Vernon RCMP responded to calls of a man aggressively attempting to break into a parked vehicle early Monday morning.

Upon arrival, officers discovered the man beating a vehicle's window with a lacrosse stick around 4:30 am in the 4900 block of Heritage Drive.

The 29-year-old Vernon resident then allegedly began pacing behind the vehicles armed with a knife as officers attempted to speak with him to de-escalate the situation.

“This individual was exhibiting behaviour that indicated he was a danger to himself and the public,” said media relations officer Cpl. Tania Finn.

According to police, an officer deployed a "conducted energy weapon" after the man charged with the knife in hand. 

He was arrested under the Mental Health Act and transported to hospital by police for treatment.

Neither the man nor any police officers sustained injuries as a result of this incident.