descriptions have not been authenticated or verified by Chilliwack RCMP personnel.

A male suspect was taken into custody at approximately 9:09 p.m., one witness said, citing video that was sent to Fraser Valley Today. Paramedics were observed holding a towel while the suspect changed some of his clothes in the aftermath of the police incident.

Some police began leaving the area at about 9:15 p.m. once the man was in custody.

Fraser Valley Today has contacted the Chilliwack RCMP detachment for comment on Monday night’s incident.