RCMP officers needed some help when responding to an unwanted guest complaint in Elm Creek last week.

Police say that on June 2, Pembina Valley RCMP responded to an unwanted guest complaint in Elm Creek where a 41-year-old man, intoxicated & possibly armed, had barricaded himself inside a 2nd storey bedroom.

According to the RCMP, a mediator was needed to arrest the man.

The 41-year-old was arrested without incident, and no injuries were reported.