Calgary Gangs

• Recent shootings show Calgary police dealing with different ‘threat picture’

  The city’s top cop says he understands that some people are jumping to conclusions about what’s happening on Calgary’s streets.

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  Nov 16, 2023
  
• ‘Proactive policing’ leads Calgary police to seize 4 handguns

  The two sets of arrests and seizures took place in busy downtown public places – one in a restaurant and another near a music festival.

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  Jul 20, 2023
  
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• A look back at Calgary’s deadliest gang war and what’s changed in the years since

  The violence between two groups known as the FOBs and FKs spanned a decade with the body count at more than 25 victims with shootouts taking place in public places in Calgary.

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  May 4, 2022
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• 2021: A year in review with Calgary’s police chief

  In a year-end interview with Global News, Calgary police chief Mark Neufeld talks about the challenges of 2021, like guns, gangs, anti-vaccine rallies and officer morale.

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  Dec 24, 2021
• Public safety task force lays out plan to prevent violence in Calgary

  The final report from the community-based public safety task force recommends Calgary apply for federal funding and improve connecting programs with at-risk individuals.

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  Apr 14, 2021
• Kenney government supports Calgary safety task force, opposes provincial gun ban

  The City of Calgary is exploring setting up a safety task force to deal with a recent spike in drug-related violence.

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  Jan 21, 2020
• Indo-Canadians rally against gang violence in Calgary

  On Sunday, hundreds gathered at a northeast high school to raise concerns about the recent gang and drug-related violence in the Indo-Canadian community.

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  Jun 2, 2019
• Alleged gang leader Nick Chan turns himself in after new murder trial ordered

  Alberta's Court of Appeal has ordered a new murder trial against an accused gang leader whose case was tossed out because it took nearly five years to get to trial.

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  Mar 5, 2019
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• Crown wants new trial ordered for notorious gangster Nick Chan after murder charge stayed

  Nick Chan had been scheduled to stand trial in front of a jury this week.

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  Apr 18, 2018
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• Notorious gangster Nick Chan walks free from Calgary court after murder charge stayed

  The jury was briefly brought into court, thanked for their time and dismissed.

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  Apr 17, 2018