5 juveniles are dealing with 76 fees in reference to a sequence of violent robberies in Calgary.
On Oct. 22 of final 12 months, police responded to reviews of a theft on the Village Sq. IDA pharmacy at 2640 52 Road NE. A gaggle of juveniles reportedly threatened workers with bear spray and fled with varied narcotics earlier than officers arrived on the scene, in line with the Calgary Police Service.
Police started investigating the incident and located commonalities between this and several other different robberies dedicated all through 2022 throughout the town.
Officers recognized a sequence of armed robberies and carjackings the place the firearms utilized in these incidents had been linked to the identical group, CPS stated.
The police stated the youths are believed to be chargeable for 11 robberies between June 2022 and January this 12 months.
The group was charged with 76 fees, together with:
- 5 fees of theft with a firearm
- 22 counts of theft
- 13 counts of utilizing a disguise with intent
- 19 counts of unlawful childbirth
- 11 counts of breaching a court docket order
- Six counts of possession of a managed substance for the aim of trafficking
Not one of the youths will be named due to the Youth Felony Justice Act. Three of the accused stay in custody and two have been launched pending their subsequent court docket look on the next dates:
- April 27
- Might 9
- Might 10
- June 13
- July 13
“This investigation required help and sources from a number of totally different areas of the Service who labored collectively to make sure that sturdy proof was captured to help the required fees,” Employees Sgt. Rod Harbidge.
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