CALGARY Calgary s chief of police says current enforcement measures for people who aren t following public health measures aren t working against repeat offenders who flout rules and regularly attend public protests. Police Chief Mark Neufeld says the service is working with the province to try and overcome legal hurdles that have caused dozens of tickets to be thrown out or withdrawn by the Crown. Our partners at the province have asked us not to fill the courts with $100 mask bylaw tickets and to be more strategic in the enforcement, so we ve done that, Chief Neufeld told councillors on Monday. He says court backlogs and challenges mean some tickets issued by Calgary Police have taken 16 weeks to be addressed. Some matters won t head to court until 2022, Neufeld said, meaning it isn t a deterrent to people who are currently attending protests and breaking rules under the Public Health Act (PHA).
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Publishing date: Mar 10, 2021 • March 10, 2021 • 3 minute read • Calgary police say they re also looking for a suspect who allegedly brandished a metal rod and swung it around while demanding opioids during a pharmacy robbery at 5102 Rundlehorn Drive N.E. around 3 p.m. on Tuesday. Photo by Calgary Newsroom
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Two Calgary teens have been charged in connection with six pharmacy robberies across the city between January and March.
Calgary police say they’re also looking for another person who brandished a metal rod and swung it around while demanding opioids during a pharmacy robbery at 5102 Rundlehorn Drive N.E. around 3 p.m. on Tuesday.