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CTV News
2 days ago
- CTV News
17 charged in Calgary break-and-enters dating back to last summer
A police vehicle is shown at Calgary Police Service headquarters in Calgary, Alta., on April 9, 2020. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh) Eight adults and nine youth are facing charges after a Calgary police crackdown on overnight residential break and enters. Police announced in June that a special task force had been created in hopes of reducing instances of the crime. Since then, police say officers were able to identify a large number of suspects. Search warrants were executed at three homes in the city's southeast, leading to more than 100 charges laid against 17 people in connection with 45 break and enters. Police say the break-ins happened all over the city, as recently as June and as far back as August 2024. 'It is believed the individuals charged in this investigation are all known to one another and were working in a coordinated effort to target homeowners across Calgary,' police said in a Tuesday news release. 'Going forward, our investigators plan to engage with the youths charged in this investigation through the Serious Habitual Offender Program. This is a community-based crime intervention program focused on prevention, reduction and enforcement, targeting habitual youth and young adult offenders aged 12 to 24.' If you have any information about a break-in, you're asked to call police at 403-266-1234. Tips can also be submitted anonymously through Crime Stoppers.
Calgary Herald
2 days ago
- Calgary Herald
Nine youths among 17 people charged in connection with nighttime break and enters
Police have charged a large group of people after investigating nighttime break and enters in Calgary over the last few months. Article content Eight adults, aged 18 to 43, and nine boys, aged 15 to 17, are facing charges including possession of stolen property, resisting arrest and failure to comply, the Calgary Police Service said in a news release issued Tuesday morning. Article content Article content Article content The eight adults charged also face possession of stolen property, flight from police and possession of cocaine. Article content Article content More than 100 charges were laid in relation to 45 break-and-enters dating back to August 2024, but the majority occurred in May and June of this year. Article content 'It is believed the individuals charged in this investigation are all known to one another and were working in a co-ordinated effort to target homeowners across Calgary,' police said. Article content In June, Calgary police put out a warning about break and enters occurring in the city overnight while people were sleeping in their homes. A multi-agency police investigation resulted in searches of three homes in Calgary's southeast. Article content 'This was a large and complex investigation that required co-ordination across several areas of our Service,' says Staff Sgt. Rob MacKenzie of the District 4 General Investigations Unit. 'This is a great example of impactful police work and investigative techniques, as we were able to arrest and charge 17 individuals responsible for victimizing Calgarians.' Article content Six of the nine youths are charged with failing to comply with an existing court order. Five of the eight adults charged in the bust were under 24 years old. Police said in the statement the youths charged will be worked with through the Serious Habitual Offender Program (SHOP) that aims to reduce criminal recidivism amongst those aged 12 to 24-years-old. Article content
