A 13-year-old girl was charged with assault after an attack on a bus driver in northeast Calgary last week.
Calgary police said they received a report from Calgary Transit shortly after midnight on Aug. 15 that one of their drivers had been assaulted. The driver said that three youths exited the bus at the Rundle CTrain station and, while exiting, struck the side of the bus and pointed a gun at the driver.
The three young people were found by police after officers were able to stop the southbound train before it left the station. The youths were taken into custody, police said.
Two 11-year-olds were arrested, though police said that a child under the age of 12 can’t be charged with a criminal offence under the Criminal Code of Canada. They were released to the custody of their parents.
The 13-year-old girl was charged with one count of assault with a weapon, using a weapon to commit an offence, possession of a weapon dangerous to the public and concealing a weapon.
None of the youth can be named under the Youth Criminal Justice Act.
Two weeks ago, on July 30, a Calgary Transit driver was robbed at knifepoint by an 11-year-old following a liquor store robbery.
Calgary police said that while youth crime has dropped nine per cent compared to 2024, it’s still six per cent higher than the five-year average. Violent offences committed by youth in 2025 are roughly the same as 2024, however, it’s 17 per cent higher than the five-year average, police said.
“We are seeing increasingly concerning behaviours amongst youth, and it’s a call to action for all of us,” said Inspector Sarah Roe of the Calgary Police Service Youth Services Section, in a prepared media release.
“It’s going to take coordinated efforts across families, schools, community organizations and police to intervene early and support youth in making better choices.”
