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Queen City Ex 2025 saw increases in some police-related incidents
Queen City Ex 2025 saw increases in some police-related incidents

CTV News

time5 days ago

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Queen City Ex 2025 saw increases in some police-related incidents

This year's Queen City Ex (QCX) wrapped up on Aug. 3, after three-days of rides, live entertainment and food. (Sierra D'Souza Butts/CTV News) While several types of incidents at this year's Queen City Ex were drastically reduced, others rose significantly, according to statistics shared by police. From July 30 to Aug. 3, officers with the Regina Police Service (RPS), both in uniform and plain clothes, responded to 76 cases of lost children. This marked a drastic increase from both 2024 and 2023 — when 39 and 12 children were reported missing. In all cases, the children were returned safely to their families. Officers also responded to: 5 altercations (assaults, robberies or other disturbances) 1 possessing a concealed weapon (bear spray) 1 theft under $5,000 1 mischief 1 intoxicated person 11 other counts (traffic, breaches etc.) In contrast, in 2024, RPS reported 11 instances of intoxicated people, two altercations, and one weapon offence involving bear spray. According to REAL, a total of 262,720 people attended the event in 2024. The organization has yet to release its attendance numbers for its 2025 show.

Regina police saw increase of homicides, arson in June
Regina police saw increase of homicides, arson in June

CTV News

time29-07-2025

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Regina police saw increase of homicides, arson in June

Regina Police Service (RPS) says majority of its crime statistics for the month of June are slightly down, excluding its number of homicides and arsons. (Sierra D'Souza Butts/CTV News) The Regina Police Service (RPS) says the majority of crimes were on the decline for the month of June. However, severe crimes, such as homicide and arson, did see a bump. At Tuesday's board of police commissioners meeting, RPS reported a 66 per cent increase of homicides compared to this time last year. 'Unfortunately, right now I think we're at eight for the year. That's not a good number,' Acting Chief Lorilee Davies told reporters at the meeting. 'Obviously, one homicide is too many, but there isn't a lot for police in terms of prevention of those homicides. I can say that our teams, our major crimes teams, our forensic teams are working literally 24 hours a day to be able to hold those people accountable.' Arson incidents in the city continue to rise as well, seeing a year-to-date increase of 10 per cent, or 28 incidents, with garbage bin fires accounting for 49 per cent of all arsons. As for property related crimes, RPS saw a 16 per cent decrease – 877 fewer incidents – for the month of June. Along with crimes against people decreasing by 15 per cent, which includes theft under $5,000, mischief and willful damage, as well as vehicle thefts. In terms of property crimes and crimes against people, RPS received 1,155 fewer reported incidents compared to 2024. 'In terms of the crime stats, that's a really positive number to see. I think it's a testament to the great work that our Regina Police Services is doing,' Mayor Chad Bachynski expressed. 'In terms of the feeling of the city, I have had good commentary anecdotally about the sentiment and the perception of safety. I think those things do go hand-in-hand.' At the monthly meeting, RPS also spoke about having a 'fulsome operational plan' for the upcoming Queen City Ex (QCX), which begins Wednesday and runs until Sunday. 'We'll have a number of officers out there on the grounds all throughout the week starting tomorrow morning,' Davies said. 'Whether that is helping people, if they get separated from a child, or if there is an incident there. We will have a lot of presence out at QCX just to ensure that everybody is there to have a good time.'

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