Image: Jessica Rosamond, used with permission / Multiple Emergency Response Team personnel have converged on a home in Promontory Friday night. As of 8:55 p.m., the incident has yet to be resolved, according to a Promontory resident who resides close to the incident.

By Mike Vanden Bosch

Police incident

Update: Man apprehended by police Friday night in Chilliwack had outstanding warrants

Feb 7, 2025 | 9:04 PM

UPDATE 9:55 A.M. MONDAY: A spokesperson for the Chilliwack RCMP says a man who was apprehended under the Mental Health Act following a police incident Friday night in Chilliwack had outstanding warrants.

According to a statement from Upper Fraser Valley RCMP spokesperson Corporal Teresa Parsons, Chilliwack RCMP members responded to a check well-being for a man living alone Friday night. Police say attempts to speak with the man were unsuccessful. Due to a concern for his safety and that of the public and police officers responding, the Lower Mainland Integrated Emergency Response Team was called out to assist.

Police say neighbours in the area were asked to remain in their homes during the incident. After a short negotiation, the man exited the home and was apprehended under the Mental Health Act. No one was injured in the incident.

The man had outstanding warrants for his arrest at the time and is being held in custody.

CHILLIWACK — Multiple police vehicles and officers assigned to the Lower Mainland Integrated Emergency Response Team have converged on Promontory Friday night (Feb. 7) in Chilliwack.

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According to multiple witness descriptions on social media, Fraser Valley residents reported seeing at least 10-plus police vehicles heading toward Chilliwack on Highway 1.

Police are in the vicinity of a Promontory-area home.

Promontory and Sylvan has been closed due to the unfolding police incident.

Southbound Promontory Road is being blocked at Teskey Way. Northbound motorists can still drive through the area as of 8:35 p.m.

Image: Mike Vanden Bosch / Pattison Media / A police vehicle obstructs traffic in one direction Friday night at the intersection of Promontory Road and Teskey Way.

Jessica Rosamond, a Promontory-area resident, told Fraser Valley Today Friday night via Facebook Messenger she witnessed ERT officers walking on foot with their weapons in tow, some of whom had infrared helmets. Police dogs are also present.

ERT officers were reportedly on their laptops at one point, Rosamond said.

Image: Jessica Rosamond, used with permission / ERT officers have been deployed to Chilliwack Friday night for an incident in Promontory.

At 8:47 p.m., Rosamond ordered an individual or individuals inside a home to come to the front door and follow instructions from police.

At 8:53 p.m., Rosamond said she heard clanking and barking emanating from the home in question. The subject or subjects wanted by police have yet to come out of the home as of 8:53 p.m.

Nearby witnesses in Promontory have reported hearing flash bangs during the unfolding incident. More gear has been brought out by police as of 9:14 p.m., and police are reportedly negotiating with an individual named “Graham,” according to Rosamond, who lives about a block from the incident. She said she can hear police loud and clear.

“Police are saying, ‘What are you doing, Graham? We can work this out, come out of your front door,'” Rosamond told Fraser Valley Today at 9:16 p.m.

A formal negotiator has reportedly arrived on scene at 9:35 p.m., Rosamond believes.

Rosamond shared a picture with Fraser Valley Today at approximately 9:55 p.m. showing ERT personnel walking away from the scene toward their vehicles.

“It’s all wrapped up; they are leaving,” Rosamond said.