By Veronica Beltran

wanted man arrested

Wanted man arrested after hiding out in local residence

Sep 18, 2019 | 5:07 AM

PRINCE GEORGE – UPDATE: A wanted man was arrested after RCMP surrounded a home Tuesday, Sept 17th.

At around 3 PM officers received information that an adult male was hiding out inside a residence on the 1900 block of Spruce St. Police evacuated neighbouring residences and the street was closed off to traffic.

39-year-old, Eric West surrendered to police at around 5:30 PM. West was wanted for extortion, attempted kidnapping, assault with a weapon, assault causing bodily harm and possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose.

EARLIER:Police have surrounded a residence on the 1800 block of Spruce Street near the downtown.

According to witnesses on scene, multiple officers have their guns aimed at what neighbours are calling a “problem residence.”

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No word yet from RCMP on who’s involved or who is in the home.

We’ll update this story as soon as more information becomes available.

In the meantime, police have closed the 1800 block of Spruce Street.