Calgary police remove homeless encampment after complaints of violence

Calgary police say they have removed an encampment from an industrial area in the city’s southeast following several reports of serious criminal offences and a large amount of garbage within the encampment.

Sgt. Trent Barker Peterson said the encampment was “surprisingly large.”

“They were very well hidden. From speaking with them, they had been there almost a year, and we were largely unaware of their presence there until these disturbance and weapons calls started coming in,” he said.

Police say the operation began late last year after they received complaints of people being threatened with hammers, axes and guns and culminated in several people being arrested in late February of this year on outstanding warrants.

Global News' Craig Momney reports.

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[bobowon]

in my home town homelessness was unheard of until just a few years ago. now there are multiple homeless camps, dozens of people.

[derekwoodford]

The left brought this to EVERY city and large town in

[dixonpinfold]

Prime Minister Peter Pan: "Hey, I'm dealing with this. Canada is short about 4 million places to live, and not many are being built, so I'll admit another 500, 000 people a year. I'm also giving out free hard drugs. Combined, these measures will end homelessness quickly."

[jimbojones]

It's illegal to be homeless but not illegal for the system to cause homelessness . . .

[rukundoar-rf]

Itold you longtime ego about people living in the river all the way from the 17 avenue river area to calgary zoo to down town bowness river banks and many apoor people victims of gangstalking program ?

[brandonyoung-kemkes]

Build God. It’s what actual everyday Canadians need. I live in a RV not because I love it.

[DarcyS]

How long are we going to put up with Trudeau?

[ulrichvonliechtenstein]

A large contibutor to homelessness is addiction. There are NEVER any large or even small scale drug busts any more, plus decriminalization. Unless this changes and drug trafficking receives enforcement and harsher penalties this situation will continue to worsen.

[alexcalderon]

They didn't learn from The Sunmer of Love. 🤷🏻‍♂️

[JFox]

Where is Queen Romana? The Queen and commander in chief of Canada? She should be fixing this problem!

[waxedjade]

on clean up cost. thats way to much, shop it out next time

[drbluechipx]

Justin is good at tossing money to every part of the world, not within Canadian borders, for his own glorification.

[brandonyoung-kemkes]

The effort and expense of cleaning up the encampment is wasted if the housing shortage and rent inflation continue.