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Calgary Police involved in five hour standoff

Feb 29, 2024 | 11:59 AM

A portion of Calgary’s busy 17th Ave S.W was barricaded for close to five hours on Wednesday night because of a ‘police incident’.

Just before 11pm CPS were called to 17 Avenue near 10 Street because of a disturbance. When crews arrived, they found an individual who barricaded themselves inside a condo unit.

Multiple police vehicles including the SWAT team responded to the scene, shutting down the area for five hours.

The incident was resolved at 3am Thursday morning with a 46 year old man charged.

 

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