Crime in Calgary

[DizzyEdge]

Originally Posted by suburbia

Looks like a large portion of 17th ave SW is blocked off right now because a live shooting incident

More info:

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calga...dent-1.4858183

Two people were taken to hospital after a shooting near a 17th Avenue S.W. nightclub Wednesday night.

EMS confirmed that two men in their 30s had been shot, and were being transported to hospital in stable, non-life-threatening condition.

Police had blocked off 17th Avenue S.W. between 9th and 10th Street — the area surrounding Lounge Eighteen nightclub — after what they described as a "serious incident" at around 9:40 p.m.

[suburbia]

Hate crime in the Beltline
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calga...ents-1.4802736

[Corndogger]

Concern over criminal activity causes closure of Calgary underpass

https://calgary.ctvnews.ca/concern-o...pass-1.4211980

I had no idea there was a tunnel under Glenmore. Too bad they don't do something to improve safety instead of closing it down. If they did then maybe more than 14 people/day (assuming that figure is accurate) would use it.

[suburbia]

Originally Posted by Corndogger

Concern over criminal activity causes closure of Calgary underpass

https://calgary.ctvnews.ca/concern-o...pass-1.4211980

I had no idea there was a tunnel under Glenmore. Too bad they don't do something to improve safety instead of closing it down. If they did then maybe more than 14 people/day (assuming that figure is accurate) would use it.

Underground passageways used to be way more popular, but over time have been slowly eliminated specifically because of risk of crime, and in particular violent crime. I recall that the University of Alberta had (has) a tunnel right from its primary pod of residences through to its main campus area, but it was closed decades ago for similar reasons.

When comparing above grade, grade and below grade passage ways for people, below grade is always a bigger magnet, relatively speaking, to crime. We will see this when the below grade sections of the green line are completed. It was one of several reasons that I was supporting an elevated line integrated with our +15s, instead of below grade, which is going to become a greater policing concern for certain.

[suburbia]

Sobering article about the rise of drugs and crime in Calgary

Rise in Calgary crime fuelled by meth, says city's acting police chief
https://calgaryherald.com/news/crime...f-91757d0de14d

“Meth is fuelling much of the crime in our city. We’re currently ranked No. 1 in the country for stolen vehicles and have witnessed a number of recent unprovoked violent attacks on innocent bystanders,” Barlow told committee members.

[suburbia]

Woman shoved into path of oncoming CTrain in the Beltline
https://calgarysun.com/news/local-ne...ncoming-ctrain

as the train was arriving at the station, the suspect allegedly approached the woman, a person with disabilities in her 60s, from behind and pushed her onto the train tracks.
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The victim was rushed to hospital in life-threatening condition, where she remains in critical condition.

“She will have life-changing injuries,” Wilkinson said.

[DizzyEdge]

Originally Posted by suburbia

Woman shoved into path of oncoming CTrain in the Beltline
https://calgarysun.com/news/local-ne...ncoming-ctrain

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calga...ance-1.4903487

"This is the second time Favel has been charged with attempted murder in connection to attacks on strangers. The first charge from 2015 was withdrawn, something her family has said they're now struggling with."

[Corndogger]

Originally Posted by DizzyEdge

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calga...ance-1.4903487

"This is the second time Favel has been charged with attempted murder in connection to attacks on strangers. The first charge from 2015 was withdrawn, something her family has said they're now struggling with."

I wish that sentence was more clear. Is her family struggling with her being charged twice or the fact that the first charge was withdrawn? If it's the latter why was the charge withdrawn?

[lubicon]

Originally Posted by suburbia

Woman shoved into path of oncoming CTrain in the Beltline
https://calgarysun.com/news/local-ne...ncoming-ctrain

Accused was high on meth according to police. This probably could have been included in the post about crime in Calgary increasing to meth use.

[DizzyEdge]

Originally Posted by Corndogger

I wish that sentence was more clear. Is her family struggling with her being charged twice or the fact that the first charge was withdrawn? If it's the latter why was the charge withdrawn?

Unfortunately lots of press in 2016 about her being arrested, charged, and making her 1st court appearance, but then nothing after that.

[suburbia]

Originally Posted by lubicon

crime in Calgary increasing to meth use.

This train of though is one that society is really struggling with. This crime was committed because they were drunk, so they should not be made to hold full responsibility. Well they took drugs, so responsibility should not be 100%. Well, yes they killed a couple people, but you know, they were not feeling happy. The pendulum on these things seems to be fully on one side or another, but it is really complicated. Can you really absolve a person for having, for example, killed a child, because they themselves were taking drugs?

[suburbia]

Not sure what this was about exactly, but yes, yet another police chase in Calgary
https://twitter.com/GlobalCalgary/st...82227269615618

I always wonder how people think they'd be able to get away in such scenarios.

[DizzyEdge]

Originally Posted by suburbia

Not sure what this was about exactly, but yes, yet another police chase in Calgary
https://twitter.com/GlobalCalgary/st...82227269615618

I always wonder how people think they'd be able to get away in such scenarios.

I suppose they think there's not much chance but slightly more than simply surrendering.

