CALGARY
Calgary police shopping for 3D crime scene scanners
Members of the Calgary Police Service may soon be able to return to the scene of the crime – any crime – as often as they want thanks to 3D scanning technology. The service is […]
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Alberta Election
Alberta UCP leader would throw out justice triage policy, hire 50 prosecutors
EDMONTON — United Conservative Leader Jason Kenney says if he were premier he would throw out an NDP policy that directs Alberta’s Crown prosecutors to abandon some criminal cases to make sure more serious ones get to court. Kenney says the policy flies in the face of […]
CALGARY
$30,000 coin collection stolen from Calgary garage
A $30,000 collection containing rare and expensive coins was stolen from a Calgary garage last month, say Calgary police. Police believe the theft was carried out either the night of Feb. 21 or early morning […]
CALGARY
Low income Calgary woman left with $3K tab after accused vandal’s charge withdrawn
EDespite video footage of an act of vandalism on a Calgary woman’s vehicle, she was left with the $3,000 tab after the accused took part in an alternative measures program to avoid charges. In late […]
CALGARY
‘They mattered:’ Calgary court hears from family of murdered mother, daughter
CALGARY — Friends and relatives told a Calgary sentencing hearing they’re haunted by images of a slain mother and daughter’s final moments and they lament the potential that was lost. Victim impact statements were read in court Friday as […]
CALGARY
Second Calgary community rink hit with snowblower theft
Two community associations in Calgary’s northeast have now reported having snow clearing equipment stolen in the past few weeks. Livewire first reported on the theft of a snowblower and snow brush from the Falconridge Castleridge […]
CALGARY
Thieves lift snow-clearing equipment from Falconridge community rink
The Falconridge Castleridge Community Association’s rink will have to be cleared by hand for the foreseeable future after thieves made off with the group’s snowblower and power brush. Lee Pederson, the association’s general manager, said […]
CALGARY
Forest Lawn CA withdraws support for proposed Calgary mobile supervised consumption unit
Forest Lawn residents were already “fractured” on support for a proposed mobile supervised consumption unit in their area, but recent social disorder crime statistics near the Sheldon Chumir site have the community association backing away […]
CALGARY
Calgary man charged with aggravated assault of four-year-old stepchild
Calgary police have charged a man with the serious assault of a four-year-old child which took place one year ago. The Calgary Police Child Abuse Unit launched an investigation in March 2018 after a child […]
CALGARY
Calgary police investigating suspicious death in NW
Calgary police have cordoned off an area in the city’s northwest after a man who was found shot later died in hospital. Police were called to the 100 block of 15 Street NW just after […]