In his column on April 5, Don Braid got several things right, including that Albertans want to keep the RCMP and that any proposal to replace them is entirely…
A new year dawned in Calgary with the death of a veteran city police officer during a routine traffic stop and two young men in custody on charges of first-degree murder.
The death of 37-year-old Sgt. Andrew Harnett touched off an outpouring of grief across the city Friday, as well as a manhunt for those who police believe were responsible for the New-Year s-Eve hit and run. Today is the day that I have had nightmares about, Calgary police Chief Mark Neufeld told a news conference. I m pissed off. It s totally senseless.
Police said Harnett had pulled over an SUV in the city s northeast shortly before 11 p.m. Thursday, after noticing plates on the vehicle did not match its registered description.
Totally senseless : Suspects in custody in death of Calgary police officer
Last Updated Jan 1, 2021 at 6:34 pm PDT
Calgary police say they have two people in custody in connection to the New Year’s Eve death of police Sgt. Andrew Harnett.
Just before 11 p.m. on Dec. 31, police said Harnett was conducting a traffic stop outside a gas station near the intersection of Falconridge Drive and Falconridge Boulevard.
Investigators said Harnett had stopped a vehicle due to a license plate not matching the vehicle it was attached to.
When Harnett approached the car, the suspects sped off and struck him, police said.