[suburbia]

Originally Posted by DizzyEdge

I suppose they think there's not much chance but slightly more than simply surrendering.

Yeah, but with a massive higher chance that they'll get more (serious) charges against them.

Looks like stolen vehicle situation, where driver was running from an event where pepper spray was used:
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calga...mmed-1.4949378

[Corndogger]

There seems to be some key info missing about this incidence. What happened to escalate the incident so fast and to the point that an officer determined he had to shoot her?

Woman shot by Calgary police on Christmas Day

Michael Franklin, Web Producer

Published Wednesday, December 26, 2018 11:32AM MST

Authorities are investigating the circumstances that led up to a woman being shot dead by Calgary police in the early morning hours on Christmas Day.

The incident began when police were first called about a vehicle being driven erratically in the area of 9 Avenue and Blackfoot Trail S.E. at just after midnight on December 25.

Officers found the vehicle and attempted to stop the driver, but the driver refused to comply with their demands.

Police then monitored the vehicle as it proceeded through northeast Calgary and attempted to stop it another two times, but the driver again ignored them.

The police officers then disengaged from following the vehicle at 12:40 a.m. because of safety reasons.

About two hours later, a citizen called police to report a driver running red lights and performing U-turns in the northeast community of Falconridge. The report led police to believe that this was the same vehicle spotted earlier in the night as the vehicle and driver description matched that in the previous incident.

When officers arrived in the area, they observed the vehicle driving into oncoming traffic on several occasions.

Police finally managed to stop the vehicle at 2:40 a.m. on McKnight Boulevard near 68 Street N.E.

However, the incident suddenly escalated and it led to one of the officers opening fire and hitting the driver.

The driver, identified as a woman in her 30s, was pronounced dead at the scene by EMS.

The service member involved in the fatal shooting is a 10-year member with the CPS.

An autopsy, to confirm the woman’s identity, is scheduled to take place on December 26.

The Alberta Serious Incident Response Team is investigating the incident and further details will be released at a later date.

https://calgary.ctvnews.ca/woman-sho...-day-1.4231509

[suburbia]

Not unexpected, but likely a real issue for businesses and those who live in the area and are not customers.

https://calgaryherald.com/news/local...8-1a851cc96916

the area has become a magnet for those involved in the drug lifestyle, prompting the force to boost resources in response.
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“The biggest issue we have is that our drug dealers have now, of course, learned where their clients have moved to, and that’s one of the biggest issues we’re dealing with right now is having to . . . arrest our way out of that part of the issue.”
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From January to October, the area saw a 23 per cent increase in social disorder calls compared with the same period last year, as well as a 17 per cent uptick over the three-year average.
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“We’re seeing a lot of open air-drug trafficking and people trying to sell stolen property,” said Davidson, adding they began sending more resources to the area between August and September.

“We found we had some very blatant drug trafficking
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“There is no doubt in the downtown core and in the Beltline we’re seeing this increased concern,” he said.

“They’re not feeling safe in their community and we have to tackle that.”

https://calgaryherald.com/news/local...related-crimes

Earlier in the month, Hamnadieh said he witnessed an older man being held up at knifepoint just outside his place of work. Armed only with a broom, Hamnadieh rushed to defend the victim until police arrived a short time later.

“He was robbing somebody outside with a knife,” he said of the encounter. “I’m not going to leave (the victim), the guy is like 60 years old.”

Hamnadieh has only lived in the area for less than six months, but said the robbery incident happened not long after witnessing two overdoses and someone tried to break into his apartment.
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a man walked into [Shelf Life Books] Thursday around 5:30 p.m. and “injected himself in plain view of our staff and customers.”

“The escalation of problems, I can’t even put it into words,” she said. “There are times where we have an incident every day. I just went out to our parking lot and found three individuals back there leaving syringes behind.”

[Suburgatory]

Sigh

The suburbia aka corndogger pony show continues.

[BlaineN]

Very bizarre story. Feel bad for the women, but looks like the police had no choice.

[suburbia]

Originally Posted by BlaineN

Very bizarre story. Feel bad for the women, but looks like the police had no choice.

Women is the operative word. The female driver who ended up being shot and killed was pinned a female officer with her vehicle, leaving another officer with no choice but to use force swiftly. Of course, more details may come out in the review.

I'm curious what she was high on. Apparently even a couple hours after the police chose not to chase, she was still making random U-turns and driving against traffic.

https://globalnews.ca/news/4799318/m...stmas-morning/

[Corndogger]

Originally Posted by suburbia

Women is the operative word. The female driver who ended up being shot and killed was pinned a female officer with her vehicle, leaving another officer with no choice but to use force swiftly. Of course, more details may come out in the review.

I'm curious what she was high on. Apparently even a couple hours after the police chose not to chase, she was still making random U-turns and driving against traffic.

https://globalnews.ca/news/4799318/m...stmas-morning/

I'd like to know how the female officer caught pinned. If the woman was driving so erratically and dangerously why was the officer on foot in a position to be pinned? There's so much that's sketchy as hell about this case and given CPS's track record I'm not buying they had no choice but to shoot the woman.