Latest news with #bearspray
CTV News
4 days ago
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- CTV News
Five youths charged after bear spray attack near Calgary Transit bus
Police vehicles at Calgary Police Service headquarters in Calgary on Thursday, April 9, 2020. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh) Five young offenders – three girls and two boys – have been charged in connection with an incident where bear spray was deployed near a Calgary Transit bus. Police said at 3:40 p.m. on Friday, May 23, two groups of youths got into a fight at a bus stop near Third Street and 61 Avenue S.W. near the Chinook CTrain station. Officials say one group attempted to get onto the bus, but the second group used bear spray near the door. The fumes affected the victims as well as the bus driver and passengers already on the bus. The suspects fled the scene but were arrested a short time later. Police say three girls, aged 14, 15 and 16, and two boys, aged 14 and 16, have been charged with four counts each of assault with a weapon. The 14-year-old girl was also charged with failure to comply with a release order. Additional charges against the 16-year-old boy include two counts of carrying a concealed weapon, possession of an imitation weapon and failing to comply with a release order. None of the accused can be named due to the provisions of the Youth Criminal Justice Act. Anyone with information about this incident is asked to contact police by calling 403-266-1234. Tips can also be submitted anonymously to Crime Stoppers through any of the following methods:
CBC
4 days ago
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Teen boy, man charged after store break-ins, security guards bear sprayed at Polo Park
A 15-year-old boy and an 18-year-old man have been charged with multiple offences after break-ins at Polo Park mall earlier this week in which several security guards were bear sprayed. The first break-in happened at a truck in the mall's surface parking lot on Sunday around 9 a.m., Winnipeg police said in a news release Friday. A witness confronted two people and called police. The two then went into the mall, where they broken into a store, and several drawers were pried open and a laptop was stolen, police said. They then broke into a second store and tried to open a cash box, police said. Several security guards were bear sprayed before the two tried to take off, police said. Officers arrested a man and a boy near an entrance to the mall around 9:16 a.m. An 18-year-old man has been charged with 18 offences related to weapons, break and enter and breaches of court orders. He also had five outstanding arrest warrants for court breaches. A 15-year-old has also been charged with 18 offences related to weapons, break and enter, breaching court orders and a warrant for suspension of his conditional supervision. Both remain in custody, police said.
CTV News
4 days ago
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- CTV News
Teens charged after breaking into mall, bear spraying security guards
A Winnipeg Police Service shoulder badge is seen at a press conference in Winnipeg on Sept. 2, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/David Lipnowski Two teenagers have been arrested and charged after they allegedly broke into CF Polo Park, stole from stores and bear sprayed security guards. According to Winnipeg police, the teens were observed breaking into a truck in the parking lot of the mall Sunday morning. When someone witnessed it and called police, the pair ran into the mall. Police say the pair broke into a store, prying open drawers and stealing a laptop. They were seen trying to break into a second store to steal a cash box, but security guards confronted them. The pair allegedly sprayed bear spray at several guards and then tried to run away. They were caught by police near a mall entrance and arrested. An 18-year-old and a 15-year-old male were both charged with 18 offences, including break and enter, weapon offences and breaching court orders. They have both been detained in custody.
CBC
6 days ago
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- CBC
Teen uses bear spray against family — including baby — in targeted break-in of Hamilton home: police
Hamilton police have arrested a teenager for breaking into a family's West Mountain home, discharging bear spray and attacking four people with a knife early Wednesday. A nine-month-old baby was among those impacted by the bear spray, police said in a news release later in the day. Four people suffered minor injuries. The 15-year-old boy had arrived at the house near Upper Paradise and Stone Church roads at 2 a.m. in a stolen vehicle, police said. He was accompanied by a white male wearing all black clothing. They forced their way into the home. The teenager knew the family and the incident was targeted, said police. Officers were dispatched to the home after receiving calls about "a large fight," police said. "The family eventually forced the two suspects out of the home and held one down until police arrived," the news release said. The teenager was charged with: Four counts of assault with a weapon, administering "noxious substance" with intent to cause bodily harm, and fail to comply with a release order. One count of break and enter, and possession of property obtained by crime under $5,000. Seven counts of fail to comply with a youth sentence. Investigators are still looking for another person and have asked homeowners in the area to check security cameras for anything that may help identify him. Anyone with information is asked to contact police or Crime Stoppers. 9 bear spray incidents since December, police say Police have reported several incidents in recent months where teenagers were in possession of or used bear spray as a weapon. Intended to stop a 400-pound animal, bear spray is a more powerful form of pepper spray, shoots at a greater distance and at a greater pressure, and causes excruciating pain. It's also readily available at outdoor supply stores and online. Bear spray is considered a weapon under the criminal code if it's used against someone, police said. Late last year, high school students reportedly used bear spray in two separate altercations, police said at the time. Then in January, police arrested a teenager for using bear spray on McDonald's staff. In March, police reported two teenagers had used bear spray on a person after stealing their phone. Later that month, police arrested two boys, 16 and 17, at a Mountain high school for possessing bear spray, and in a separate incident at another high school, a teenager attacked a fellow student with bear spray and was charged. At Limeridge Mall, three youths were arrested for stealing more than $1,000 worth of sunglasses from a store and possessing two bottles of bear spray, police said. Earlier this month, police said they arrested four males aged 14 to 17 for driving a stolen Audi and having a can of bear spray in the car door. A 20-year-old man was also charged for possessing bear spray after an altercation across the street from a high school.
CTV News
6 days ago
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- CTV News
Baby, other family members bear-sprayed by teen who broke into their Hamilton home, police say
A Hamilton Police vehicle is seen in this photo on Friday, May 2, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nick Iwanyshyn Police say a nine-month-old baby was among the injured after a teenage boy broke into a home on the Hamilton mountain and began discharging bear spray inside the residence. According to police, the incident occurred at around 2 a.m. on Wednesday at a home near Upper Paradise Road and Stone Church Road. In a news release, investigators said they were first called to the home after receiving multiple calls about a 'large disturbance.' Police allege that a 15-year-old boy from Hamilton showed up to the residence in a stolen vehicle and forced his way into the home. Police said he discharged bear spray and then produced a knife before assaulting four family members. Those injured sustained minor injuries, police confirmed. Investigators say a second suspect was involved in the incident but did not say what role he played in the break-in and assault. The family was eventually able to force the two suspects out of the home and detained one until officers arrived on scene, police added. The 15-year-old, who cannot be identified under the provisions of the Youth Criminal Justice Act, has been charged with assault with a weapon, administering a noxious thing with intent to cause bodily harm, breaking and entering, and a handful of other offences. The second suspect has not yet been identified and remains outstanding, police said. Investigators are asking anyone with information about the case to contact police or Crime Stoppers anonymously.
