Domestic Violence Calgary

• More people calling Calgary police before domestic incidents become violent

  More Calgarians are reaching out for help before domestic incidents erupt into violence, police and shelter agencies said Monday.

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  Nov 2, 2021
  
• Calgary advocates warn about coercive control, another type of domestic violence

  Prevention advocates are warning people about a lesser-talked-about type of domestic violence: coercive control.

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  Feb 20, 2021
  
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• Domestic violence down, gun violence up in 2020: Calgary police

  The coronavirus pandemic has evaded expectations of crime in Calgary.

  Crime

  Jan 26, 2021
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• Reading between the lines of Calgary’s domestic violence statistics during the COVID-19 pandemic

  The Calgary Police Service responded to 15,038 domestic incidents from January to September 2020, which is about nine percent above average.

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  Nov 5, 2020
• Calgary man wanted on domestic violence charges arrested by police in B.C.

  Vernon North Okanagan RCMP arrested Wyatt Reader on Oct. 10 in connection with what Calgary police called a "domestic incident" on Oct. 3.

  Crime

  Oct 13, 2020
• Police on the hunt in B.C. for Calgary man accused of violent assault, forcible confinement

  Wyatt Reader is wanted for assault causing bodily harm, uttering threats, forcible confinement and failing to comply with court orders, police said.

  Crime

  Oct 8, 2020
• Calgary’s Brenda Strafford Centre gets help from students

  "The work the Western Canada High School leadership team has done is phenomenal, it's amazing," said Linda Mclean, executive director of the Brenda Strafford Centre in Calgary.

  Crime

  Mar 2, 2020
• Calgary police retract appeal to public in search for man wanted on domestic warrants

  Police said new information provided to them resulted in investigators asking for the stories the media wrote to be taken down.

  Crime

  Dec 31, 2019
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• Calgary shelter sees jump in domestic abuse against women

  The Calgary Women’s Emergency Shelter says it has seen a dramatic jump in violent situations that women are facing.

  Crime

  Nov 13, 2019
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• Calgary mom fighting to open Airdrie women’s shelter

  To celebrate her second anniversary of leaving an abusive relationship, Keri Looijen hopes to raise $10,000 for the stalled Airdrie P.O.W.E.R. women's shelter.

  Canada

  Jun 17, 2019