Photo: Nicholas Johansen

An unmarked RCMP SUV was parked in the driveway of 3218 Boucherie Road on Saturday morning.

UPDATE: 10:40

Police are at the scene of the overnight incident on Boucherie Road on Saturday morning.

Two RCMP cruisers are parked in the driveways of 3212 and 3218 Boucherie Road, and yellow police tape surrounds the front yard of 3218 Boucherie following what police described only as a “police incident.”

Boucherie Road was closed between Montigni and Sunnyside roads from 11:45 p.m. Friday until 4 a.m. Saturday as officers “evaluated the scene,” according to Sgt. Judith Bertrand of Kelowna RCMP.

Police have not yet released any further information about the incident.

One resident said police officers were combing the neighborhood with police dogs throughout the night.

A vehicle was also set on fire overnight near a mobile home park on Lenz Road, north of Highway 97 in West Kelowna. The fire occurred around midnight, shortly after the police incident in Boucherie, but police did not say whether the two incidents were related.

Photo: “Victoria Shaw”

A vehicle burned near a mobile home park on Lenz Road around midnight.

ORIGINAL: 06:25

A portion of Boucherie Road in West Kelowna was closed overnight due to a police incident, but few details are known about what happened.

In a press release issued just after 2 a.m. Saturday morning, Sgt. Kelowna RCMP’s Judith Bertrand said the incident started around 11:45 p.m. Friday night in the 3200 block of Boucherie Road.

As a result, Boucherie Road between Montigni and Sunnyside roads was closed until 4 a.m.

Sergeant. Bertrand asked all pedestrians and drivers to avoid the area while investigators examine the scene.

The resident said police officers were scouring the neighborhood with police dogs.

Boucherie Road is now reopened to traffic. Castanet will update this story as more information becomes available.