Police dog apprehends armed suspect in Kelowna

A suspect threatening employees with a knife at a Kelowna business earlier this week was apprehended by a police dog.

Police were called to a business in the 2000-block of Enterprise Way in Kelowna at around 7 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 26, after two employees had confronted a man for stealing items from a truck, according to an RCMP media release.

The man threatened the employees with a knife and took off on foot.

Police service dog Jak, along with his handler and other officers, searched the area.

The suspect was apprehended without incident, RCMP said. Along with the knife, the suspect had a loaded handgun.

“Thankfully no one was injured during this incident,” Kelowna RCMP media relations officer Cpl. Tammy Lobb said in the release. “We appreciate that the employees called us immediately and our officers were able to respond and safely take the suspect into custody as incidents such as this can be unpredictable.”

Kole Charlton, 29, was remanded into custody and numerous charges will be recommended including theft under $5,000, assault with a weapon, numerous possession charges, failure to comply with a probation order and failure to comply with a release order, RCMP said.

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